Go to the countryside, and march on the road of integration with the workers and peasants.

The civilian government which came into power began in April, 1974 to initiate a "Teach the Peasants Democracy Campaign" in the hope of publicizing concepts of parliamentary democracy to the vast countryside and to encourage more peasants to vote. In this campaign, more than 400 university students went to the country-side and stayed more than a month. This provided a valuable chance for them to get into contacts with more serious problems. As a rule, most university students came from middle-class families in the cities and they had never had a chance to know the poverty and suppression in the countryside. Thus, in this campaign, they have gained a preliminary understanding of the sufferings of the peasants. The Thai university students raised a lot of questions to themselves: why was it that they could live so differently from the farmers? Why could the peasants not feed and clothe themselves though they had worked so laboriously? Why was it that the peasants have to eat wild herbs (vegetables) and live in shabby huts while the landlords lead luxurious lives? To answer these questions they needed more social practices.

The NSCT then proposed a slogan "Go to the countryside". They mobilised 4000 of their fellow students to go to the countryside and to live and work with peasants. They also built schools and libraries for them. In the meantime, the contradiction between the peasants and landlords had sharpened. Many peasants, who were seriously exploited by the blood-sucking landlords, went to Bangkok to protest. In many other areas in the country peasants' federations were set up.

Strikes were increasing in the cities. From Oct 1973, the workers' movement had also been gaining momentum. The students also began to get into contact with the workers and understand and participate in their struggles. In many universities, forums and discussions were held with the workers. Once the NSCT had organised a "Knock the Door Campaign". They went to the poverty-sticken families in Bangkok city to understand their agonies. The Thai students put forward the slogan of "To serve the people". Yet in order to implement this slogan, they had to go into the masses and nurture the feelings forward their need and understand their needs.