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From Gilets Jaunes to Virus Lockdown

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For over a year the Yellow Vest movement descended into the streets of France each Saturday.  Earlier this year it developed forms of convergence with other movements, most notably with the massive strikes over pensions and with the student strikes.  But now France is locked down during the virus crisis.  Francesco Brancaccio will join us[...]

Indian Politics Today: The Citizenship Act and COVID-19 Lockdown

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The Social Movements Lab will hold two dialogues via Zoom on the current situation in India. Originally, the dialogues were conceived to address the Citizenship (Amendment) Act passed by the Indian government in December 2019, which sparked violent protests throughout the country.  The Act provides a pathway to citizenship for those belonging to many religions[...]

From Yellow Vests to General Strike

Social Movements Lab (Smith Warehouse, Bay 5) 114 S Buchanan Blvd, Durham

The Yellow Vests movement has continued to descend into the streets of France each Saturday for over a year now.  Recently it has developed forms of convergence with other movements, most notably with the massive strikes over pensions and with the student strikes.  Francesco Brancaccio will join us from Paris to discuss the evolution of[...]