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<p class="ve-ce-paragraphNode ve-ce-branchNode">The '''University of Havana Strike''' was a [[Student Strike|student strike]] in Havana, [[Cuba]], [[Timeline of | <p class="ve-ce-paragraphNode ve-ce-branchNode">The '''University of Havana Strike''' was a [[Student Strike|student strike]] in Havana, [[Cuba]], [[Timeline of Anarchism in the Caribbean|1892]] in protest of cuts to university funding.</p> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
<p class="ve-ce-paragraphNode ve-ce-branchNode">The strike began after the announcement of the Robledo Decree, which [[Austerity|cut government funding]] for university. This caused university workers to be fired, a reduction in wages for the rest of them and the cutting of PhD programs.<ref name=":0">Global Nonviolent Action Database: "[https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/students-university-havana-strike-restore-doctoral-degrees-1892 Students at the University of Havana Strike to Restore Doctoral Degrees 1892]"</ref></p> | <p class="ve-ce-paragraphNode ve-ce-branchNode">The strike began after the announcement of the Robledo Decree, which [[Austerity|cut government funding]] for university. This caused university workers to be fired, a reduction in wages for the rest of them and the cutting of PhD programs.<ref name=":0">Global Nonviolent Action Database: "[https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/students-university-havana-strike-restore-doctoral-degrees-1892 Students at the University of Havana Strike to Restore Doctoral Degrees 1892]"</ref></p> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:50, 3 April 2024
The University of Havana Strike was a student strike in Havana, Cuba, 1892 in protest of cuts to university funding.
Background
The strike began after the announcement of the Robledo Decree, which cut government funding for university. This caused university workers to be fired, a reduction in wages for the rest of them and the cutting of PhD programs.[1]
Events
Students stopped attending classes for seven weeks and posted notes expressing their frustration all over the universities walls.[1]
Results
The strike resulted in the reversing of the Robledo Decree, increasing funding for universities.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Global Nonviolent Action Database: "Students at the University of Havana Strike to Restore Doctoral Degrees 1892"