A number of universities or rather students unions in several universities across the country have announced that they are going on a general strike starting from next February 11st , 2012 till SCAF hands over powers to civilians as an escalation of protesting.
The murder of several university students during the Port Said stadium clashes created a great anger among these students as many of the victims especially the martyrs are students in these universities and schools.
The students and instructors in the following universities and faculties are participating in the strike :
GUC student and Jesuit school graduate Karim Khozam "may Allah bless his soul" was the last one to join the long list of martyrs the school profiled.The Jesuit school students and graduates had tent in the big sit ins in Tahrir square during 2011.
The Jesuit school is not the only school participating in the strike because Lycee El Haram students union has announced that it is going to on strike starting from February 11,2012.
Lycee Bab El Louq school which is at the crossfire now in the battle of the MOI has got a students union that announced it will be on a strike till the military goes back to the barracks
Whether you are with the move or against it , I do not recall something happening like that in the Egyptian universities before.
Despite the significance of the date "February 11,2011" that marks the stepping down of Mubarak and his departure from Cairo , Saturday is a holiday for most Egyptians.
According to several activists this move prepares the public for the civil disobedience many believe "especially socialists" will bring down the military rule in Egypt. Needless to say the civil disobedience or even a general strike will need huge mobilization as well huge support and acceptance from the public , I do not know if we can get in a week period.
The strikes in labor sectors from time to time in several factories as in several companies are not enough indicator about the success of the idea in Egypt to me considering how the public rejects these strikes thanks to the media.
Still strikes and civil disobedience are from the most powerful weapons of peaceful revolution if they are wisely and perfectly use , I want them to be used perfectly in Egypt because I fear their failure will cost the revolution and the revolutionaries a lot.
The strike in 1919 revolution was among the successful weapons we used against the British , the question now if we use it in 2012 , will help our revolution as its supporters believe !?
The murder of several university students during the Port Said stadium clashes created a great anger among these students as many of the victims especially the martyrs are students in these universities and schools.
The students and instructors in the following universities and faculties are participating in the strike :
- AIn Shams university Students union "Public" { They got their share from martyrs already , they announced that they will have 3 days strike from 11-13 February 2012}
- The Faculty of economics and Political science, Cairo university "Public"
- AUC students union statement. "Private"
- GUC students union statement. "Private" { The first university to declare this strike}
- GUC instructors statement { Not all the instructors in the GUC signed this statement }
- Zagzig university students union statement. "Public"
- AAST Cairo students council statement " Private"
- Port Said university student union statement "Public"
- Alexandria university students union statement. "Public" { Of course I can't ignore the genius who wrote this statement as he believes the casualties of the Port Said massacre were more than the casualties of the October war in 1973 !!!!!!!!!!!!!! High education indeed }
- The Tanta university faculty of medicine student union statement "Public"
- BUE students union or "Private" { Despite I know that they have not reached to final decision according to a dear friend there }
- The Revolutionary students movement in BUE statement {Which has nothing to do with the administration which they despise }
- MSA Students union "Private"
- CIC Students union "Private"
- Nile University students Union
- Nahda University students "Private"
- Egyptian Russian university students union "Private"
- A national unity revolutionary government
- Restoring the rights of the martyrs and the injured.
GUC student and Jesuit school graduate Karim Khozam "may Allah bless his soul" was the last one to join the long list of martyrs the school profiled.The Jesuit school students and graduates had tent in the big sit ins in Tahrir square during 2011.
The Jesuit school is not the only school participating in the strike because Lycee El Haram students union has announced that it is going to on strike starting from February 11,2012.
Lycee Bab El Louq school which is at the crossfire now in the battle of the MOI has got a students union that announced it will be on a strike till the military goes back to the barracks
Whether you are with the move or against it , I do not recall something happening like that in the Egyptian universities before.
Despite the significance of the date "February 11,2011" that marks the stepping down of Mubarak and his departure from Cairo , Saturday is a holiday for most Egyptians.
According to several activists this move prepares the public for the civil disobedience many believe "especially socialists" will bring down the military rule in Egypt. Needless to say the civil disobedience or even a general strike will need huge mobilization as well huge support and acceptance from the public , I do not know if we can get in a week period.
The strikes in labor sectors from time to time in several factories as in several companies are not enough indicator about the success of the idea in Egypt to me considering how the public rejects these strikes thanks to the media.
Still strikes and civil disobedience are from the most powerful weapons of peaceful revolution if they are wisely and perfectly use , I want them to be used perfectly in Egypt because I fear their failure will cost the revolution and the revolutionaries a lot.
The strike in 1919 revolution was among the successful weapons we used against the British , the question now if we use it in 2012 , will help our revolution as its supporters believe !?
IF it is well organised, very well, concerning EVERYBODY yes,if not, it will be a failure and Peaceful
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