Lessons on supporting student-worker alliances from French Guiana and Brazil
The South African popular political landscape has become crowded with different interest groups jostling to define what is considered “corrupt†and what the path...
Ripples from San Juan: Fighting against austerity and modern-day colonialism
As word of an indefinite strike at the University of Puerto Rico over austerity plans breaks international media headlines, one cannot help but read...
From the other side of the window – borrowed memory from...
Many of the movements during so called #FeesMustFall era did not see demands such as curriculum reforms, living wages or even free education as...
Icarus and the student movement
“Never regret thy fall, O Icarus of the fearless flight
For the greatest tragedy of them all Is never to feel the burning light.â€
–...
2017: A decisive year for #FeesMustFall
In 2017, the #FeesMustFall uprising is likely to face its most decisive moments yet, with mass protests periodically grinding South African universities across the...