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| <p>'''<span style="">Pressure</span>'''</p> | | <p>'''<span style="">Pressure</span>'''</p> | ||
| <p><span>The strike is a means of pressure against the government. This method is often part of an escalation of pressure tactics to make the government give in to demands. This escalation is part of an overall strategy to win. It also sometimes acts as a triggering event for a larger movement.</span><br></p> | | <p><span style="background-color: #d1f1ee;"><span style="background-color: #d1f1ee;">The strike is a means of pressure against the government. This method is often part of an escalation of pressure tactics to make the government give in to demands. This escalation is part of an overall strategy to win. It also sometimes acts as a triggering event for a larger movement.</span><br></p> | ||
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| <p>'''<span style="">Education </span>'''</p> | | <p>'''<span style="">Education </span>'''</p> | ||
| <p>'''<span style="">Experiential knowledge - </span>'''<span style="">The strike makes it possible to learn knowledge that is not necessarily taught at school. This knowledge could be used in other mobilizations.</span><br></p> | | <p>'''<span style="">Experiential knowledge - </span>'''<p><span style="background-color: #d1f1ee;"><span style="background-color: #d1f1ee;">The strike makes it possible to learn knowledge that is not necessarily taught at school. This knowledge could be used in other mobilizations.</span><br></p> | ||
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<p>''<span style="">Ex.: mobilization, direct democracy, facilitation and organization of meetings, organization of events, management of communications, ...</span>''</p> | <p>''<span style="">Ex.: mobilization, direct democracy, facilitation and organization of meetings, organization of events, management of communications, ...</span>''</p> |
Revision as of 15:56, 11 May 2023
The text highlighted is knowledge that was shared by student/former student activists who during our learning circle on this subject.
Why do we strike?
Pressure |
The strike is a means of pressure against the government. This method is often part of an escalation of pressure tactics to make the government give in to demands. This escalation is part of an overall strategy to win. It also sometimes acts as a triggering event for a larger movement. |
Education |
Experiential knowledge - The strike makes it possible to learn knowledge that is not necessarily taught at school. This knowledge could be used in other mobilizations. Ex.: mobilization, direct democracy, facilitation and organization of meetings, organization of events, management of communications, ... Raising awareness on social issues - It also allows popular education and awareness on the issues that are put forward in the context of the strike. It can even make some people want to start getting involved! Democratic experience - It allows the community to live an experience of direct democracy and significant collective power of action. |
Culture of engagement |
It helps to perpetuate a committed culture within schools and to inspire new people to become socially involved.
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Diversity of student communities |
Student mobilization makes it possible to reach a very varied population. People politicized during their studies will influence the workplaces they will integrate at the end of their school career. |
Movement incubator | Protest movements can be greatly strengthened by student mobilization. Ex.: movements of 2012 against the increase in school fees and 2015 against austerity |
student reality | Many students have freedom of action that many full-time workers do not. |
time to campaign |
“ The strike serves to free up time to militate. The important thing for a strike to go well is to know what we are going to do with this time. - Jane |
Pression |
La grève est un moyen de pression contre le gouvernement. Ce moyen s'inscrit souvent dans une escalade des moyens de pression en vue de faire céder le gouvernement à des demandes. Cette escalade fait partie d'une stratégie globale pour gagner. Elle agit aussi parfois comme un événement déclencheur d'un mouvement plus grand. |
Éducation |
Savoirs expérientiels - La grève permet d'apprendre des savoirs qui ne sont pas nécessairement enseignés à l'école. Ces savoirs pourront être utilisés dans d'autres mobilisations.
Ex. : mobilisation, démocratie directe, facilitation et organisation de rencontres, organisation d'événements, gestion des communications, ...
Conscientisation sur des enjeux sociaux - Elle permet aussi une éducation populaire et conscientisation sur les enjeux qui sont mis de l'avant dans le cadre de la grève. Elle peut même donner envie à certaines personnes de commencer à s'impliquer!
Expérience démocratique - Elle permet à la communauté de vivre une expérience de démocratie directe et de pouvoir d'action collectif important. |
Culture de l'engagement |
Elle contribue à perpétuer une culture engagée au sein des établissements scolaires et donner envie à de nouvelles personnes de s'engager socialement.
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Diversité des communautés étudiantes |
La mobilisation étudiante permet de toucher une population très variée. Des personnes politisées durant leurs études influenceront les milieux de travail qu'elles intégreront à la fin de leur parcours scolaire. |
Incubateur de mouvement |
Des mouvements de contestation peuvent être grandement renforcés par une mobilisation étudiante.
Ex. : mouvements de 2012 contre la hausse des frais scolaires et 2015 contre l'austérité |
Réalité étudiante | Plusieurs personnes étudiantes ont une liberté d'action que plusieurs personnes travaillant à temps plein n'ont pas. |
Temps pour militer |
« La grève sert à libérer du temps pour militer. L’important pour qu’une grève se déroule bien, c’est de savoir ce qu’on va faire de ce temps. » - Jeanne |