The post secondary education system is mired in a deep crisis. Already, tens of thousands of staff have been laid off, hundreds of programs have been cut and entire campuses have been shut down affecting tens of thousands of students.
And now governments are moving to offload the cost of this crisis onto the backs of students by cutting funding, cutting grants and raising tuition.
The conclusion many are drawing is that the only way to stop this is with a student strike! A strike is set for Nova Scotia and a student strike movement is developing in Ontario. As more governments release their spring budgets, we can expect more cuts. The only way to stop this is by mobilizing the widest possible layers for a student strike.
But how can we build a student strike — and how can we win?
This week, Joel is joined by Marco La Grotta to discuss this question drawing from experience with the 2019 Ryerson student strike and the 2012 Quebec student strike.
Listen to the episode on YouTube, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Related articles:
To save post secondary education, fight for socialism by Marcus Katryniuk
Ten years since the 2012 Quebec student strike by Benoît Tanguay
Toronto university students hold first strike in a generation by Marco La Grotta
