'Fight for our future, not their wars': University of Portsmouth students to join nationwide walkout
Students across the country will walkout
University of Portsmouth students will take part in a nationwide walkout this month to convey the message - ‘Fight for our future, not their wars’.
Walkouts are expected to take place at more than 200 schools, colleges and universities on Friday, November 20, with Socialist Students leading the campaign in Britain.
Members of the group organise campaigns and protests against war, climate breakdown, poverty and discrimination, and link student struggles.
The time and place of the Portsmouth walkout is yet to be confirmed.
Socialist Students national chair, Adam Powell-Davies, said: “With less than two weeks to go, students at more than 200 schools, colleges and universities are getting ready to walk out, and more are signing up every day. Young people are told there is no money for our education, for mental health services or for decent jobs and homes.
“But Labour has cut university teaching grants two years running while planning to raise military spending to close to £80 billion a year by 2029. We refuse to pay for their wars and their crisis.
“On 20 November we will be walking out alongside young people in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and across Europe. Any student who wants to walk out should sign up on our website, and we will help them organise it. This is a fight for our future, not their wars.”
The University of Southampton, Solent University, Southampton City College and Richard Taunton Sixth Form College will also be taking part in the protest.