17now in Spain

Spanish student organisations developed some initiatives on the International Day of Students. Confederación Estatal de Asociaciones de Estudiantes CANAE, with FADAE and UDECA – two regional student organisations –, published a manifesto titled For an education that listens to us, the students. This declaration explains briefly the history of the International Day of Students, summarises the main current claims of students and calls students and society in general to join these demands.

These organisations also spread different messages about student rights and participation through social media, under the hashtags #17N and #mivozcuenta (“my voice counts”), and shared the official image of the International Day of Students. CANAE also issued a press release explaining these actions to the media.