Dear students,
The Serpente center is closed again today and we cannot have class.
In case the rooms remain closed tomorrow (March 17) and next week (the Serpente center on Monday and La Sorbonne on Tuesday (March 23 and 24), we will have class in the BOUTRUCHE Library (near the History Department's office, the room is on the same floor).
I also want you to think about the fact that this strike will have very adverse consequences on mostly the students themselves, specially the weaker sections of them. In this case, is it really worth to continue it? Could not there be other means of voicing protests and oppositions that would not hurt and affect the weaker parts of our community of students and be efficient at the same time?
Days and weeks are passing by and many of these weaker parts of our community will have no other choices that stop their studies at the end of this academic year because of financial, family, housing reasons and the like. If there is no class at all, how will they be graded and how will they get their diplomas? What will they write on their CVs and résumés? Will they report that they were in third year in the History department but they could not finish their studies and could not get their degree because of a prolonged strike? Only the "priviledged" and the strongest parts of our community will be able to continue their studies. Only those who have their parents and family to support them financially will be able to afford one more year to make up for the year that will be (most probably) lost. Only those who are good and strong enough will be able to catch up quickly and efficiently, but what about the rest of the students? What about the weaker parts of our community that will be most affected because they do not have the financial means and family ressources (housing and food and the like) to afford another year to make up for the time lost and, because they are already weak, they will not be able to catch up as easily as the strongest parts of the good students. Is that all fair?
Should not a movement of protests and strikes also be mindful of these weaker parts of the community that will deeply be affected by the movement itself? The question is not about the legitimacy of the movement but, at some point of the movement, maybe there could be other ways of protests that could protect these weaker sections and be efficient at the same time. And if there are not, well, we have to decide what is fair and what is not and how we should make sure that our actions will not affect these weaker parts of our community we are all most concerned of...or are we really??...
I hope you will all share your thoughts with me and express your views and suggestions. If you wish so, I will publish your reactions and suggestions on this blog itself.
Best regards,
Mounir Nassor (mounirnassor@yahoo.co.in)
The Serpente center is closed again today and we cannot have class.
In case the rooms remain closed tomorrow (March 17) and next week (the Serpente center on Monday and La Sorbonne on Tuesday (March 23 and 24), we will have class in the BOUTRUCHE Library (near the History Department's office, the room is on the same floor).
Message for the Monday groups only: To catch up the sessions we have missed, we will have class next Monday (March 23) either at Serpente or at the Boutruche library, depending on the situation for two hours and for both groups at the same time. So, groups 1 and 2 will both start at 12pm and we will have class for 2 hours (until 2pm).
I also want you to think about the fact that this strike will have very adverse consequences on mostly the students themselves, specially the weaker sections of them. In this case, is it really worth to continue it? Could not there be other means of voicing protests and oppositions that would not hurt and affect the weaker parts of our community of students and be efficient at the same time?
Days and weeks are passing by and many of these weaker parts of our community will have no other choices that stop their studies at the end of this academic year because of financial, family, housing reasons and the like. If there is no class at all, how will they be graded and how will they get their diplomas? What will they write on their CVs and résumés? Will they report that they were in third year in the History department but they could not finish their studies and could not get their degree because of a prolonged strike? Only the "priviledged" and the strongest parts of our community will be able to continue their studies. Only those who have their parents and family to support them financially will be able to afford one more year to make up for the year that will be (most probably) lost. Only those who are good and strong enough will be able to catch up quickly and efficiently, but what about the rest of the students? What about the weaker parts of our community that will be most affected because they do not have the financial means and family ressources (housing and food and the like) to afford another year to make up for the time lost and, because they are already weak, they will not be able to catch up as easily as the strongest parts of the good students. Is that all fair?
Should not a movement of protests and strikes also be mindful of these weaker parts of the community that will deeply be affected by the movement itself? The question is not about the legitimacy of the movement but, at some point of the movement, maybe there could be other ways of protests that could protect these weaker sections and be efficient at the same time. And if there are not, well, we have to decide what is fair and what is not and how we should make sure that our actions will not affect these weaker parts of our community we are all most concerned of...or are we really??...
I hope you will all share your thoughts with me and express your views and suggestions. If you wish so, I will publish your reactions and suggestions on this blog itself.
Best regards,
Mounir Nassor (mounirnassor@yahoo.co.in)
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