International Student Movement

Global Chat Meeting - May 5th
Global Education Strike 2012 - When? How?

All interested and identifying with the struggle against the increasing commercialisation of education and for free emancipatory education anywhere in the world are invited to participate in this chat meeting to discuss the idea of calling for a Global Education Strike in October or November 2012 together and explore the next steps! A first chat meeting already took place on April 28th and participants decided to set up this poll and agree on a common day for a GLOBAL EDUCATION STRIKE during this chat meeting on May 5th.

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::: How to join the Chat :::

May 5th (saturday) -- 10am EST, 2pm GMT/UTC, 4pm CET, 7.30pm IST
(to check what time 2pm UTC is for you: www.timeanddate.com)

Chatroom: webchat.freenode.net
=> NO webcam or microphone needed - enter CAPTCHA, hit "CONNECT"!

Agenda proposal:

TOP1: round of introduction and agreeing on chat modalities

TOP2: agreeing on a date for a GLOBAL EDUCATION STRIKE (poll)

TOP3: discussing common framework for the strike (e.g. common statement, symbols, slogans)

TOP4: coordinating next steps

TOP5: open space

The chat will be at these times for the specific regions:

Argentina: 11am
Australia (Canberra): midnight (May 6th)
Bangladesh: 8pm
Brazil (Rio De Janeiro): 11am
Bulgaria (EET): 5pm
Cameroon (DTZ): 3pm
Canada (Quebec): 10am
Central Europe (e.g. Italy, Austria, France, Germany, Croatia...; CET): 4pm
Chile: 11am
Colombia: 9am
Costa Rica: 8am
EST (U.S.A., Canada, Eastern Standard Time): 10am
Egypt: 4pm
Ghana: 2pm
Greece: 5pm
Guatemala: 8am
Haiti: 10am
India: 7:30pm
Indonesia (Java): 9pm
Israel: 5pm
Jamaica: 9am
Japan and South Korea: 11pm
Lebanon: 5pm
Liberia: 2pm
Malaysia: 10pm
Mauritius: 6pm
Mexico (Mexico City): 9am
Morocco: 2pm
Nepal: 7:45pm
New Zealand: 2am (May 6th)
Nigeria: 3pm
Pakistan: 7pm
Palestinian Territories: 4pm
Philippines: 10pm
Portugal: 3pm
Puerto Rico: 10am
Romania: 5pm
Russia (Moscow): 6pm
Senegal and Sierra Leone: 2pm
South Africa: 4pm
Sri Lanka: 7:30pm
Taiwan: 10pm
Thailand: 9pm
Togo: 2pm
Turkey: 5pm
Uganda: 5pm
Ukraine: 5pm
UK: 3pm
Uruguay: 11am
Vietnam: 9pm
Zimbabwe: 4pm