Stato of permanent agitation. So he decided on the University Assembly on 9 June. More permanent one could say that perennial, seen recently that there is always some reason why students should stay excited, because of the attacks from many quarters that undermine the life of our University, including Unical.
Actually, however, the first impression that you had during the meeting is that most students do not really have awareness at all. Considering that this was a meeting of the University we would have expected a greater participation, more participation, more desire to understand and take action.
What are the reasons for this apathy? The courses are going to end? Exams approaching? The little information? To think that so any action would be useless? Maybe a little 'of it all. Certainly the non-presence can not be interpreted, except for a few cases, such as sharing of the latest reforms and proposals of the Government in terms of education. In fact, early last week showed a general support to the "cause", what is lacking is the move to the next step: Get involved! In recent days, an invitation to take part in the party was also the group of students who had occupied the roof of the cube 0B through banners and leaflets. And the same press conference the day before the Chancellor Latorre, with the spread of the printing of the letter sent to the Minister Gelmini alarmed by which emphasizes the difficulties of start of the next academic year, has not reassured the general climate.
The Assembly has begun, as the recent meetings of faculty, with a video and slide presentation of the process since 1999 with the DDL Gelmini affected the Italian university, bringing the current situation. After the time information and the time of the interventions. Now the controversy triggered by the latest statements by the Rector, "stone guest" of the Assembly, who said he would not attend the meeting because there was no need for a "father" of the initiative. "During the beginning of last year (during Wave movement ed) the rector had been warned that things would turn out that way - said a student - only now it has become aware and also says that next year academic risk. "
Many researchers in fact they are signing their unwillingness to take unpaid activities in the coming year, so many educational activities would be at risk, while in other news circulating is that the economy may be in serious difficulties in accepting new registrations September.
Many interventions relate to the issue of increased taxes, the decline in coverage of scholarships, and year-end issue of the parasites that falsely claims to have zero income, provide scholarships, housing and other benefits displacing those who should really enjoy. The question in some way breaks the assembly. On the one hand for some is how to bring the discussion to a more "earthy" sviandolo the real objective of the Assembly: to analyze the current situation of the public University in the light of recent cuts and reflect on the actions of protest to be organized to tackle them. On the other hand it poses emphasis on another aspect. The issues of fees and scholarships is, in addition to being directly affected by the cuts, are also the issues that most directly touch on the mass of students, such as the discrete participation in demonstration against the increase of the second installment highlighted. For many of these issues decrees, articles, reforms, ministers and ministers, are issues far. Hence also the poor adhesion. To raise awareness of the situation so it is also a need to focus on these things.
Interesting about the intervention of the representative Udu Nistico, which stresses the importance of attention The fee increases to the next, and how the University intends to change the pan of merit so that, while decreasing the number of scholarships, with a purely statistical game you can look it increased the percentages. It must therefore also bind to protest the proposals in the medium and long term.
arrives at the assembly also an echo of what happens in other universities. One student spoke of Wisdom, the other universities in the South are more or less the same boat dell'Unical, University of Bari, there are strong protests and occupations, the University of Palermo will be held soon a large assembly.
This represents a shift to the proposals, synthesizing the various interventions, given that it must get out by the assembly with clear ideas. Immediate is to proclaim a state of permanent agitation. Consequently organize garrisons in focal points of the University, whose structure, as noted by a student in itself is not conducive to socialization and contact between students. On the question
taxes first thing that seemed necessary was organized to pressure the CDA next summer, during which it will decide the increase of the first installment of next year. Groped occupations of the CDA would be useless, as it seemed more sensible to make the voice of students opposed to organ decision, because it understands the situation and not strictly confined to the management company of the University.
In the case of failure to obtain a satisfactory result then we can think even stronger measures, such as not to pay the first installment as an act of civil disobedience. What that in case of implementation, however, would require a great deal of preparation and construction of a path of struggle. Among the proposals
finally to draw up a document of solidarity with the researchers, and to create a network of mobilization with other Italian universities involved in the protest.
Meanwhile, time is pressing. The summer session is starting, as well as the summer itself, and consequently will even more difficult to get students active participation in initiatives. It is therefore hoped that students, researchers, professors, and Rector, putting aside the usual rivalries make a common front. What is certain however is that the University public deserves some extra effort to be defended.
Lorenzo Coscarella
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