Turkish students clash with police over state interference in education
Since the new year, Istanbul’s University campuses have become a battleground of violent clashes between students and police. The protests were sparked by President Tayyip Erdogan’s appointment of Melih Bulu, an active member of Turkey’s ruling AKP party, as new rector of the prestigious Boğaziçi University by presidential decree.
YCL: “UNICEF feed Britain’s children for the first time in history while Tory donors cash in on the pandemic”
The Young Communist League has issued a statement on the news that for the first time in history, UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, have been forced to intervene to help feed hungry children in Britain this winter.
YCL Brighton statement on University of Brighton redundancies rollout
YCL #Brighton have issued a statement on the University of Brighton’s rollout of redundancies, putting 49 IT staff at risk during a national lockdown. 🏫✊👩🎓#UniversityofBrighton #UCU
Manchester students secure historic rent strike win – but the fight doesn’t end here
Fresh from the victorious Owens Park Occupation, Hannah Philips says the success must be a call to action for students across Britain to fight against sky-high fees, extortionate accommodation and inadequate courses.
WFDY marks International Students’ Day highlighting demands for education
The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) celebrated International Day Students’ Day by highlighting the analysis and demands for education made during WFDY’s 20th General Assembly held in Cyprus last year. You can read the full resolution here.
Greater Manchester YCL: 9K4WHAT?
YCL Greater Manchester have issued the following statement on the recent negotiations between University of Manchester management and the Student Union:
What the free school meals scandal says about capitalism in Britain
The refusal to extend free school meals over Christmas has met a lot of backlash. The predicted cost of this scheme would only be around £20 million as only 15% of students were estimated to be receiving free school meals. This number accounts for about 1.3 million children but the actual figure is now estimated to have risen to around 2 million.
YCL: “Johnson, Sunak and Tories show their true colours over school meals”
The Young Communist League has issued a statement on the sickening refusal by the government to guarantee free school meals during holidays until next Easter.
Wrong priorities in education
In the last few weeks the Tories, headed by Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Education (pictured), have been busy putting out new information for schools to safeguard children. Unfortunately the threats they’re tackling are not the growing threat of coronavirus, but the threat to their minds from dangerous ideas like anti-capitalism
Greece: the school-student struggles for essential health protection measures and the activity of KNE
The International Relations Committee of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) details the ongoing fight by students in the country for proper and effective protection from COVID-19.
