Student Occupation
All Eyes on Columbia: We Must Build a National Campaign to Defend the Right to Protest for Palestine
After suspending and evicting students and ordering the repression of a student occupation, Columbia University has become the ground zero for attacks against the pro-Palestine movement. What happens at Columbia in the coming days has implications for our basic democratic rights, such as the right to protest.
Maryam Alaniz
April 19, 2024
[VIDEO] The New School Occupation
The New School students occupied the cafeteria in solidarity with unionized workers who will be fired and replaced with the cheap labor of student-workers. Hear the voices of occupants and supporters!
Left Voice
May 7, 2018
Student-Worker Solidarity in Action: The New School Cafeteria Occupation
The New School students and workers are living at an occupation to save the cafeteria workers jobs and fight union busting. This is a clear example of student-worker alliance and solidarity in practice.
Amelia Robles
May 4, 2018
The New School Students Occupy Cafeteria in Defense of Workers’ Jobs
The New School planned to replace unionized cafeteria workers with student workers. On May Day, students occupied the cafeteria.
Left Voice
May 1, 2018
University Occupation in Berlin: Beginning of a New Students’ Movement?
The Social Science Institute in the center of Berlin has been occupied for three weeks. Is this the beginning of a new students' movement in Germany?
Nathaniel Flakin
February 9, 2017
CUNY Skypes with Brazilian Student Occupiers
CUNY Urban Education skyped with two Brazilian students: a college student who is currently occupying his university and a high school student who was part of the first wave of occupations a year ago.
Khanh Le
December 8, 2016
Books and Barricades: The Revolt in Brazilian Schools
More than 1,000 high schools and universities are currently being occupied by Brazilian students. Why are they occupying and what can this tell us about the current political situation in Brazil?
Tatiana Cozzarelli
November 3, 2016
Jacques Rancière and Étienne Balibar: Solidarity with the Tolbiac Occupation
Jacques Rancière and Étienne Balibar expressed their solidarity with students protesting Hollande's labour reforms. The students occupied the Tolbiac Faculty of Pantheon-Sorbonne University on March 22. Workers, Students, High-Schoolers, Intellectuals – All Together!
Sarah Shin
April 5, 2016