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In 1968 a major student movement emerged in Mexico, to the surprise of virtually everybody knowledgeable about Mexican student pol. The Instit'al Revolutionary Party (PRI), in power since 1929, had not been seriously challenged while the economy continued to grow at a rate of 7%, one of the fastest rates of growth in the world. The principal moving force behind the movement was the moral outrage of thousands of previously uninvolved students, who responded to what they felt to be the unwarranted brutality of the riot police, & later the army, in quelling a campus disturbance, esp since the students were exercising their legal right to peaceful protest. Additional exacerbating factors were cuts in the already meager budget of the Nat'l Autonomous U, juxtaposed against large outlays for the Olympic Games, as well as the hypocrisy of a gov which mouthed revolutionary slogans while brutally suppressing students & continuing its entrenched pattern of graft & corruption. The movement, after mobilizing hundreds of thousands of Mexicans, came to an abrupt halt with the slaying, jailing & exiling of hundreds of student activists. Since 1968, the main focus of Mexican student pol has been the obtaining of the freedom of the imprisoned students. Modified HA.

In 1968 a major student movement emerged in Mexico, to the surprise of virtually everybody knowledge able about Mexican student politics. The Institutional Revo lutionary Party (PRI), in power since 1929, had not been seriously challenged while the economy continued to grow at a rate of 7 percent, one of the fastest rates of growth in the world. The principal moving force behind the movement was the moral outrage of thousands of previously uninvolved stu dents, who responded to what they felt to be the unwarranted brutality of the riot police, and later the army, in quelling a campus disturbance, especially since the students were exer cising their legal right to peaceful protest. Additional exacer bating factors were cuts in the already meager budget of the National Autonomous University, juxtaposed against large outlays for the Olympic Games, as well as the hypocrisy of a government which mouthed revolutionary slogans while bru tally suppressing students and continuing its entrenched pat tern of graft and corruption. The movement, after mobilizing hundreds of thousands of Mexicans, came to an abrupt halt with the slaying, jailing, and exiling of hundreds of student activists. Since 1968, the main focus of Mexican student politics has been the obtaining of the freedom of the impris oned students.

This chapter discusses the emergent use of digital technology to inspire, connect, and sustain student activism on campus. An overview of student activism, opportunities, and challenges of this technology, along with recent case studies and implications for practice, are presented.

Introduction to Volume 118: New Student Activism

Military coups in Myanmar have had devastating effects for the country's students, sparking large-scale protests and activism. How can Australia support Myanmar's students through this?

In order to understand the present we must first understand the past. The United States may be a country founded on principles of democracy and republicanism, but students in universities across the nation have aligned themselves, historically, with some heterodox philosophies over the years. Whether it was Communism or Socialism in the 1930's, or left libertarianism and direct democracy during the recent Occupy protests, students have long considered whether the policies of the United States government were really working in their best interests. On campus in Depression-era America, Leftist student groups began to rise up and attempted to change the course of American politics. These Leftist groups were strongly rooted in Socialist and Communist alternatives to American capitalism, which they believed had failed the American people. By organizing and recruiting middle class college students, the Leftist groups on campus grew membership rates into the thousands. No greater was their impact felt than at the CCNY campus in New York City. Occupy Wall Street began as a movement of American citizens who felt disaffected by their government after the sweeping bank and automotive industry bailouts of 2008 and 2009. Believing that the United States government had abandoned them in favor of following a too-big-to-fail doctrine, the members of Occupy Wall Street organized in Zucotti Park to protest high unemployment, the failure of American capitalism, excessive government spending on foreign wars, and the continued inaction of the government to improve economic conditions in the United States. The movement was quickly embraced by students who feared that when they graduated college they would be left jobless and saddled with massive student loan debt. The student response to Occupy Wall Street was immense and their demonstration of solidarity impressive, especially in New York. This paper's objective is to explore the connections between radical, left-leaning student activism in 1930's New York and the student activists who have come out in support of Occupy Wall Street. This is important because Occupy Wall Street is a unique movement. Massive sit-in protests in Zucotti park, where people from across the region stood together united by their cause: putting to an end economic inequality and stopping the United States government from continually propagating a pro-corporate agenda while Main Street and the 99% are left footing the bill. It is important for us to understand that, while Occupy Wall Street is a unique movement, it is not the first time people united, firmly, against their country to protest its policies.

HISTORICALLY, DURING PERIOD OF DRAMATIC UPHEAVAL, STUDENTS HAVE OFTEN BEEN FOUND TO BE IN THE FOREFRONT OF THOSE DEMANDING CHANGES. THIS THESIS STUDIES THE UKRAINIAN STUDENT MOVEMENT IN THE SPRING OF 1991. PART ONE OF THE ESSAY PROVIDES RELEVANT SETS OF THEORETICAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE TOPIC OF UKRAINIAN STUDENT ACTIVISM. THE SECOND SECTION IS THE PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA. THE FINAL PORTION OF THIS WORK COMPARES THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF UKRIANIAN STUDENT ACTIVISM TO THOSE FOUND ELSEWHERE. DATA FROM THIS PROJECT IS USED TO HELP EXPLAIN SOME OF THE RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UKRAINE.