cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/29704356

The student’s protest movement makes decisions by direct democracy and debates matters for hours on end, yet everything runs like clockwork.

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Right from the word go, the students were absolutely clear about their demands, which included political and criminal accountability for the collapse of the canopy at the entrance to Novi Sad railway station last November, which killed 15 people and seriously injured two others.

The group subsequently opened the doors to students from other faculties who wanted to learn how to start their own blockades.

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Three months later, students who had once struggled to get to morning lectures on time and meet essay deadlines are now working together like a well-oiled machine.

Decisions are made on the basis of direct democracy at plenary assemblies, and there are dedicated teams for a wide variety of tasks, including logistics, public relations and the delivery of hygiene supplies.

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The movement has triggered protests in almost every municipality in Serbia, been joined by teachers, lawyers, medical professionals, and many in the IT sector and has led to the resignation of Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic and Novi Sad Mayor Milan Djuric.

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The students expect their demands to be met because without that, they say, there can be no hope for justice in Serbia.