The Ecole Moderne, an international movement Elise and Celestin Freinet were communist educators active in France from the 1920s. Under the name Ecole Moderne, they and hundreds of students and educators across Europe produced a network of schools, each of which collectively owned and operated its own printing press. Under Ecole Moderne Students and teachers […]
When the torture centre becomes a conference centre
IGU conference Students and academics resist IGU conference in Military School, Chile What would you do if you were told that the next inaugural lecture of your University is going to be in a Military School? What if the history of that Military School was closely tied to the murder and disappearance of thousands of […]
We’re Not Going to Be Famous
We’re Not Famous Anymore The recent struggles for free education have empowered ‘ordinary’ people to feel as if their actions might count for something. But they have also seen the emergence of a new host of celebrity activists basking in new found media attention. When we going to be famous? Mainstream UK campaigns and currents […]
DIY GUIDE No. 1 – The Art of Shoplifting
The first in a regular series of DIY, how to guides and practical step by step instructions for making trouble and influencing people. The first in our series caused quite a stir the first time if was printed in 1995 by a student newspaper in Australia. Handy if you want a duck house for your […]