Category Archives: international solidarity

Spanish government drops plans to cut European student funding scheme

Posted on November 6, 2013 by ellenpolus

Rebellion in ruling party forces U-turn on plan that could have left thousands of students on Erasmus programme without funding Spanish students demonstrating against education cuts last month in Madrid. Photograph: Mario Pereda/Demotix/Corbis The Spanish government has abandoned plans for … Continue reading →

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Museum services suffer as unpaid volunteers and interns replace staff

Posted on November 3, 2013 by ellenpolus

Funding cuts have forced museums and galleries to employ more unpaid volunteers and reduce the numbers of museum professionals, affecting education and outreach programmes. (UK) More than a third of museums and galleries were forced to cut their paid staff … Continue reading →

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Anti-austerity protest rips through Rome

Posted on October 20, 2013 by ellenpolus

Thousands of people marched through Rome, Italy in an anti-austerity protest on October 19, 2013. Protesters in Rome threw eggs and firecrackers at the Finance Ministry during a march against cuts to welfare programs and a shortage in low-income housing. … Continue reading →

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Police out in force and France on riot alert as thousands protest against immigration policies

Posted on October 20, 2013 by ellenpolus

Riot police were out on the streets in force in major cities across France today as thousands took to the streets to protest against the country’s hardline immigration policies. It follows a number of violent incidents in Paris on Thursday … Continue reading →

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Riszpekt: Zbyněk Baladrán

Posted on October 12, 2013 by ellenpolus

mail from Zbyněk Baladrán (Oct 11, 2013): ” (…) I just have seen video of performance in front of Mucsarnok, and its sad… I exhibited there once (invited by Hajnalka) several years ago, with video “Five difficulties in writing the … Continue reading →

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Barvalipe Pledge

Posted on October 5, 2013 by ellenpolus

We are young Roma! We, the participants of the 3rd Barvalipe Roma Pride Summer School held in Montenegro between 15 and 25 August 2013, are proud to join the Barvalipe network. We are united and committed to advocate for equality … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to the Workers and Publics of CCA Ujazdowski Castle from the Winter Holiday Camp Working Group (Warsaw, Poland)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by ellenpolus

Winter Holiday Camp is an artistic experiment in institutional democracy open to the collaboration of children and adults alike, including every worker of CCA Ujazdowski Castle and its visiting public. With its initial stages already begun last Spring, and scheduled … Continue reading →

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