Northampton students join international strike to 'fight for our future, not their wars'
‘Young people are told there is no money for our education’ - Socialist Students
Northampton students are joining an international strike calling for education to be prioritised over military spending.
Students at Northampton College and Malcolm Arnold Academy are taking part in the walkout on Friday November 20.
They will join more than 200 schools, colleges and universities who have signed up to the International Youth Strike under the slogan ‘fight for our future, not their wars’.
In Northampton a protest will take place at 12.30pm at Angel Square. The campaign is being led by Socialist Students.
National chair Adam Powell-Davies said: “With less than two weeks to go, students at more than 200 schools, colleges and universities are getting ready to walk out, and more are signing up every day.
“Young people are told there is no money for our education, for mental health services or for decent jobs and homes. But labour has cut university teaching grants two years running while planning to raise military spending to close to £80billion a year by 2029. We refuse to pay for their wars and their crisis.
“We will be walking out alongside young people in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and across Europe. Any student who wants to walk out should sign up on our website, and we will help them organise it. This is a fight for our future, not their wars.”
The strike was called by youth and student organisations across Europe at a meeting in Cologne. Students in France, Germany, Spain and Italy are among those who have signed up to take part.
Visit socialiststudents.org.uk for more details.