Socialist Students of Austria
- Socialist Students of Austria
Infobox Political Youth Organization
name_english = Socialist Students of Austria
chairman =
colorcode =
foundation = 1893
headquarters =
ideology =
international = International Union of Socialist Youth, IUSY
regional1_type = European
regional1_name = Young European Socialists, ECOSY
student =
secretary
mother_party = Social Democratic Party of Austria
website = [http://www.vsstoe.at/ vsstoe.at] The Socialist Students of Austria (de: "Verband Sozialistischer StudentInnen Österreichs", VSStÖ) is a socialist and social democratic student organization at Austrian universities.
History
The prelimary organization of the VSStÖ was formed in 1893 in Vienna. In the beginning, it was more a student debate club that was sympathetic to young workers and the union movement. It fought for general elections in which both men and women could vote, free access to universities, and against bourgeoise science. The resistance to nationalist and anti-semitic movements at universities led to discrimination and attacks against members of the Socialist Students and led finally to the prohibition of the VSStÖ during the Austrofascism period until the end of World War II.
After the liberation from the National Socialists by the Allied Forces in 1945, the Socialist Students were actively involved in the foundation of democratic student representation, which was established in 1946 as the [http://oeh.ac.at/oeh/dieoeh/english Austrian National Union of Students] . On the ideological basis of Marxism, the VSStÖ has subsequently fought for free and open access to universities, sufficient social funds for students, gender equality, and has taken an active role in the peace movement as well as the anti-globalisation.
Organization and Activities
The VSStÖ is active nationwide and has chapters in all university cities. Their members run in students union elections every two years at every university levels. In a coalition with the Greens, the VSStÖ became the president of the national Student Union in 2001. Since 2007, the VSStÖ is in coalition with the Greens and the independent "Fachschaftsliste".
The VSStÖ's International activities include being a member of the IUSY and Ecosy.
External links
* [http://www.vsstoe.at VSStÖ homepage]
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