Across Europe on Friday 20th November 2026, there will be student strikes, walk outs, blockades, occupations, assemblies, demonstrations, and other actions against the current war-drive in Europe. The 20th is being called a ‘Youth International Strike Against War’ and young people are being mobilised by slogans such as ‘Fight For Our Future Not Their Wars’.
In support of the protesting youth and against war, on the 20th, 21st and 22nd November there will be also days of action across Europe, with mobilisations from trade unions, peace activists and anti-war campaigns, with such slogans as ‘Welfare Not Warfare’ and ‘Take the Streets Before the Tanks Take Them’
In this video, Antonio Porcaro from Rete della Conoscenza in Italy is interviewed by Dae-Han Song.
Antonio Porcaro is on the national Executive Board of Rete della Conoscenza, active in the struggle for the ‘right to a future’ campaign.
Dae-Han Song is a writer and organizer based in South Korea, a nation technically still at war. He works at the International Strategy Center in Seoul, and focuses on building people-to-people solidarity and challenging the logic of militarism and empire on the Korean Peninsula. He is actively involved in movements for peace, reunification, and against the presence of foreign military bases. He is also an associate of the Korea Policy Institute. He is also a member of the international No Cold War collective.
Rete della Conoscenza is an independent Italian youth organization that is helping to bring together a Europe wide network of youth for these activities. It can be followed here: https://retedellaconoscenza.org/
Youth International Strike Against War can be followed here: https://youthstrike.org/
Stop ReArm Europe can be followed here: https://stoprearm.org/
This is: No Cold War Perspectives #33 Video
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