Italian Students Refuse to Pay for Government’s Crisis
Here at the City College Campus Antiwar Network in New York we are really fucking excited about what is going on primarily in Spain and Italy. Hundreds of Thousands of students, professors, and activists in general have taken to the streets in protest of the privatization of univerisites, educational budget cuts and the eradication of federal grants.
At C.A.N. (Campus Antiwar Network) we do not think its a coincidence that the ruling elite manage to spend close to a trillion dollars on brutal and senseless war while millions lose their homes, lose their jobs, are unable to pay for education, health coverage, and in many cases even food (not to mention over 1 million Iraqis who have been systemically murdered, the 5 million Iraqi refugees, and the escalation of war in Afghanistan).
Naturally, the corporate media is doing a great job at either ignoring the movement altogether, or worst, depicting the movement as an isolated group of mindless punk rockers set out to destroy the lives of ordinary people. The movement leaders of Spain and Italy have called November 13th the global day of action, the very same day that the national cordinating committee of the Campus Antiwar Network has called for national day of action protesting the escalating occupation of Afghanistan.
Ever wonder what the connection between war spending and educational budget cuts is? What do we call a system that supports the private interests of few at the expense of working people around the world? Lets talk about it. With that said, here are some videos you NEED to watch.
Massive Demonstration in Italy for Educational Rights
Peace and much love (if you are willing to fight for it)
- C.A.N.
[...] people are fed up, officially and collectively. The resistances in Greece, France, Argentina, Italy, Spain and Canada have sparked a fire that is now being felt here in New York City. Apparently the people [...]