What comes next for the student movement?
A wave of militancy has swept across British campuses. Jack Davidson argues students must link their fight to the broader class struggle, to ensure continued success.
Organising on campus
With the recent emergence of Communist university societies, YCL Student Officer Georgina Andrews explains what students can do to agitate on their campuses
Communist Youth of Greece celebrate national student election victory
On Wednesday the 18th of May 2021, the communist youth of Greece backed group. The All Student Cooperation Movement, also known as Panspoudastiki KS, emerged victorious in nationwide student elections
A year of campaigns: Manchester students secure historic rent strike win – but the fight doesn’t end here
In this Challenge article from last November, Hannah Phillips writes on the Manchester University student rent strike, arguing that the success must be a call to action for students across Britain to fight against sky-high fees, extortionate accommodation and inadequate courses
The epidemic of sexual harassment in schools
Sexual harassment and online sexual abuse are such a conventional aspect of pupils’ everyday lives they don’t see any point in confronting or reporting it, students have expressed to Ofsted inspectors. Girls experience this abuse disproportionately, facing the likes of misogynistic name-calling, online abuse and rape jokes amongst many other harrowing displays of sexual harassment. Inspectors were informed that boys share nude photos on apps, such as Snapchat, “like a collection game”.
Premature school opening puts COVID recovery at risk
Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlined the “roadmap” out of lockdown for England on Monday (22 February 2021), with an idea of when pubs, cinemas, sporting events and non essential shops would be opened. However many are concerned at the opening of schools as early as the 8th of March. Johnson put forward his 4 step plan for England to the House of Commons, with the first step being schools opening early next month.
Good Citizens: Turkish Youth and the Fight for Liberty
The crackdown on academic liberties has been a continuous policy of Turkey’s ruling party AKP. The latest student protests in Istanbul represent an unceasing fight of Turkish youth against the oppressive regime.
International Day of Education: WFDY calls for students to fight for their rights
The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) celebrated the International Day of Education by highlighting the analysis and demands for education made during WFDY’s 20th General Assembly held in Cyprus at the end of 2019. You can read the full resolution below.
CP: collective action can beat Tory government & bad bosses
The Communist Party has issued the January edition of its news sheet Unity! focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rolls Royce workers win, Brexit, student occupations, the upcoming CP trade union aggregate and plans for the YCL centenary.
YCL: “fight against Tories & SNP goes hand in hand with the fight against COVID-19”
The Young Communist League has issued an updated statement on the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in response to the massive increase in deaths and new infections and the government’s total failure to battle the crisis.
