Solidarity to Dutch students 
In the last days Utrecht and Amsterdam universities have been occupied by students, as actions took place in Rotterdam and Nijgemegen, against budget cuts and for a democratic university.As students who took part in the anomalous wave, we want to shout oursolidarity to all Dutch students fighting for our education,created by our common decision, which is free for all, not based on therhetoric of meritocracy but on self-education and horizontal sharing ofknowledge, a...
Overview of education protests 2009 
Here is an attempt to list most of the protests related to "neoliberal reforms" within public education systems around the world. Hundreds of actions in 52 countries on 5 continents were recorded. A similar list for the past two years: 2008 and 2007 is available as well. The roots of the problems are everywhere the same. This is one struggle. This is our struggle! Time to unite - worldwide. Consider to use the "International Student Movement" to exchange information, network...
Olanda - azioni ed università occupate 
Lunedì 1 Febbraio gli studenti dell'Università di Utrecht e di Amsterdam hanno occupato gli edifici delle università contro i tagli ai finanziamenti e contro la soppressione dei sussidi agli studenti, e contemporaneamente si sono svolte azioni nelle città di Rotterdam e Nijmegen. A seguire il comunicato degli studenti di Utrecht nella versione tradotta in italiano e in quella inglese. Università di Utrecht, Edificio del Comitato Direttivo, 1 Febbraio 2010. Questa volta...
Celebrating Bologna? We don't think so. From Vienna: International call for participation 
On March 11 and 12 2010 the education ministers of 46 European countries will celebrate the 10-years anniversary of the Bologna-process in Vienna and Budapest.Considering the current situation and the ongoing protests in many European Universities this celebration is a mockery for all of us.Not only has the Bologna-process clearly failed to achieve the agreed goals of improved mobility; it also led to more restrictions for students and their studies and to greater social...
Solidarity to austrian students - Reclaim education, body and brain! 
Italian students shouted their solidarity to austrian students who have been evicted from Audimax in Wien University. The rector of Wien University, Georg Winckl who is even the President of the European University Association (EUA), ordered the eviction of all occupied premises in the main building of the university, including the auditorium maximum (Audimax). Around 150 people left the building peacefully after the eviction was served by police at 6.12 AM.As austrian...
CALL FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF DR. LUCA TORNATORE 
Luca Tornatore isn’t only our friend. He is a scientific researcher at the Department of Physics at the University of Trieste. He is a scientist, one who combines passion and a desire to change the world to his scientific skills. These are the ingredients that pushed him to go to Copenhagen together with hundreds of Italian environmentalists. Luca is in Copenhagen to demand climatic justice, to participate in the Climate Forum and to network with others who believe that...
Map of universities struggles - a cura di EUniriot 
Diviene sempre più difficile poter dire quali università sono occupate dagli studenti e quali no. Sto cercando di creare una mappa delle proteste studentesche a livello internazioanle per una educazione libera migliore. Sentitevi liberi di commentare il post e non esitate a mandare aggioramenti sulla situazione della vostra università potrò mantenere aggiornata la mappa!It is getting a bit hard to keep a list on which university is occupied by its students and which is...
Rome- Action in Solidarity with German students 
Today, during the national strike of education, thousands of students demonstrated in several italian cities against cuts funding and claiming basic income and autonomy of research.During the demonstration in Rome students shouted their solidarity to German students who have been evicted from university in the last week in different German cities. Above all in Frankfurt more than 170 students have been identified, five of them have been hit by police needing hospital aid,...
Towards the general strike- National Assembly of the precarious and students 
On November 20th, a great assembly of precarious and students from all over Italy, met at Sapienza University to relaunch - starting from the many struggle initiatives organized in recent months in various universities and schools - a broad mobilization path identifying as central the struggle against planned castingoff of the university and claiming a new welfare system up to the task of dealing with the challenges posed by the actual world of work. One year after the...
Day of actions- Towards the general strike of 11th December 
In the last two days several actions and demonstration took place in different cities all over Italy during the national day of action organized during the assembly at LaSapienza University- Rome on 20th november, toward the general strike of 11th december. On 1 of December, students of the Bologna University burst into the official meeting of the 'Center of evaluation and didactic' of the Alma Mater, reclaiming the possibility to decide on our curricula and didactic...
Call for International Day of Action 5th Dec. 2009 
Worldwide action – Mass Rally in Vienna - All over the globe people are fighting against a continuous deterioration of education systems. Starting from Austria and Germany at th e 23rd of Oct. 2009 a wave of protests, squats of university buildings, strikes, general assembles and other activities has swapped over to many other countries. Nevertheless media and politics still do not regard the importance of this international movement. That's why we want to put things...
Italy The return of the Wave - 17th november 
News from EUniriot During the global week of action and the demonstration for the international day of education, hundred thousands students and researchers took the streets all over Italy. The flash mob actions and demonstrations, that started from universities and high schools, were against the crisis and the reform of education, and shouted solidarity with protests and occupation in Europe and U.S., above all in Austria and Germany where a new cycle of struggles is...
Solidarity to Austrian students from Italy! 
In the last month several austrian universities have been occupied by students, researchers, teachers and staff against the Bologna Process, raising of tuition fees and budget cuts.As students who took part in the anomalous wave, we want to shout our solidarity to all austrian students fighting for a better university, created by our common decision, which is free for all, not based on the rhetoric of meritocracy but on self-education and orizontal sharing of knowledge, a...
"Reclaim education, body and brain" - report dall'Austria 
Lo scorso 19 ottobre l'Austria ha visto una nuova esplosione del movimento studentesco nato nel 2001, anno in cui è stato introdotto il Bologna Process all'interno del sistema universitario austriaco. Attraverso l'invasione delle strade e l'occupazione di 10 università, il corpo vivo dell'università ha rotto di nuovo il silenzio e, al grido di "Frei Universität für alle- macht den Bologna Prozess- Mehr $ für Bildung- No border, no nation, free education" ha ridato vita...
Austria Calling! - Speciale sulle mobilitazioni austriache 
Sono ormai giorni che si susseguono occupazioni e manifestazioni. A partire dall'Accademia di Belle Arti, l'università e la Technic University di Vienna sono dilagate occupazioni in tutta l'Austria: le università di Linz e Klagenfurt, a Graz sono state occupate l'università e la Technic università, cortei di studenti e docenti si susseguono senza sosta.Lunedì 19 ottobre, centinaia di persone tra studenti, docenti e personale tecnico amministrativo hanno deciso di...