Ben Kei Chin

Sep 12, 2023 | forgeorganizing.org | Robert Kuttner |Hollie Russon Gilman |Lizbeth Lucero |Ben Kei Chin

[Originally published September 1st for Commons, a leftwing journal in Ukraine. An overview of Priama Diia, a leftwing student union in Ukraine, and how they are organizing masses of students in the face of the war with Russia and the increasingly repressive and anti-working class policies of the Ukrainian government.

Sep 12, 2023 | forgeorganizing.org | Robert Kuttner |Hollie Russon Gilman |Lizbeth Lucero |Ben Kei Chin

[Originally published September 1st for Commons, a leftwing journal in Ukraine.]On the eve of September 1st, the Day of Knowledge, Commons spoke to activists of the student union Priama Diia about the right to education in a country at war. They explain why they decided to relaunch the union, what obstacles there are to protecting students' rights, and share their plans and dreams for the future of Ukrainian education after the war.