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Campaign for change in the United Kingdom!
Campaign for change in the United Kingdom!
Straight after an intense Board Meeting, on the evening 27th, the Bus Tour made its way to the UK on the Eurostar. Along with the permanent team, Board Members Hreidar Mar Arnason and Jessie Seal visited ESSA, giving two workshops on the Declaration and how UK students can use it as a basis for campaigning.
Salil Bhate, ESSA’s Vice-Chairperson was our guide and we had the time to visit two very different schools. One was a democratic school in …
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Manifestation! LOTR at UNL National Meeting and National Demonstrations.
Manifestation! LOTR at UNL National Meeting and National Demonstrations.
After heading back to Brussels from the UK, the Bus Tour drove to Paris early Friday (1st October) morning arriving just in time for a press conference organised by UNL. While we said goodbye to Hreidar in London, for this journey we were joined by our Secretary General, Jonathan Favereau.
As it turned out, our visit coincided not only with one of UNL National Meetings, but also at the same time as France’s national strikes against the raising …
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The Bus Tour bloody stop in Copenhagen!
The Bus Tour bloody stop in Copenhagen!
After a nice stay in Stockholm, the LOTR Bus drove away towards the next stop: Copenhagen.
After a late arrival and a warm welcoming by the OBESSU members in Denmark: Danske Gymnasieelevers Sammenslutning (DGS), Erhvervsskolernes Elev-Organisation (EEO), Landssammenslutningen af Handelskoleelever (LH) the LOTR crew had a well deserved rest.
The next morning the mission in Copenhagen started! All the Danish organizations had organised a demonstr …
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The Bus Tour in Sweden!
The Bus Tour in Sweden!
After Lithuania, Estonia and Finland, the LOTR Bus Tour arrived in Sweden, where OBESSU was hosted by our Swedish member organization SVEA (Sveriges Elevråd).
On 20th September SVEA organized an event on the links between the educational system and the labor market in Sweden, and what challenges globalization present in the country when it comes to rising super powers such as China and India.
A panel debate, moderated by SVEA president Tobias …
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LOTR Bus Tour stops
LOTR Bus Tour stops

9th September: Vilnius (Lithuania)
LMS will organize a meeting on school student rights and their recent project "Patriotism & Tolerance.


12th September: Tallinn (Estonia)
ESCU will focus on the aspect of school food, which needs to be healthy and free of charge for every student. They will organize a public mass-picnic (“bring your own healthy lunch”) and they will offer people free milk. During the event they will wear T-shir …
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