CCSF International Student Forum, 9/29/2012 Part 1
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Date: 02/10/2012

CCSF International Student Forum Video

00:29 Giovanni Roberto, Student Leader, University of Puerto Rico
00:54 Luis Fortuño, Republican Governor of PR, opposed to students at UPR
01:15 Fortuño wants "shared sacrifice" and austerity
01:33 Fortuño promotes "fiscal crisis"as basis for austerity
01:51 Fortuño's attempt to shrink labor and privatize
02:13 Fortuño wants to eliminate labor rights
02:42 Context of the student struggle, history of actions from 1980s forward at UPR
03:25 Victories and defeats of student movement
03:54 Need for organization
04:23 Analysis of social forces in Puerto Rico
04:34 Student relationship to labor movement
05:14 Student relationship with gay movement
05:51 Student relationship with feminist movement
06:34 Mobilization themes and topics
06:48 Question of "What IIs Important to Students?  Tactical use of slogans.
07:14 First slogan, solidarity with workers
07:32 Second slogan, fight against cuts
08:22 Connection UPR cuts with cuts outside university
08:45 Labor bureacrats refuse to fight
09:07 Grassroots unionism frightens labor bureacrats
09:18 Direct Action, students blocade main highway in PR, labor bureacrats disapprove
09:42 Students become autonomous
10:00 Tactical changes, focus on small UPR issues
10:10 Fight against summ school closure
10:43 Firght against library closure
11:00 Fight against special fees
11:45 Fight aginst fee waiver cuts
12:17 Threat of tuition rise begins mass mobilization, accurate predictions build credibility
12:34 Small battles connect to large
14:01 UPR student movement began with only 2 students!
14:36 Importance of flexible tactics & slogans
14:58 Importance of weekly flyering (bulletins)
15:21 Weekly flyering (bulletins) as face to face outreach tool
15:36 Persistence and courage of organizers builds student respect
15:56 Students join strike after first opposing
16:16 Importance of art & muraling
16:39 Importance of occupations (camp ins)
17:08 Occupations (camp ins) create student discussion
17:38 Importance of teach ins and walk outs
18:14 Importance of classroom talks
18:37 Wrapping up
18:55 A small minority of students can create a mass movement
19:16 Accreditation threats a tactic of privatizers
19:40 Accreditation threats used to destroy student confidence
20:39 Building a counter agenda and counter ideology
20:53 Building a university for the 99 percent!
20:58 BUILDING A UNIVERSITY TO FREE OUR MINDS!