High school students: don't agonise, organise!

By Arrow Tong and Tristan Miller

Young people need a voice. We can't just hang around until we are
18, when we get to vote for the racist policies of Liberal or Labor. That
is why last year Resistance organised the high school walkouts against
racism in which thousands of students voiced their anger at the racist
Liberal and One Nation parties.

Australia was built on the foundations of racism, which was used to
justify the dispossession of Aboriginal people. Racism is still necessary
for the rich minority, who use it to steal Aboriginal land and scapegoat
migrants for unemployment.

If racism and injustice are rampant on your school, don't despair —
there is something you can do.

It is easy to get demoralised by the school system, which makes young
people conform to an unjust society. Organising a Resistance club on your
school will help people stand up to injustice. As an individual we can
only do so much, but being involved in Resistance makes it easier to challenge
the school's racism, homophobia or sexism.

We cannot let racism continue; we must take a stand against injustice.
Resistance can help you to get organised at your school, from arranging
a speaker at assembly and providing videos on important issues, to getting
information around to build the next rally.

Get active, get organised, contact Resistance.

From GLW issue 346