Tag: student protest
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The January 30 general strike: A success even if it wasn’t a strike
When mass outrage broke out against ICE repression in January, Somali students in Minneapolis called for nationwide walkouts on January 30. Whether the result was a strike or not, says Frances Bolger, this well-timed call gave students and others around the country a chance to make important strides in self-organization.
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High school students walk out for immigrants
Tempest member Kai B. describes a spirited high school student walkout for immigrants in Pasadena, California.
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Bangladesh in revolution
Nagesh Rao speaks about the movement that overthrew Sheikh Hasina and the openings it has created to reshape life in Bangladesh.
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Ten days in Bangladesh, a report on the uprising
A report on the student uprising in Bangladesh where the government has violently repressed and murdered protestors.
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Palestine solidarity on two Southern California campuses
While pro-Palestine encampments sprung up at major universities across the United States, Héctor Rivera and Dana Cloud found spirited, inspiring protests on their own campuses, Pasadena City College and California State University, Fullerton.
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Resisting the backlash
Speakers on the Tempest Panel “Resisting the Backlash, Defending Black Studies” look to educator organizing and labor movements in higher education as inspiring sites of struggle to defend Black studies against the right-wing backlash.
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Faculty unionization and the legacy of Blackburn:
Howard University faculty members Sean Pears and Jacob Sloan describe how student militancy fueled struggle on the part of non-tenure-track faculty.