Neoliberalism: Thief of culture and knowledge
The neoliberal policies aimed at making education a business and a tool to perpetuate domination are focuses of young people who meet in Pretoria
PRETORIA, South Africa, December 15 .- With neoliberalism growing inequality, and therefore every day more universities robs young people around the world. That is the certainty of youth gathered at the XVII World Festival of Youth and Students, who demanded a fair and public education, and reported to the World Trade Organization to try to make this human right into a business.
During the third day of discussions taking place in the Tshwane International Convention Center, the eyes of the young progressive movement were focused on the lack of access to education for the poorer classes in many countries, and the defense of those education systems of nations like Cuba, have joined the wave of neo-liberal logic of the commodification of basic rights such as education.
Among those who raised their voices to condemn the privatization of education in the day devoted to America, was the English Pilasters Marion, Union of Young Communists in his country. The 25 year old student explained that the adaptation of the English educational system as a whole to the neoliberal model, it serves the dictates of international financial institutions such as IMF and WTO, which are dominated by economic and financial oligarchy imperialist countries, in order to impose dominant class interests, attacking the working class.
"The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), promoted by the WTO, seeks to ensure tightly the introduction of private capital in all public services. This agreement, now awaiting approval, is a dramatic twist in the politics of privatization and gentrification of education as not only ensures the privatization of education, but also prevents exhaustively public support for this ", said the student in French Studies and Social Sciences.
In his view, education has not ceased to be mediated by privileges and inequalities are increasing every day, to the extent that neoliberalism advances, and that affects the ability to access the educational system, as its use, value, and said that some of the population is not in school and are marginalized.
regretted that many universities as part of the capitalist policy of using education in order to keep the "order now and domination of one class over another, not interested in training young people critically.
Karaliokis Greek Petros, Militant Front of Students ensures that the capitalists want to turn the university into a field "very successful" for the reproduction of their profits. So keep the monopoly privatization and want to maintain control over the investigation.
Karaliokis urged the youth to break with the false argument that the relationship between capitalism and education is based on the needs of people, because for this system are intended to universalize education is only more business to increase its profits.
Only when human beings have the power to organize production in order to satisfy their needs, education will be popular, said the militant Greek, and warned that the current global economic crisis is a favorable environment for the youth movement to stop being defensive and counterattack. Today
conditions exist to make all the knowledge produced by mankind in the hands of the people and youth. The only obstacle is the power of monopolies and private ownership of the means of production, he said.
Following the paradigm
addition to referring to specific cases in their countries, most young people highlighted the example the Government of Cuba has never been added to the fever of the commodification of education.
The Cuban delegate Carlos Rangel spoke of the socialist experience of the island, which guarantees free and universal education at all levels, and highlighted the ALBA as a mechanism of integration, has articulated literacy initiatives in several countries.
"Literacy is inherent in a progressive and revolutionary process gives the opportunity for people to reach secondary and higher education. It is an opportunity that should give all governments to their people, "he said.
Meanwhile, Marion English Pilasters highlighted how Cuba, despite their limited material resources, is a world leader in the fight against illiteracy, and has the unanimous recognition of the UN and UNESCO.
For this young surprisingly, Cuba has devoted much of their income to education, guaranteeing the public, universal and free education of this right.
In the same vein, Yordanys Charchaval, president of the Latin American and Caribbean Continental Organization of Students (OCLAE), noted that the triumph of the Revolution there were only three universities in Cuba, and today nearly 70 centers higher education, completely free and all social sectors.
Charchaval advocated a new American university, and exemplified some steps have been taken in this regard as the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM), born in Cuba a decade ago under the inspiration of Fidel. This initiative was extended to Venezuela.
also referred to the International School of Physical Education and Sport, Spain, where young people form different countries in the world, and the Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA), located in the triple border between Argentina Brazil and Paraguay.
OCLAE The president said the university should go beyond their walls and reach the poorest sectors, and highlighted how Venezuela has increased the number of graduates from this level of education during the Chavez government.
On the homeland of Bolívar, she said Marion is a legend, it halted the neoliberal educational reform that was cooked according to recipe Machiavellian IMF, and in 2009 prompted another that has had for the first time in U.S. history with a real participation of the Venezuelan people, and strengthens the role of the state as responsible for ensuring free and compulsory studies.
also highlighted the progress of the Civic Revolution of Ecuador, which recently passed a law on higher education demarketising supply both public and private careers, and the conditions a national development plan is the result of planning .
Puerto Rico: not stop us
Between April and June this year, Puerto Rican students took to the streets and campuses of the University of Rio Piedras to protest against the increase tuition prices. On Wednesday, these young people were on the second day of a new protest because the government wants to increase the fee to enter higher education.
"neo-liberal attacks against the University has focused on subtracting resources to the education system, through budget cuts, increases in tuition fees and reduced benefits to university employees, with the aim of reduce the number of students who enroll at the institution, "says Frederick Cortes Diaz, a Puerto Rican delegates.
protagonist also earlier demonstrations, Frederick explains that with these steps the government seeks to "justify the dismissal of thousands of teachers and nonteaching employees to testify to the University as a project and thus privatize unprofitable. "
Young said the strike began on December 14 "will extend the time needed to stop the destruction of public education system by the state and its cronies foreign investors and bondholders at the service of American imperialism. Will not stop us. Or gas, batons and bullets, not stop us. "
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The South African capital is revealed as a beat emporium whose fibers contrasts of a great nation and surprise people these days, heat XVII World Festival of Youth and Students delve into their essences
PRETORIA, South Africa .- We talked a lot of beauty that would be in Pretoria, but as usually happens with all your senses feel the stones, the streets and the spirit of a city break any expectation that you can give a picture drawn by others.
At the administrative capital of South Africa, any tourist gasps when he finds a city so lush. His great arteries and buildings, its growing industrial infrastructure, the web of businesses and the many services the city resemble any of the Prime World. Here is the Menlyn Park, the largest commercial center in Africa.
The constant movement of luxury cars for its avenues, well outlined and as clean as any European city, it is surprising, especially when the night begins to steal the light of day and it seems that the stars fell to the pavement.
The contrast is much greater for those coming to the capital with the idea of \u200b\u200bfinding a concentration of slums, where poverty can elaborate and opacity, and tell some stories about Africa.
It's not paradise. Here, as elsewhere in the continent, who are crushed by the brutality of capitalism, but that picture is not obvious in the case of those who roam the city center. The other, the more ugly and irritating, always knowing look at the intricacies of all empire, where people just cry and struggle. Pretoria
shakes you with its colors, its magnificence, and your body dance to his music as if it were your own. And despite that excels by modern and contemporary, visible in its buildings and art museums, and its cosmopolitan character, living in her heart a throng of essences that are resistant to the forces of the fatuous untimely onrushing to start roots and make everything uniform. Named
capital since the 1st. May 1860, Pretoria always laid on their backs on hatred against the apartheid regime of apartheid. There was the center of the white dictatorship, where laws were passed racist. No one forgets that it was in the Supreme Court of this city where Nelson Mandela was tried for treason and sentenced to life imprisonment, when he was engaged in political struggle against the white dictatorship.
But Pretoria has also been the scene of many joys for blacks and progressive whites. Still alive the memory of that day in 1994 when Mandela himself, the prisoner 466/64, was inaugurated as the first black president of the fledgling multiracial democracy in the Union Buildings, sandstone buildings that rise majestically above the hill Meintjieskop.
Today many cataloged Pretoria as a city "youth", as it has become an educational, scientific and economic importance for most southern African nations. Here are the great and prestigious University of Pretoria and University of bulk mail in the country, known simply by his initials UNISA. Shelters also embassies, and the State Theatre presents major productions of opera and other musical genres.
The jacaranda city
said that Pretoria is more beautiful during the austral spring (October-November), when the jacaranda trees, crown spherical, lose their bright green, feathery leaves, and fill large, fragrant flowers. That
ornamental tree, of medium height and a native of South America, is found in almost all the avenues, squares, parks and even residential yards and gardens decorated, moderately filtered sunlight.
During the spring, the city, than at other times looks very grim, is covered with a purple cloak that gives it much more joy and cheerfulness of a city that in other seasons is very serious. So many people call the Jacaranda City.
In Pretoria the time of year becomes more attractive to tourists, who seek shelter on the rosewood as they stroll along the avenues dyed purple sweet.
Now, when we are here in summer, only a few purple flowers adorn the city, but the sea of \u200b\u200bnationalities and cultures meet today at the XVII World Festival of Youth and Students, many walk the seeking avenues in green glasses lags the splendor of spring.
past Friezes
From the entrance to the city, Boer soul transpires. There, a majestic building reminiscent of the Voortrekkers, the Boers who emigrated from the Cape to the Transvaal, with the Bible under his arm and leaving in its way quite a few dead natives.
In the corners of the building stand the statues of four gunmen, the leaders Andries Pretorius, Piet Retief, Voortrekker Hendrik Potgieter and anonymous.
Pretorius, the hero of the Voortrekkers in their victory over the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River, reappears, with his horse, at City Hall, famous for its carillon and its 32 bells, " front of the Museum of Natural Sciences.
Throughout the city, skip the large concrete buildings and red bricks, similar to compact blocks, European-style, mainly Dutch and British, a legacy of the history of colonization. Raadsaal excel (former Transvaal parliament) or the Court of Justice, where Nelson Mandela was tried in 1963, or Melrose House, the scene of the signing of peace between the British and the Boers in 1902.
turn, Church Square, where he built the first church in the city, is surrounded by buildings that were home to government agencies at the time of the founding of Pretoria-appointed in honor of Andries Pretorius, and now housed government offices, banks and courts.
In the middle of this square stands the statue of Paul Kruger, immortalized in sculpture by Anton Van Wow. Uncle Paul, as he was called many to this family descended from a German trunk Boer and president of the republic of the Transvaal for several successive terms, is still highly revered by Afrikaners of South Africa today.
around this sector is developed city with a striking alternation of tall buildings, very modern lines and low houses adorned by beautiful gardens.
is in these buildings and monuments which is steeped heritage and culture of white settlers until 1994, with the advent of multiracial democracy, prevailed in all areas of life Praetorian and other cities in the most southern African nations.
addition to these monuments in the center, where today's best beats that Afrikaner past is in the suburbs on the outskirts of the city, where are located the luxurious mansions that make the deep contrast to other places where the layers lie poor.
The Voortrekker Monument also have a set on a hill that sits above the city, and is one of the most popular. There breathes very cool Afrikaner culture.
However, this longing is mainly in stone and bronze. Where once was home to white families, where blacks only had room to work as service workers, is now a much more diverse city, where blacks gaining more space.
fact, the story of the suffering of South Africans against apartheid, and the contribution of humanity, especially Cuba, freedom of the peoples of Africa, is unveiled at the Freedom Park, built in Salvokop.
This majestic mausoleum, located on the outskirts of the city, preserves the history of the struggle of humanity for freedom in South Africa, the battles of his people for survival and against apartheid, and control their natural resources. Pretoria
reveals to us as a beat emporium whose fibers contrasts of a great nation. The city is still surprising to those who in these days, the heat of the XVII World Festival of Youth and Students delve into their essences.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Make A Sausage Stuffer
KINGS HILL KINGS HILL 2-0 B
ignored in the end bands opting for two lanes, Santi Cezón and Ruben Gonzalez, who reappeared after a long period on the sidelines through injury. The Spaniard caught on lateral acceptable performance, although not allowed to perform physical to a higher level of inactivity. Missed some travel on the wings and both were replaced. Fran Miranda again pivotal exercise restraint and Jorge Zafra freely in midfield, was the brain of the computer.
The Barcarrota was unprecedented in the first half, but took advantage of the spaces left by the resumption Atletico on their way to the scoring trailer. Golo again delaying the coupling position, while Torres and Gonzalo occupied the tip of the attack. The Argentine striker was not up to it, the actions of his fellow offensive tandem eclipsed him giving everything a show without the ball. His uncheck, admitted by the band, and his splendid delivery of form held on the Hill. His greatest ally yesterday was Golo.
The Vitoria recovered better version after rotated by almost all top positions in previous games. He became fluent and his left foot to be an effective remedy. A shot several feet from the edge of the area was the first fifteen minutes notice. Shortly after Torres's shot put something into trouble heeled Iago.
The second half was the antithesis of the first. Luna did not ignore any of the plants even though the null contribution of the rival strikers demanded not accumulate cash in the back. Although ushered incisors to give players more bite to the bands. Patri was the case. Noticed. They did not come to haunt the mattress, but were gaining ground gradually getting replicate lines Antonio Rivas of all, completely ineffective. Golo warned with the launch of a free kick from the left, his left-footed shot forced Iago to stretch and get out of cuffs attached to the bottom.
He then dribbled Rubén González Javi Cantero, focused on Golo, the Vitoria Torres attended by the strain of the post set 1-0. Ran 57 minutes without much fanfare but Hill did justice to what is offered by both. The both gave wings to Badajoz. Turned in search of the ruling exploiting the rojiblanco ko. Then came the second. Fran Miranda wrestled a ball in the goal area after a corner taken by Torres and foreshortening Golo not yield to Forgive 2-0, 67 minutes, and buttoned party. The visitors claimed a previous lack of Gonzalo Iago who blocked at the start and led to a poor clearance which led to a goal. The violation was clear. Atletico failed to react. Pichu Atienza only the time served was finishing off a pass from Koke in a foul kick that cleared a paradón sources. Hill does not leave the decline, although the patch tactical this time it has taken effect.
HILL ATHLETIC B 0 2
-Cerro de Reyes: Fuentes, Pereyra, Santi Cezón (Patri, 46), Juan Carlos, Kevin, Fran Miranda, Rubén (Stoeten, 73), Jorge Zafra , Gonzalo (Roberto, 87), Torres and Golo.
-Atletico Madrid B: Iago, Cesar Ortiz, Javi Cantero, Regalón, Pichu Atienza, Koke, Perea (Saul, 74), Sergio Marcos, Collado, Noguera (Batres, 65) and Minguez (Roberto, 74).
-Goals: 1-0, Torres, min. 57. 2-0, Golo, min. 67.
-Referee: Perdigones Pacheco (Andalusia). Golo admonished, Jorge Zafra, Roberto Pereyra and in Cerro and Koke, César and Collado Ortiz in
Atletico B-Subs: About 900 spectators at the José Pacheco. The new managers were not in yesterday's stage. Yes was in the stands the former president Antonio cerrista Olivera Cachola. He also witnessed the game of football legend, Luis Pereira, president of honor mattress.
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Return to victory
goals from Torres and Golo gave victory to a makeshift Hill is still under reconstruction
goals from Torres and Golo gave victory to a makeshift Hill is still under reconstruction
Hill's laboratory is at full capacity. Yesterday at Atletico Madrid B (2-0) Mario Luna put at stake the nth scheme implemented by the Espanyol squad this season. He succeeded, but more of an impoverished branch demerit mattress that gave evidence of numerous shortcomings, not exceeded by the locals in any facet.
The makeover of the cerristas was all in paragraph tactical. Fuentes was a starter at the expense of a hit Matthias. They came out with a line of five ago, the plants were Kevin, Pereyra returning after his ban, and Juan Carlos, who held the gallons of captain, though Golo and Jorge Zafra also made headlines. "Anecdotal?, Defined so Mario Luna.
The makeover of the cerristas was all in paragraph tactical. Fuentes was a starter at the expense of a hit Matthias. They came out with a line of five ago, the plants were Kevin, Pereyra returning after his ban, and Juan Carlos, who held the gallons of captain, though Golo and Jorge Zafra also made headlines. "Anecdotal?, Defined so Mario Luna.
ignored in the end bands opting for two lanes, Santi Cezón and Ruben Gonzalez, who reappeared after a long period on the sidelines through injury. The Spaniard caught on lateral acceptable performance, although not allowed to perform physical to a higher level of inactivity. Missed some travel on the wings and both were replaced. Fran Miranda again pivotal exercise restraint and Jorge Zafra freely in midfield, was the brain of the computer.
The Barcarrota was unprecedented in the first half, but took advantage of the spaces left by the resumption Atletico on their way to the scoring trailer. Golo again delaying the coupling position, while Torres and Gonzalo occupied the tip of the attack. The Argentine striker was not up to it, the actions of his fellow offensive tandem eclipsed him giving everything a show without the ball. His uncheck, admitted by the band, and his splendid delivery of form held on the Hill. His greatest ally yesterday was Golo.
The Vitoria recovered better version after rotated by almost all top positions in previous games. He became fluent and his left foot to be an effective remedy. A shot several feet from the edge of the area was the first fifteen minutes notice. Shortly after Torres's shot put something into trouble heeled Iago.
Atletico rival B was a listless, weak, dull, with little argument, lacking a clear commitment, without intensity and low speed. Failed in short supply, there was no overflow. Mínguez Collado and rarely received. He did not know realize after 30 minutes of the central mismatch. Sources insurance neutralized the option in the handoff.
The replica was the only blue and white Santi Cezón rise to the left, the pass of death is hunting on the penalty spot Torres Golo preventing spike in joining from behind. No more. O yes, boredom and many yawns in the bleachers populated José Pacheco.
The replica was the only blue and white Santi Cezón rise to the left, the pass of death is hunting on the penalty spot Torres Golo preventing spike in joining from behind. No more. O yes, boredom and many yawns in the bleachers populated José Pacheco.
The second half was the antithesis of the first. Luna did not ignore any of the plants even though the null contribution of the rival strikers demanded not accumulate cash in the back. Although ushered incisors to give players more bite to the bands. Patri was the case. Noticed. They did not come to haunt the mattress, but were gaining ground gradually getting replicate lines Antonio Rivas of all, completely ineffective. Golo warned with the launch of a free kick from the left, his left-footed shot forced Iago to stretch and get out of cuffs attached to the bottom.
He then dribbled Rubén González Javi Cantero, focused on Golo, the Vitoria Torres attended by the strain of the post set 1-0. Ran 57 minutes without much fanfare but Hill did justice to what is offered by both. The both gave wings to Badajoz. Turned in search of the ruling exploiting the rojiblanco ko. Then came the second. Fran Miranda wrestled a ball in the goal area after a corner taken by Torres and foreshortening Golo not yield to Forgive 2-0, 67 minutes, and buttoned party. The visitors claimed a previous lack of Gonzalo Iago who blocked at the start and led to a poor clearance which led to a goal. The violation was clear. Atletico failed to react. Pichu Atienza only the time served was finishing off a pass from Koke in a foul kick that cleared a paradón sources. Hill does not leave the decline, although the patch tactical this time it has taken effect.
HILL ATHLETIC B 0 2
-Cerro de Reyes: Fuentes, Pereyra, Santi Cezón (Patri, 46), Juan Carlos, Kevin, Fran Miranda, Rubén (Stoeten, 73), Jorge Zafra , Gonzalo (Roberto, 87), Torres and Golo.
-Atletico Madrid B: Iago, Cesar Ortiz, Javi Cantero, Regalón, Pichu Atienza, Koke, Perea (Saul, 74), Sergio Marcos, Collado, Noguera (Batres, 65) and Minguez (Roberto, 74).
-Goals: 1-0, Torres, min. 57. 2-0, Golo, min. 67.
-Referee: Perdigones Pacheco (Andalusia). Golo admonished, Jorge Zafra, Roberto Pereyra and in Cerro and Koke, César and Collado Ortiz in
Atletico B-Subs: About 900 spectators at the José Pacheco. The new managers were not in yesterday's stage. Yes was in the stands the former president Antonio cerrista Olivera Cachola. He also witnessed the game of football legend, Luis Pereira, president of honor mattress.
PUBLIC Yesterday
entry tripled usually register with José Pacheco, following the decision of the new managers to allow free entry to the fans.
LUNA: "We must keep raising the top"
'Party and even locked in the first part and the second could not level in part because of the fans who kept us. " That was the summary of Mario Luna after the meeting, at a press conference in which he said did not know why of appearance of the managers in the box and anecdotal defined as the presence of Juan Carlos as captain. Jorge Zafra highlighted as two key men Golo Hill and praised for delivery of your players. "We have to keep climbing the peak, we have shown that positive things and a lot of heart."
entry tripled usually register with José Pacheco, following the decision of the new managers to allow free entry to the fans.
LUNA: "We must keep raising the top"
'Party and even locked in the first part and the second could not level in part because of the fans who kept us. " That was the summary of Mario Luna after the meeting, at a press conference in which he said did not know why of appearance of the managers in the box and anecdotal defined as the presence of Juan Carlos as captain. Jorge Zafra highlighted as two key men Golo Hill and praised for delivery of your players. "We have to keep climbing the peak, we have shown that positive things and a lot of heart."
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