demonstrations
Articles about demonstrations, rallies and protest marches.
Anti-CPE Movement: Bordeaux, 4th April 2006
Photos of the April 4th 2006 demonstration against the CPE in Bordeaux. Photos by Jay Taylor for libcom.org. More from Jay Taylor at www.jayzerz.blogspot.com.
Anti-CPE Movement: Marseille, 4th April 2006
Photos of the April 4th 2006 demonstration against the CPE in Paris. Photos from http://www.flickr.com/photos/cudmore/.
Anti-CPE Movement: Blockade of the French Consulate in Greece
Intervention and blockade of the French consulate in Thessaloniki in solidarity to the French rebellion and against the antisocial CPE law. Photos from: http://www.resistance2003.gr/en/gallery/photo.php?id=676
Calls for Europe-wide demonstrations on 4 April
The European Confederation of Unions have called on all their national confederation and unions to show solidarity with the anti-CPE struggle.
They request unions to send a representative to Tuesday 4 April day of action in France as well as calling for demonstrations to be held at all the French Embassies in Europe on that day.
Source: attac France and Paris Indymedia
Day of anti-CPE action called for 4 April
A day of action against the CPE and the loi sur l'egalite des chances of which it is a part has been called for next Tuesday 4 April.
There have been demonstrations called for in virtually every department of France.
68 French universities on strike
A list of universities on strike and/or occupied against the CPE, and a list of the largest demonstrations and sizes in towns across the country.
The French Students' Union UNEF has issued a list of French universities occupied from the 28th of March. This list includes existing occupations and new ones.
Five days in Rennes
A report from one of our Paris correspondents, who spent the past five days in Rennes and took part in some of the anti-CPE protests there.
Rennes was interesting. I spent the last 5 days there, sampling the delights of the most militant, unified, unmediated resistance to the CPE in the country.
Report from demonstrations in Bordeaux
An eyewitness account from Bordeaux, where our correspondent Jay Taylor saw spontaneous marches through the streets after Chirac's speech last night.
On friday afternoon there were small groups of students roaming around town with loud hailers, handing out flyers asking people to attend the demonstration on Tuesday the 4th. Holding up placards at intersections asking people to hoot if they are against the CPE and CNE.
Anti-CPE Movement: Embassy protest in Brazil
Leafletting and sit-down protest at the French embassy in Brazil. Photos from http://paris.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=56520
Anti-CPE Movement: Bastille, 31st March 2006 (c. 21h)
Photos later on in the evening from the earlier demonstration at the Bastille on March 31st 2006, when anti-CPE demonstrators clashed with police. Photos from http://thibautcho.free.fr/.
