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Getting to the HEART of the Quebec Student Movement, and mobilization in general. Keynote address by Rushdia Mehreen At the North Carolina State-wide student convergence, February 2013. http://studentpowernc.org/conference/ posted on http://rushdia.virtualstack.com/.
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Getting to the HEART of the Quebec Student Movement, and mobilization in general Keynote address by Rushdia Mehreen At the North Carolina State-wide student convergence, February 2013. http://studentpowernc.org/conference/ posted on http://rushdia.virtualstack.com/
Government announces 75% increase of university tuition fees $1625 over 5 years
7 months of strike Up to 300K students on strike Hundreds of protests: Monthly, weekly, daily TWO years of escalation Unprecedented civil society mobilization Over 3,000 arrests and One election later…
Mass demos • Other strike actions • Economic Disruption • CLASSE Congress • General Assemblies • Mobilization • Mobilization Committees (mob squad) • Building Relationships Background image credit: awatercolouraday.tumblr.com
Keeping the momentum through creative and visibility actions
Build large state-wide coalitions
Empower students through direct democracy
Image design by H. Bonin; inspired by Cegep St-Laurent student association (l’Association étudiante du cégep de Saint-Laurent (AECSL))
Image design by H. Bonin; inspired by Cegep St-Laurent student association (l’Association étudiante du cégep de Saint-Laurent (AECSL))
Do the ground work Get the word out!
Setup mobilization groups and committees
Build support and solidarity One person at a time
Mass demos • Smaller actions • Economic Disruption • Coalitions • General Assemblies • Mobilization • Mobilization Committees (mob squad) • Building Relationships Background image credit: awatercolouraday.tumblr.com