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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[...]

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[...]

Feminist Strike is coming! : The March 8th Uprising in the Spanish State (2018-2019) – dialogue

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

Join the Social Movements Lab to discuss the upcoming 2019 Feminist Strike in Spain, as well as the challenges and accomplishments of the 2018 feminist strike. We will have a 'mapping' session on Wed. 02/27 and a 'dialogue' session on Mon. 03/04, facilitated by a Ph.D student at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Lucía Hellín Nistal,[...]