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Student Protest: then and now

Hosted by the Ralph Miliband Programme

Shaw Library, 6th floor, Old Building

Speakers

Matthew Myers

Matthew Myers

Hilary Wainwright

Hilary Wainwright

Chair

Dr Robin Archer

Fifty years on from the events of 1968, prominent activists from different generations will examine the significance of student protest then and now.

Matthew Myers (@MattJMyers) is author of Student Revolt – Voices of the Austerity Generation.

Hilary Wainwright (@hilarypepper) is an author and editor of Red Pepper magazine.

Robin Archer is Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE.

The Ralph Miliband Programme (@RMilibandLSE) is one of LSE's most prestigious lecture series and seeks to advance Ralph Miliband's spirit of free social inquiry.

Twitter Hashtag for this event: #LSEstudent

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