demonstrations
Articles about demonstrations, rallies and protest marches.
French general strike, 29th January 2009
Photos from France's largest general strike in three years which hit transportation, school, hospital and mail services as more than 1 million protesters took part, with tens of thousands of youths, retirees and unemployed people march across towns and cities to protect jobs and consumers during the global economic crisis.
“Sometimes we shoot the same way” – the attack on Gaza, internationalism and the Left
A libcom user and Anarchist Federation member analyses the 2008-2009 Israel-Gaza conflict, and the response of the left to events.
Israel’s brutal attack on the Gaza strip has elicited widespread revulsion, and has led to protests across Britain and the world. It is clear that the Israeli state has committed atrocities which anyone with an ounce of humanity would seek an end to. Its savage bombing of one of the most densely populated places on earth has resulted in over a thousand deaths.
Clashes in Athens during protest march
Clashes unravel in Athens after riot police attacks protest march. Police repression targets lawyers and journalists who try to help trapped protesters. Many were wounded, and one elderly lady seriously brutalised.
On Friday 9/1/09 protest marches took place in all major cities of Greece in commemeration for the assassination of the communist teacher Nikos Temboneras by Kababokas, a government thug, during the educational movement of 1991 against neoliberal policies.
Brighton anti-war protests, 2002-3
Images from the anti-war protests in Brighton leading up to and following the outbreak of the Iraq war. Many of these events are recollected and analysed here.
Economic crisis and direct action in Iceland photo gallery, 2008
Images from the social unrest following the collapse of the banking system in Iceland in 2008. More images can be found on flickr here.
Economic crisis and direct action in Iceland
Since early this winter, Iceland has been facing economic crisis. People are getting angry, some of them wanting back the “good old” prosperity, while others and hopefully the majority, are realizing the real cost of capitalism.
The three major business banks have been nationalized, putting their debt on the people’s shoulders. People have been losing their lifelong savings; loans have increased and are getting sky high (and for sure they already were high enough). 200 people lost their job every single day of November and more and more people are facing the threat of losing their houses.
France: demonstrations by school students continue to grow
Demonstrations against the Darcos reforms of the education system are intensifying with more students joining protests and taking more direct action.
Students are angry about reforms to the French secondary examination course, the baccalaureate and also about the planned loss of 25000 teaching posts over the next two years. Today's demonstration (11th Dec.) was called by the school students' union (UNL), the union has called for another day of action next Thursday although it looks as if many students will continue action tomorrow.
Tensions rise in Athens as nurses and students fight reforms
Tensions rise in Athens with nurses occupying Health Ministry and students clashing with riot police over unwanted educational reform
Tension rose in Athens on the 4th of December as nurses who are on a 48h national strike occupied the Ministry of Health.
When the Minister appeared pleading to do what he can to help them, the nurses replied "then come with us to occupy the Ministry of Economics".
Protest march against police violence in Volos, central Greece, attacks police HQ.
Protest march against police violence two serious harassment incidents in the city of Volos attacks police HQ
On Saturday 29/11/08 the people of Volos, a city in central Greece with a long labour struggle tradition, took to the streets to protest against escalating police violence.
Thousands to march against eviction for a massive themepark in South Africa
Fifty thousand people are threatened by an eviction to build a Zulu themepark with Dubai money.
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
eMacambini Anti-Removal Committee Press Statement
Ten Thousand to March on S’bu Ndebele in Protest at eMacambini Evictions
Date: Wednesday 26 November 2008
Time: 10:00
Route: From Isithebe airstrip to the Mandeni Municipal Offices
