France: Our outrage!
“I am angry and I am outraged” is the cry from the heart of a psychologist from Mulhouse hospital
[VIDEO] The Battle Against Pension Reform in France
On February 29, the French government used an executive order to pass a widely-hated reform of the pension system, which is their equivalent of social security.
The Yellow Vest Movement: A Report Back From France (Jan. 25, 6:30pm)
The Yellow Vest Movement A Report Back From France Friday, January 25, 6:30PM Berkeley City College, room 55 (basement level) 2050 Center St, Berkeley Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets all over France in what began as a protest against a fuel-tax increase but has spread into a movement against the […]
France: “All Together! General strike!” (Revolutionary University, Fall 2018)
Revolutionary University October 2018 France: “All Together! General strike!” This was was one of the slogans last spring. The mobilizations against the French government’s attacks proved that the working class is still able to fight back against the capitalists’ offensive. But it also showed the obstacles that stand in the way of the workers’ movement. […]
Social Movements in France (Saturday, July 21, 11am, Oakland, CA)
For the past few months, there have been ongoing strikes of workers from rail and other industries, major demonstrations and university occupations protesting the attacks of President Macron’s government. Come to a presentation and discussion over Skype with activists from the Fraction L’Etincelle of the NPA (New Anti- Capitalist Party). Saturday, July 21, 11am Niebyl […]
Updates from Germany and France (Revolutionary University 2017)
Revolutionary University October 2017 France: In The Streets, Workplaces, Universities, Schools & Hospitals… Everybody Hates Macron Michelle Verdier, an activist in the French Trotskyist group Fraction L’Etincelle The Myth Of The Social Democratic State and The Reality of Life in Germany Today Paula Anders, German activist in the Revolutionär Sozialistische Organisation
The Fight Against Layoffs in France
The strike at Citroën Aulnay In France, just like in the U.S., the big auto companies are using the economic crisis to attack workers. Here we’ve already seen that the big auto companies such as GM and Ford have laid off thousands of workers. GM has used its supposed bankruptcy to destroy workers jobs and […]