The Student Union has called for a meeting on November 12 student general strike and demonstrations throughout Spain. This initiative is produced in solidarity with their colleagues in Valencia who are suffering the consequences of the DANA.
The student organization has called for student assemblies and committees to be held in all institutes and universities to express their support for working families and the youth of Valencia. Furthermore, they want make visible their “repudiation of those responsible who have allowed these deaths and this destruction with its apathy.” “We have to fill the institutes and universities with activity, with banners and posters, with actions demanding justice and reparation,” he stated in a statement.
The Student Union demands the “immediate resignation” of the entire Government of the Generalitat Valenciana“the exemplary trial and punishment of those responsible for so many deaths, suffering and pain.” They have also urged Government central to approve an emergency decree that guarantees free and immediate medical attention to all those affected.
In addition, they have urged that multinationals be “forced” to make all the food and products they need available to the affected population, free of charge. For the Union of Studentsall State resources “have to be allocated to solving this catastrophe and they must be financed with taxes on the rich, on banks and on large companies.”
Likewise, they demand that the Government “decree the intervention of hotels and tourist apartments to guarantee free accommodation of families who cannot live in their homes.” They ask that another emergency decree be approved “so that the payment of the rentals of the affected families and people and are not subsequently claimed”.
“What happened in Valencia could happen in any other area at any time. Scientists predicted the catastrophic effects of the climate changebut the rulers have turned a deaf ear. This fight is for all of us who suffer the scourges of this savage and predatory capitalism. It’s time to say: Never again! You are not alone, you are not alone! On November 12, everyone will join the student strike and demonstrations,” the organization concludes in a statement.
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