Resist Imperialist Intervention in Higher Education !
A very successful protest demonstration took place in Delhi University at the inauguration of the “European Studies Programme Centre”, in the Department of Sociology. In anticipation of the protest the venue was suddenly changed from the Department of Sociology to the Vice-Chancellor’s Administrative Block. Some one hundred teachers and students protested against this centre being established without the agreement of the concerned department let alone the Academic Council or the Executive Council. Faculty members pointed out how the courses and research programmes were to be changed in the line with the demands of the European Union. A number of students related this development to recent changes in the university in line with neo-liberal policies. Participants pledged to continue the fight against imperialist penetration in the university Participating organisations: All-India Students Association, All-India Students Federation, Campaign for Peace and Democracy (Manipur), Delhi University Reservation Execution Committee, Disha, Forum for Democratic Struggle, Janvadi Shikshak Manch, Krantikari Yuva Sanghatan, Left and Democratic Teachers’ Front, Manipur Students’ Association Delhi, New Socialist Initiative, Progressive Students Union, University Community. 28th January 2010. the inauguration of the “European Studies Programme Centre”, Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/ _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis