IMGpapers 1968–75

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1968–75

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Black Dwarf Vol. 14, No. 20, 15 August 1969 · p. 7 of the scan · 693 words

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page 7 of the scan

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Closed or he un mosities opened after bein closed for two months by emergency. Police patrols were on guard inside the faculty buildings. In the Economics Faculty Professor Rogelio Rubio was giving his lecture for the first year philosophy course: he was discussing the transition from nature to culture, and wrote the names of some books up on the board, including "Les enfants sauvages" and other books with foreign titles. Soon a janitor came in: the board was rubbed clean. The Professor went out to get an explanation. The janitor returned with an ultimatum. That was the last time the janitor was used. Now police patrols stand guard over lectures; books with "dangerous" titles have disappeared from the University. The police have disrupted the The militarisation of the university is the completely overwhelmed authorities over the past few years. It is also the most recent and most dramatic means used by the regime against the two major tendencies that now occupy the political arena in the Spanish universities: the tendency that proposes a democratic reform of the university (SDE), and the revolutionary tendency with its "socialist platforms"

In Spain student agitation is different from other European countries, as indeed so is the They are both more violent than elsewhere. But if university agitation continues in the rest of Europe we must expect the bourgeoisie to demand the efficient use of police and troops, a parasitic workforce, to smother the revolutionary centres.

In Spain the terror is real. It is there in front has often been regarded in the west as a liberal of you ever since the military used the phrase It receives substantial aid "there are no non-combatants". The University from the US and its army is advised by a group Faculties have had to put aside lecture halls as barracks for the Armed Police. Around 150 support is, however, its position on Palestine: police are in permanent occupation inside the Arab leaders Economics Faculty, 100 in the Philosophy Faculty, 100 in the Medicine Faculty etc. Water cannons stand focussed 15 years Where others, such as the leaders of Jordan and away from the entrances of the Faculties. The police break up classes, and specialised meetings: they disrupt the library This militarisation has led to such a state of This internationally pro-imperialist stance is a terror, that many students are too frightened by the indiscriminate use of official violence to The struggle against the police within the a Frankfurt hotel in 1955. Most of his partisans being classed as "crimes": Forming groups of more than five, putting notices or posters up, political situation within Tunisia was quiet. As looking at the police, standing near the lecture on all the students and attacked the lecture "Ladies". Three days later a student shouted "Get Out" at the police; the exits were reinforced; and all the students in the building The result of this has been the relative student agitation within the university buildings, and the intensification of attempts to forge unity with the commissions the streets. On March 25th six Molotov cocktails exploded in Madrid banks. There were several big fires but not one of the 200 commandos who carried out the raids was caught. On the other hand, pacific demonstrations are the best way to make the police's repressive work easy. The failure of the May 1st In 1968 the workers were very active; the The bourgeoisie were terrified by the French terrorism; and when student-worker commandos demonstrated after the police declared to "clean up" the situation (January This has involved the militarisation of the mass arrests of militants, and detentions and assassinations in the Basque country.

In the early 1960's Franco allowed a certain formed as unofficial trade unions. These were soon repressed, however, and many of the union leaders clapped in gaol. But out of them Which have been extremely active in Barisiona Young Workers' Commissions and Madrid where they have formed links with revolutionary students. A new unity is growing, Spain is simmering again

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