Quebec-Ontario student solidarity tour, July 12-20

Thank you

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:56:00 -0400

Thank you to all the students, labour and community groups who endorsed and supported this project in many ways. We are confident that this was an important and positive dialogue between Quebec and Ontario students, and we know it will continue with optimism. As Hugo said, “We didn’t reinvent the wheel in Quebec and we don’t have a secret recipe. You have to find your own ways to mobilize… If you work hard enough, you can have the kind of movement we have in Quebec.”

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Tour speaks at Ryerson University.

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:54:27 -0400

Tour speaks at Ryerson University.

Hugo, Marianne and Audrey speak in London, Ontario.

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:25:38 -0400

Hugo, Marianne and Audrey speak in London, Ontario.

"We cannot have demands only specific to the students. One of the successes of the student movement..."

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:25:10 -0400

“We cannot have demands only specific to the students. One of the successes of the student movement is having labour on its side and other community organizations. We receive very broad support. We put our fight into a context of challenging austerity and that was an appeal to a lot of people in Quebec society. I think that’s a message that we can give to Ontario students.”

- Marianne Breton Fontaine in London. Read the interview here.

Audrey Deveault speaks at a tour event.

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:13:00 -0400

Audrey Deveault speaks at a tour event.

"Social movements like this don’t happen overnight. It takes time to build, and mobilize, and..."

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:10:00 -0400

“Social movements like this don’t happen overnight. It takes time to build, and mobilize, and convince people that what you’re defending is the right cause.”

- Audrey Deveault. Read more and watch the video.

Audrey Deveault (center) with Hugo Bonin (right) and Marianne...

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:43:00 -0400

Audrey Deveault (center) with Hugo Bonin (right) and Marianne Breton Fontaine (left) at the University of Windsor.

"When you’re paying $10,000 and more for a bachelor of arts degree and you’re $40,000 in..."

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:10:00 -0400

“When you’re paying $10,000 and more for a bachelor of arts degree and you’re $40,000 in debt from student loans, you’re shopping for an education. Education itself is seen as a commodity … If you want to fight this, you must fight the tuition fight.”

- Hugo Bonin, who joined the speaking tour yesterday, in Windsor. Read more.

Jérémie Bédard-Wien speaks in Hamilton.

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:18:00 -0400

Jérémie Bédard-Wien speaks in Hamilton.

"Tuition here is very much higher than it is in Quebec. I definitely think students will react more..."

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:13:00 -0400

“Tuition here is very much higher than it is in Quebec. I definitely think students will react more strongly.”

- Jérémie Bédard-Wien. Read more.

Marianne Breton-Fontaine speaks at the Hamilton stop in City...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:33:00 -0400

Marianne Breton-Fontaine speaks at the Hamilton stop in City Hall on the Student Solidarity Speaking Tour. The video is by the McMaster University student newspaper The Silhouette. You can see a promotional video the Hamilton folks made by clicking here.

Photos from the tour — Kingston and Hamilton.

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:32:00 -0400

Photos from the tour — Kingston and Hamilton.

The strategy behind the Quebec student strike: CLASSE...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:30:54 -0400

The strategy behind the Quebec student strike: CLASSE spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau Dubois, video by BASICS newsletter

General Assemblies and the Quebec student strike: CLASSE...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:30:08 -0400

General Assemblies and the Quebec student strike: CLASSE spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau Dubois, video by BASICS newsletter

Main Arguments of the Quebec Student Strike: CLASSE spokesperson...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:29:33 -0400

Main Arguments of the Quebec Student Strike: CLASSE spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau Dubois, by BASICS newsletter

"Ontario students have the highest tuition fees in the country. We have seen an increase of up to 71..."

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 12:19:00 -0400

“Ontario students have the highest tuition fees in the country. We have seen an increase of up to 71 per cent since 2006. We’ve seen a government committed to reducing tuition instead increasing it this fall.”

- Sarah Jayne King, Ontario chairperson of the Canadian Federation of Students. Read more.