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Students and Organisations Announce September 1 March Against FEES Cuts and for Public Universities
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- More than 30 associations, federations and student organisations back a march scheduled for September 1 in defence of public education.
- Demonstrators will leave the University of Costa Rica at 2 p.m. and march to the Legislative Assembly.
- Other protests planned for September will address the Costa Rican Social Security Fund, pensions and democracy.
More than 30 student associations, federations and organisations have backed a march in Costa Rica to defend public education and oppose cuts to the FEES, the funding mechanism for public universities.
The march is scheduled for September 1. Demonstrators will gather at the Pretil of the University of Costa Rica and leave at 2 p.m. for the Legislative Assembly.
The mobilisation forms part of a broader month of planned protests. Other demonstrations in September are expected to focus on the Costa Rican Social Security Fund, pensions and democracy.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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