Oxfordshire NEU Summer Newsletter 2025 - Flipbook - Page 11
International matters
International
solidarity
conference
in
was
on
Harrogate,
international solidarity fringes,
were
passed
conference
in
and
the
the
an
agenda
with
this
various
two motions that
international
international
section
speaker
of
and
guests.
Elmina
Kulasic,
director
from
campaign,
Bosnia
the
gave
a
and
Herzegovina
Remembering
moving
Srebrenica
speech
for
anniversary
of
the
thousands
of
muslims
men
and
murdered
and
buried
systematically
graves.
The
Srebrenica
victims,
who
county
the
genocide,
were
UK
30th
where
boys
were
in
mass
Muslim,
were
Once again, the NEU reaffirmed its solidarity with
selected for death on the basis of their identity.
Palestine, calling for an immediate two way arms
This was the worst atrocity on European soil since
embargo with Israel and demanding a permanent
the Second World War. She shared with us how
ceasefire
the
and
release
of
all
hostages
and
taken
by
voted
in
Oxfordshire
favour
and
had
affected
her
family
and
the
people of Bosnia.
Palestinian political prisoners.
Conference
genocide
of
an
delivered
amendment
We
by
guests from Palestinian teachers union, Lebanon
Carmen
were
to
be
were privileged to hear from the General secretary
schools and colleges to publicly end or prohibit
of the Palestinian teachers union, Saed Erziqat at
collaboration
the Palestine solidarity campaign fringe, and from
arms
companies.
in
international
new campaign Disarm Education, advocating for
with
union
by
and
partnership
education
joined
Tracey-Ramos, calling for the affiliation with the
and
the
lucky
Cuba.
Many
of
us
the general secretary of the education union in
Cuba,
Niurka
Gonzalez.
attended
a
A
large
Cuban
section
salsa
night
of
It was outlined in this amendment that there is an
delegation
extensive collaboration between schools and arms
was a fundraiser for the Cuba vive campaign!
our
which
companies like BAE system, who invested 100m in
educational skills and early careers in 2022 alone.
If you would like to learn more about the unions
The mover of the motion outlined that companies
international
that profit off of war crimes and the genocide in
please visit the webiste below.
work
and
get
more
Gaza have no place in our schools.
Lucy Coleman
Oxfordshire Joint Branch Secretary
Resources can been found
by clicking here
involved
then
