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Students In
Action!
Introduction: Welcome
to the student page of the Lake Superior Socialist Action website. Our youth/student affiliate is Youth for
Socialist Action. We are active on
a number of high schools and college campuses across northern Wisconsin and
Minnesota.
We work with a wide variety of
activist groups, and try to connect student activists from various campuses
with each other, and with off campus activists. Contact us if you’re interested in joining YSA, starting up a
YSA chapter at your school, or working with us. Students are often the spark plugs of social movements – so lets
get together and organize!
This Month’s
Feature:
 Midwest
Social Forum: The Midwest Social Forum is an annual gathering
of grassroots organizations, community activists, workers, educators,
students, and others committed to making a better, more just world
possible. It provides an open space for exchanging experiences and
information, strengthening alliances and networks, and developing effective
strategies for progressive social, economic, and political change. It’ll be taking place this year in
Milwaukee from July 6-9. Keep an
eye out for the SA/YSA literature table!
 Info on the
Midwest Social Forum
Student News
& Views:
YSAer Elected
to Douglas County Board: This past April, Adam Ritscher, a member of Socialist Action and YSA,
was elected to a 2-year term to serve as the District 6 representative on
the Douglas County Board of Supervisors.
Ritscher, who ran openly as a Marxist, is Socialist Action’s first
elected public official.
Congratulations to Adam!
Poor &
Immigrant Youth Riot in France: In spite of the emergency powers that came into force
at midnight on 9 November, the movement of revolt that is sweeping the poor
neighborhoods and estates on the edges of France’s major cities is
continuing. continued
Vigil Held
for David Croud & Against Police Brutality: On October 13 a 29-year old
American Indian man by the name of David Michael
Croud was beaten and arrested by the Duluth police for alleged public drunkenness. After police took Mr. Croud
into custody he was taken to SMDC hospital,
where he was sedated, went into a coma, and died six days later. continued . . .
Report on
World Youth Festival: The 16th World Festival of Youth and Students was held Aug. 8-15 here
in the Venezuelan capital. The festival proved to be an excellent
opportunity for progressive and socialist youth from all over the world to
gather in a country that is currently a focus of deep political interest
worldwide. continued
YSA Student
Activist Visits Cuba: Over this past winter break, I
had the extraordinary opportunity to visit Cuba. I went as part of a
twenty-member delegation through the organization Witness for Peace. Our
group was composed of a diverse mix of college students and older adults
from various backgrounds, from cosmopolitan New Yorkers to activists from
Indian Country. continued
Students Protest Tuition Hikes in
Wisconsin: College tuition hikes are
sweeping the nation like a feverish disease. In the face of massive budget
shortfalls, state after state is making the decision to try and balance
their budgets on the backs of working class students. continued
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