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Paris on Strike, London to Riot
By James Mackenzie, Reuters
As many as three million people took to the streets across France on Thursday to protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s handling of the economic crisis and demand more help for struggling workers.
The protests, which polls show are backed by three quarters of the French public, reflect growing disillusion with Sarkozy’s pledges of [...]
Trillions for Bankers, Zero for People: Europe Protests
THE PARIS DECLARATION FOR MOBILIZING ON THE CRISIS
We won’t pay for your crisis!
More than 150 representatives of trade unions, farmers’ movements, global justice groups, environmental groups, development groups, migrants’ groups, faith-based groups, women’s groups, the have-not movements, student and youth groups, and anti-poverty groups from all over Europe gathered on the 10th and 11th [...]