International Day of Student Protest

mikm · 5th March 2003, 19:33

did anybody do anything?

We did a 11:00 walkout (unfortunatley, I couldn't do this- it would grant me an automatic 0 on a test I took that day) and an 11:30 march.

Tonight at 4:30, a bunch of area high schools are going on a march.

Mrs_Mia_Wallace · 5th March 2003, 19:42

It can't be THAT international, absolutely nothing was going on over here, haven't even heard of it until you posted about it!

Mia

Reaper · 5th March 2003, 19:42

Protest of what? School is forced by government in many countries. You have to get an education someway or another. Sure, you can drop out, but where is that going to get you in life? If you're in high school, you only have a few years left of it until you can graduate. Just pays to stick with it. And don't give that lame excuse "It's cool to hate school because my favorite band says it is."

binary hero · 5th March 2003, 19:46

international? WTF. never heard of it.

mikm · 5th March 2003, 19:52

dah- must be NATIONAL not INTERNATIONAL sorry about that.

Gonzotek · 5th March 2003, 20:06

Quote:

Droz: These, Tom, are your cause-heads. They find a world-threatening issue and stick with it... for about a week.
Moonbeam: What don't we eat?
Crowd: Red meat!
Moonbeam: Why don't we eat it?
Crowd: It's murder!

Moonbeam: If every student on this campus were to starve, it would be worth the life of a calf.

PCU

-=Gonzotek=-

feroxis · 5th March 2003, 20:13

Amen to that, Sawg.

I think many activists don't really care about what they're protesting. What's that? Green beans are rascist, you say? Right, whatever. They're just out to hear their own voices. I think most are also badly in need of something to do, or are otherwise unstimulated.

I'm just not really sure what these sorts of protests are mean to do. If you really want to make a difference, do so in the ballot box, or write an editorial. Protests are so stigmatized that they have lost any impact they may have once had.

You may still get your media coverage, but I think the average person has long since ceased to care what the ravening minority's signs say today.

henry3k56 · 5th March 2003, 21:31

It's called Senior Ditch-Day!!!

Thank you, I'm only a Junior.

Trigear · 5th March 2003, 22:06

it's just an excuse to skip school. i didn't need one. i skipped school just for the hell of it

feroxis · 5th March 2003, 22:18

Amen to triGear, too.

Shenlong · 5th March 2003, 22:20

School? I didn't go because I don't go...

Trigear · 5th March 2003, 22:35

actually, i skipped school because i didn't feel like getting out of bed.

Xerxes · 6th March 2003, 00:39

Yes! Let's protest the war by not learning anything. Brain fasting...

Protesting is so cliche.

zootm · 6th March 2003, 01:04

i didn't go to university, but i didn't go to the protest either (which was next door). i did get back from work at 6am, though, so i think my apathy to morning events was justified.

flatmatt · 6th March 2003, 01:10

We had a snow day.

5th March 2003, 19:33	#1
mikm Major Dude Join Date: May 2001 Location: 2001:4978:20f::/48 Posts: 1,244	International Day of Student Protest did anybody do anything? We did a 11:00 walkout (unfortunatley, I couldn't do this- it would grant me an automatic 0 on a test I took that day) and an 11:30 march. Tonight at 4:30, a bunch of area high schools are going on a march. powered by Câ‚‚Hâ‚…OH \| eff \| aclu

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Reaper Forum King Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,928	Protest of what? School is forced by government in many countries. You have to get an education someway or another. Sure, you can drop out, but where is that going to get you in life? If you're in high school, you only have a few years left of it until you can graduate. Just pays to stick with it. And don't give that lame excuse "It's cool to hate school because my favorite band says it is." ml_iPod - [Homepage] \| [Forums] \| [Wiki]

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Mrs_Mia_Wallace has a crush on Bilbo (Forum Queen) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: The starting points at a racetrack. Posts: 3,058	It can't be THAT international, absolutely nothing was going on over here, haven't even heard of it until you posted about it! Mia

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binary hero Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,004	international? WTF. never heard of it.

5th March 2003, 20:13	#7
feroxis Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ole Miss Posts: 58	Amen to that, Sawg. I think many activists don't really care about what they're protesting. What's that? Green beans are rascist, you say? Right, whatever. They're just out to hear their own voices. I think most are also badly in need of something to do, or are otherwise unstimulated. I'm just not really sure what these sorts of protests are mean to do. If you really want to make a difference, do so in the ballot box, or write an editorial. Protests are so stigmatized that they have lost any impact they may have once had. You may still get your media coverage, but I think the average person has long since ceased to care what the ravening minority's signs say today.

5th March 2003, 22:06	#9
Trigear bear! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,426	it's just an excuse to skip school. i didn't need one. i skipped school just for the hell of it

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feroxis Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ole Miss Posts: 58	Amen to triGear, too.

5th March 2003, 22:35	#12
Trigear bear! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3,426	actually, i skipped school because i didn't feel like getting out of bed.

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Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,687	Yes! Let's protest the war by not learning anything. Brain fasting... Protesting is so cliche.

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zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,378	i didn't go to university, but i didn't go to the protest either (which was next door). i did get back from work at 6am, though, so i think my apathy to morning events was justified.

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