French students and youth hit the streets demanding ‘right to the future’
Mobilizations were held across France by student and youth groups seeking concrete solutions to the problems affecting them as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the demands was a 1.5 billion euro emergency plan
French school students hit the streets seeking safety measures amid COVID-19 spike
Protests by high school students over the week seeking safety measures were met with police repression. French students and youth groups have warned of greater mobilizations this week if the necessary infrastructure is not put in place
“We demand an income for each student in France, financed by social security”
Interview with Anais Fley, National Secretary of the Union of Communist Students (UEC)
“Universities are the heart of potential emancipation”
Peoples Dispatch speaks to Anaïs Fley, national secretary of the Union of Communist Students in France, on the protests in the country over the past few months, the dangers of the policies of Emmanuel Macron and the role of the students and youth in transforming French society
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