Tag Archives: France
Marseilles, Rebellious or Obnoxious?
A firsthand personal account of the garbage-collectors protest in France The 2013 European Capital of Culture made the headlines in October after transforming itself into the world capital of garbage. Not too flattering a prize, one would assume. Yet, the city was widely described as “rebellious” for its opposition to a new bill. It all [...]
We Salute the Workers and Students of Paris
On the 8th February 1962 thousands of radicals took to the streets of Paris to protest against the far right armed insurrectionary group Secret Army Organisation (OAS) which had instigated a campaign of bombings, sabotage and attempted assassinations in opposition to France granting independence to Algeria. Below is a report at the time by Freedom [...]
Les Celebs Join Migrants’ Battle
Famous faces back up picket lines French celebrities have joined the picket lines of over 6,000 migrant workers who have been downing tools and occupying workplaces for the last three months against their lack of working rights and victimisation as sans papiers. Football legend Lilian Thuram, actress Josiane Balasko, star of Chocolat Juliet Binoche, comedian [...]
French Posties Say NON!
UK parallels unmistakable as EU postal directive hits La Poste As a massive public outcry continues to build throughout France against the privatisation of postal services, thousands of workers have gone on strike against a free-for-all market. The anger of the workforce at proposed changes to the sector led to a major demonstration on 24th [...]
Star Tarnac Witness Recants Testimony
A star witness for the French police in the Tarnac Nine court case against anarchists accused of railway terrorism has recanted his testimony and accused police of misrepresenting and pressuring him into condemning his friends. Jean-Hugues Bourgeois, a farmer who lives next door to the commune in which the Tarnac Nine live, was used by [...]
We are all Mesrines
“If we sack the banks, it’s because we have recognised money as the central cause of all our unhappiness. If we smash the windows it’s not because life is dear, but because commodities prevent us from living at all costs. If we break the machines it is not because of a wish to protect work, [...]
