International Student Movement

Global Chat Meeting - June 8th
Coordinating a common framework for the
GLOBAL EDUCATION STRIKE together

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 and coordinate the framework for the GLOBAL EDUCATION STRIKE [Oct. 18 + Nov. 14-21] together! Three chat meetings already took place on April 28th, May 18th and June 1st where participants from around the world discussed the idea and agreed on the common timeframe for such a strike and some basics regarding the framework.

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::: How to join the Chat :::

June 8th (friday) -- noon EST, 4pm GMT/UTC, 6pm CET, 9.30pm IST
(to check what time 4pm UTC is for you: www.timeanddate.com)

Chatroom: chat.uproot.it
=> NO webcam or microphone needed - just enter your nick!

Agenda proposal:

TOP1: round of introduction

TOP2: STATEMENT for common framework (feedback to the international joint statement)

TOP3: SLOGANS for common framework (choosing from collection inside the pad)

TOP4: SYMBOLS for common framework (collecting suggestions)

TOP5: coordinating next steps

TOP6: open space

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

Argentina: 1pm
Australia (Canberra): 2am (June 9th)
Bangladesh: 10pm
Brazil (Rio De Janeiro): 1pm
Bulgaria (EET): 7pm
Cameroon (DTZ): 5pm
Canada (Quebec): noon
Central Europe (e.g. Italy, Austria, France, Germany, Croatia...; CET): 6pm
Chile: 1pm
Colombia: 11am
Costa Rica: 10am
EST (U.S.A., Canada, Eastern Standard Time): noon
Egypt: 6pm
Ghana: 4pm
Greece: 7pm
Guatemala: 10am
Haiti: noon
India: 9:30pm
Indonesia (Java): 11pm
Israel: 7pm
Jamaica: 11am
Japan and South Korea: 1am (June 9th)
Lebanon: 7pm
Liberia: 4pm
Malaysia: midnight
Mauritius: 8pm
Mexico (Mexico City): 11am
Morocco: 4pm
Nepal: 9:45pm
New Zealand: 4am (June 9th)
Nigeria: 5pm
Pakistan: 9pm
Palestinian Territories: 6pm
Philippines: midnight
Portugal: 5pm
Puerto Rico: noon
Romania: 7pm
Russia (Moscow): 8pm
Senegal and Sierra Leone: 4pm
South Africa: 6pm
Sri Lanka: 9:30pm
Taiwan: midnight
Thailand: 11pm
Togo: 4pm
Turkey: 6pm
Uganda: 7pm
Ukraine: 7pm
UK: 5pm
Uruguay: 1pm
Vietnam: 11pm
Zimbabwe: 6pm