Helen Pattison, London Socialist Party secretary
When we were contacted by a student at a school near Muswell Hill, we arranged to meet them for a coffee with their friends. We talked over some ideas about how to meet more people who might want to build the walkouts.
After half term, a student from a neighbouring school contacted us. So we arranged leafleting, and a coffee to make a joint plan.
Since, we’ve leafleted in Muswell Hill more. More students from other nearby schools and colleges have contacted us.
When we meet these students, we try to bring along people from schools where we’ve already made links so that they can share ideas and plan collectively. Sometimes we have organised street meetings.
At one school, students leafleted a bonfire night event. They have plans for a ‘ballot’, and banner-making sessions.
In nearby Finchley, a student got four of his friends to help leafleting after school.
