Over the past 3,5 months, a student strike against tuition hikes in Québec has evolved into one of the biggest anti-capitalist movements in North America. Originally published by Occupy Theory Origins of an unlimited general strike (“grève générale illimitée”) Students in Quebec marked their hundredth day of an unlimited general strike on Tuesday, 22 May, th […]
For over 100 days now, the students of Québec have been on strike in protest against rising tuition fees. This stunning video is rightly going viral. Protest in Montréal against the rise of tuition fees in Québec and the new law 78. Every evening at 8pm, people meet in the street with their pots and pans [...]
With Spain bracing for a run on the banks, the #OccupyMordor protest in front of the Caixa bank in Barcelona strikes the system where it hurts most. Just as we who live in Spain learn that the recently nationalized Bankia is asking for a 20bn euro government bailout (a total that doubles both the original [...]
In Barcelona, the revolution did not stop on 15-M — it continues with a massive education strike and a constant cacerolada in front of the Caixa bank. Education Strike On May 22nd, for the first time in the country’s history, Spain’s entire education system went on strike. Students and teachers from kindergartens, high schools, universities […]
With the Left poised to take power in Greece, we would do well to remember how Kirchner killed the piqueteros and saved capitalism in Argentina. (To be read while listening to Sokratis Malamas’ song: Ta paidia mes tin plateia) “There will come a magic night, just like it did in Argentina And then, let’s see who’s gonna [...]