Students from different European countries are called to support a day of strike and mobilizations next Friday, November 20, under the slogan "Let's fight for our future, not for their wars!" The call, promoted by youth and student organizations from different countries, has the participation of the Student Union in Spain and aims to denounce the increase in military spending, the militarization of classrooms, and the deterioration of public services.
The initiative is part of an international call that brings together organizations from Italy, France, Germany, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Austria, Switzerland, and other European countries. Through a joint manifesto, the groups call on young people to leave classrooms and participate in assemblies, marches, and demonstrations to demand changes in government investment priorities.
The movement argues that the increase in military budgets is occurring while public education, healthcare, and access to housing continue to face difficulties. Therefore, the organizers demand that public resources be allocated to social policies and not to rearmament.
Against rearmament and the militarization of classrooms
One of the main reasons for the strike is the rejection of European rearmament plans and the increase in military investment. Students believe that these policies compromise the future of new generations and denounce that educational centers should not become recruitment spaces or be linked to the interests of the arms industry.
Among their demands also include the elimination of compulsory military service, the defense of public education, healthcare, and housing, as well as the fight against climate change and social inequalities. The international manifesto also includes demands related to human rights, the rejection of colonialism and occupation, the defense of democratic rights, and opposition to racism and gender-based violence.
The organizing bodies also criticize the policies of European governments on defense and consider that the increase in military spending does not guarantee peace, but can contribute to intensifying international conflicts. These assessments are part of the political position expressed by the signatories of the manifesto.
Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, and other cities: where the 20N mobilizations will be
In Spain, the Student Union has called for participation in the demonstrations scheduled for 12:00 p.m. in different cities. Madrid will have a route between Atocha and Sol, while in Andalusia, concentrations have been announced in Seville, in Plaza de San Francisco; Malaga, in Plaza de la Constitución; and Granada, in the Jardines del Triunfo.
There will also be mobilizations in Galicia, with calls in A Coruña, Vigo, Ferrol and Santiago de Compostela; in the Basque Country, in Bilbao and Vitoria; and in Asturias, in Gijón and Oviedo. In the Valencian Community, protests are planned in Valencia, Alicante and Castellón. Likewise, concentrations have been announced in Palencia and Salamanca, while the locations for calls in Barcelona, Tarragona and Murcia remain pending confirmation in the information published by the union.
The November 20 strike seeks to extend the mobilization beyond Spanish borders and consolidate a joint response from European students and youth against rearmament and militarization policies.
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