It is inspiring to see how the Scottish student movement is being re-born intellectually through the efforts of students, academics and workers. They have just published the first edition of their new Student Journal "We are not rats". I commend them and hope
to see their ideas, debates and formats fertilize the South African and African student movement.
Patrick Olden Grace Loncraine, Editors of the new "Scotland's Students' Left Review: We Are Not Rats" write: "Students in Scotland today are crucially important. They have the responsibility of being at college or university at a time when colleges, universities, and indeed the country itself have recently been or could soon be reshaped, redirected or altogether restarted anew. That the character of these new institutions will be determined by the dominant voices involved in their redesign is certain. Who these dominant voices will be representing, however, is not. It is therefore important for us as students to ensure that we are active, mobilized and making a case for the progressive character of these institutions – within our campuses, in print and on the streets. How effective have we students been in the past at directing the discussion?"
to see their ideas, debates and formats fertilize the South African and African student movement.
Patrick Olden Grace Loncraine, Editors of the new "Scotland's Students' Left Review: We Are Not Rats" write: "Students in Scotland today are crucially important. They have the responsibility of being at college or university at a time when colleges, universities, and indeed the country itself have recently been or could soon be reshaped, redirected or altogether restarted anew. That the character of these new institutions will be determined by the dominant voices involved in their redesign is certain. Who these dominant voices will be representing, however, is not. It is therefore important for us as students to ensure that we are active, mobilized and making a case for the progressive character of these institutions – within our campuses, in print and on the streets. How effective have we students been in the past at directing the discussion?"
