Amid democratic backsliding across Europe, Serbian students have shown the way to reimagining democracy and governance.
  • poVoq@slrpnk.netOPMEnglish
    4·
    21 hours ago

    I really hope they find some way to institutionalize the ideals in these protests and not fall into the trap of having it entirely co-opted by some upstart political party (although totally avoiding that approach might also be unwise).

    I read somewhere else that the labour unions, especially those of teachers etc. are entirely captured by the current government? Maybe that would be a good first target to free or set up alternatives for?

    • Aqarius@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      19 hours ago

      IIRC, the official union of education workers just signed a contract that gives away the right to strike in the middle of an ongoing strike.

      Likewise, the official university parliaments voted to resume classes, as the entire rest of the student body physically seized the campus and denied them entry.

      You be the judge.