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Simon Gosselin, François Carbonneau, Richard Huot & Caroline Bourbonnais came to the Students for a Democratic Society 2009 Northeast Convention to speak about radical student unionism in Québéc.

They make important distinctions between the situations in Québéc and the U.S. - but just as important are the commonalities we all face as students in universities, and it's those commonalities that demand we learn what we can from their past and current struggles (especially because they have a much better knack at winning). Below is the first of 8 segments: you can view them all in a row here on YouTube.

Students in Québec are again mobilizing around rising tuition fees. In particular, organization has been intense at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). UQAM, a public university in the heart of Montréal founded in 1968, is itself the result of past student militancy around accessibility issues for working-class Montréalers. UQAM's radical pedigree has not been lost on current students.
From CBC:

This week will see students in France, Canada, and even here in the United States (gasp!) go on strike. The student union model is probably our best hope for organizing the campus around student power.

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Courtesy LibCom:

Iranian Students Protest President Ahmadinejad

The strongest base of Iran's 1979 Revolution against the Shah was the university campus; once again students are agitating against a brutally authoritarian government — in the face of extreme risk. AP:

I'm pleased to report that the Democratizing Education Network (DEN) is holding a retreat on student unionism this October 19-22 in Montréal, Québec. Canada has a vibrant student union movement (expecially compared to its nonexistent counterpart here in the states), and it looks like the workshops will be taking place during a strike!