That is what it says on a cardboard sign ready to be taken to Christiansborg Palace Square. High school students and university students across the country have prepared to give the government's parties a clear message.
10,000 students are expected to gather today at City Hall Square in Copenhagen, where a demonstration is planned, while 30,000 high school students spread across 40 high schools nationwide are expected to walk out of classes.
A total of 21 educational organizations and political youth organizations are behind it.
See what else is written on the protesters' signs.
The background for the demonstration is the government's budget proposal. ( https://fm.dk/udgivelser/2026/oktober/forslag-til-finanslov-for-finansaaret-2027/ )
The government, consisting of the Social Democrats, the Moderates, the Socialist People's Party, and the Social Liberal Party, plans to cut student grants (SU) with the upcoming budget.
First and foremost, it will remove SU from 81,000 students living at home whose parents earn more than 420,000 kroner a year before tax.
For students living at home where the parents earn between approximately 420,000 kroner and 710,000 kroner, a tapering scheme will be introduced. This means the students will not lose the entire amount, but parts of it, according to the proposal titled 'A Stronger Defense of Denmark – A Strengthened Denmark to Defend'. ( https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/her-er-de-vigtigste-punkter-i-finansloven )
Furthermore, the government will introduce a requirement that graduates must have worked an average of four hours a week for 18 out of the last 24 months of their education to qualify for graduate unemployment benefits after completing their studies.
"The youth says no to cuts," it says on one of the banners that will be brought to today's demonstration. (© DGS)
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'The wrong place to save'
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If you ask Oscar Tønsberg Hoffmann, who is chairperson of the Danish High School Students' Association (DGS), it is "the wrong place to save".
- We have tried to engage in dialogue with the ministers and have been met with a closed door. We are holding this demonstration to show them how many of us there are who are insanely frustrated with what they are doing - and in reality, think it is shameful.
The protesters have also packed megaphones. (© DGS)
- It is clear that if students have to work more on the side, it takes time away from preparing for school and homework, says Oscar Tønsberg Hoffmann, emphasizing that a boycott of classes is a "last resort".
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Expecting a peaceful protest
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Mads Bundvig is the student council chairperson at Sankt Annæ Gymnasium in Copenhagen, and he is one of the students walking out of classes.
- We are going to the demonstration to say no to more cuts affecting young people.
Mads Bundvig emphasizes that it is not about high school students not wanting a part-time job.
- But there is a feeling that there are not enough hours in the day. There are long school days, and then there is an insane amount of pressure from assignments and grades. So it can be difficult to find time for everything - even if you want to, he says.
Mads Bundvig believes that today's protests will make a difference.
- I am 100 percent sure it will have an effect. It is a national school strike, says the student council chairperson, emphasizing that the high school students are aiming for a peaceful protest.
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What is going to happen?
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* 21 educational organizations and political youth organizations are behind the demonstration
* Several thousand students from across the country are expected to participate
* 12:30 The demonstration starts with a gathering at City Hall Square in Copenhagen
* 13:00 Those present march towards Christiansborg Palace Square, where there will be speeches, chants, and music
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