NEW! PRE-ORDER: Lessons from the 2012 Quebec Student Strike

Recent cuts to postsecondary education are threatening the future of millions of students across Canada. As federal and provincial governments grapple with massive accumulated debts, students are being asked to foot the bill. In response, an unprecedented mood of militancy is sweeping campuses across the country. 

In this context, the 2012 Quebec Student Strike has captured the imagination of many. Quebec students showed that it is possible to fight back and win. Their heroic struggle against a Liberal-imposed tuition hike offers powerful lessons for students confronting austerity today. But the strike was not improvised; it was the result of careful organizing by student leaders who channeled the spontaneity and creativity of thousands of students into a victorious movement.

The Lessons of the 2012 Quebec Student Strike aims to educate and prepare such a leadership for the movement today. In its pages, readers will find a historical overview of the key episodes in 2012, as well as material produced by the RCP in the midst of the struggle both inside and outside of Quebec. This book will help readers draw out the key lessons from the Quebec Student Strike, and equip them with the ideas and methods needed to repeat it today.