The scene is set for potential united action across the education sector this term, with further strikes by UCU members in universities, and a planned national walkout of students called by the NUS. Activists must begin mobilising now.
Activists from the UCU, NEU and MSF talk about the crisis facing the education sector, and the need to put an end to marketisation and capitalism.
Last week’s three-day strike by UCU members in higher education saw an impressive mobilisation of students in support of staff. With further strikes on the cards in the new year, this solidarity is a solid foundation for escalated action.
With academic staff in the UCU due to strike for three days this week, activists from the Marxist Student Federation are helping to organise solidarity campaigns in universities across the country. Students and workers: unite and fight!
Next week, UCU members at universities across the country will be striking in a battle over pensions, pay, and conditions. It is vital that students support their lecturers. Their struggle is our struggle. Students and workers: unite and fight!
A spontaneous campaign has sprung up across the country in response to a recent rise in drink-spiking – yet another danger that women face everyday under capitalism. To end oppression, we must fight to overthrow this decrepit system.
It’s been an amazing start to the new academic year for the MSF, with thousands signing up to Marxist societies across the country, participating in activities, and organising on campus. Join the Marxists! Join the revolution!
With the new academic year well underway, the MSF is busy organising on campuses across the country, signing up thousands of freshers to the struggle for socialism. How do we fight and win?
Internationally, the new generation is drawing increasingly radical conclusions. Explicitly anti-capitalist sentiments are on the rise, as is support for socialism. To channel this anger, we need a revolutionary organisation and clear Marxist ideas.
With the new academic year well underway, the Marxist Student Federation is busy organising activists on campus: hosting Marxist society events and reading groups, and linking up with staff to defend education. Join the revolution! Join the MSF!
The expulsion of socialists from the Labour Party has spilt over onto university campuses, with Lancaster Uni Labour Club proposing to ban Marxist society members. Activists must defy the right wing, join the Marxists, and fight the purge.
The past year has been a traumatic one for students, facing isolation and uncertainty. But it has also provided a valuable experience in organising and taking action. These lessons must be taken forward in the fight to defend education.