Three days of action planned

The major planned events of this week.

Tuesday 14th March-
Day of Action ( co-ordinated by students )

Thursday 16th March-
Big Day of Action. Demos of students and schoolkids supported by Trade Unions.
Trotskyists appeal for 24 hour strike.

Saturday 18th March-
Demos over all France at the initiaitive of (CGT, CFDT, FO, CFTC, CGC, Unsa, FSU, Solidaires) students and schookids. Défilé à Paris à 14 h 30, de Denfert-Rochereau à Nation.

Meanwhile unions say if the CPE has not been withdrawn, a new Day of Action will take place on Thursday 23rd March.

Other demonstrations, university strikes and blockades continue in towns across France.

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One million throng streets in towns across France

Around a million took to the streets today to join protests against the CPE.

Lyon, Rennes and Toulouse protest against casualisation

First reports from Liberation on this mornings demonstrations.

CGT union says 1.5 million demonstrate against CPE

Le Figaro is now reporting the CGT trade union as counting 1.5 million demonstrating across France.

Eyewitness account from Paris

A first-hand account from Hermit, who was present yesterday night at the Place de la Sorbonne, where there were clashes between the CRS and protesters.

Today's demonstrations in Bordeaux

An eyewitness report of another anti-CPE demonstration from our correspondent in Bordeaux, Jay Taylor.

100,000 on the streets in Brittany

Nearly 100,000 demonstrate in Brittany against the CPE.