Yellow Vests

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The SW View

Crisis continues—but one spark could lead to revolt

More struggle is possible
05 July 2022
Marine Le Pen addressed a crowd with French flags flying behind and around her
In Depth

France needs a fightback to stop fascists

The rise of Le Pen wasn’t inevitable
26 April 2022
Angry workers take to the streets in France for a national day of action
International

Angry workers take to the streets in France for a national day of action

Thousands of workers demonstrated in France last Thursday. They were taking part in a day of national protests called by several trade union federations and student groups.
21 September 2020
Yellow Vest actions hit cities all over France
International

Yellow Vest actions hit cities all over France

Demonstrators continued their fight this weekend despite police repression
14 September 2020
Audacious film about police brutality in French suburbs
Reviews & Culture

Audacious film about police brutality in French suburbs

This impressive debut film of the black French filmmaker Ladj Ly, Les Miserables, is an incendiary provocative drama.
07 September 2020
International round-up - Yellow Vests defy cops in France and deadlock in Israel
International

International round-up – Yellow Vests defy cops in France and deadlock in Israel

Yellow Vests took to the streets of Paris last Saturday, but their numbers were much lower than anticipated.
17 March 2020
French ban on protests fails to stop resistance
International

French ban on protests fails to stop resistance

Paris is set be a capital of protest and resistance on Saturday.
10 March 2020
Will striking French trade unions and the Yellow Vests converge?
News

Will striking French trade unions and the Yellow Vests converge?

Richard Greeman writes from Montpelier saying that strikes that began on Thursday offer the focus for a powerful movement against neoliberalism
05 December 2019
After a year of the Yellow Vests - a new chance for united struggle in France
International

After a year of the Yellow Vests – a new chance for united struggle in France

Richard Greeman, a Marxist writer and activist best known for his work on Victor Serge, marks the one-year anniversary of the Yellow Vests by looking at what the movement has achieved and the prospects for future struggles
19 November 2019
Workers in France strike back as Emmanuel Macron attacks pensions
International

Workers in France strike back as Emmanuel Macron attacks pensions

Strikes on the railways, in schools and many other sectors swept France on Tuesday against president Emmanuel Macron’s assault on pensions.
23 September 2019
Black Vests challenge racism of the French state
International

Black Vests challenge racism of the French state

Around 1,000 Black Vest activists and others occupied one of France’s most famous monuments on Friday—and were met by vicious police repression.
14 July 2019
‘The struggle is still on in France - now we all need to unite against Macron’
Comment

‘The struggle is still on in France – now we all need to unite against Macron’

Richard Greeman, a Marxist writer and activist best known for his work on Victor Serge, reports from France
01 July 2019
Paris 1 May 2019
Galleries

Yellow Vests and trade unionists together in Paris on 1 May

Unity against president Macron defied the police in France
02 May 2019
Yellow Vests and trade unionists defy cops together on May Day
International

Yellow Vests and trade unionists defy cops together on May Day

Hundreds of thousands of people defied police repression to march on May Day in France
02 May 2019
Yellow Vests take on the cops as protest numbers rise
International

Yellow Vests take on the cops as protest numbers rise

Riot police and Yellow Vest protesters battled in the centre of Paris last Saturday as numbers on the streets rose for the second week in a row.
23 April 2019
The Yellow Vest struggle to reinvent democracy in France
International

The Yellow Vest struggle to reinvent democracy in France

Richard Greeman, a Marxist writer and activist best known for his work on Victor Serge, reports from France
20 April 2019
France: unions and the Yellow Vests resist Macron
International

France: unions and the Yellow Vests resist Macron

Trade unionists and Yellow Vests are set to march together this Saturday to defend the right to protest against vicious assaults from president Emmanuel Macron’s government.
09 April 2019
French teachers join the revolt against Macron
International

French teachers join the revolt against Macron

Teachers across France were set for a national day of strikes and demonstrations
02 April 2019
French state sends in the army in attempt to stem the tide of Yellow Vests
News

French state sends in the army in attempt to stem the tide of Yellow Vests

On Saturday the French interior minister cheered on a massive escalation of state repression.
24 March 2019
Yellow Vest movement has Emmanuel Macron on the run
International

Yellow Vest movement has Emmanuel Macron on the run

A picture of the president quaffing wine while Paris burned didn’t go down well, reports?Charlie Kimber
19 March 2019
Yellow Vests gear up for big push to mark four months of a movement against Macron
International

Yellow Vests gear up for big push to mark four months of a movement against Macron

The French Yellow Vest movement and organised workers in the trade unions face a big test.
12 March 2019
Determined Yellow Vests build more mobilisations despite repression
International

Determined Yellow Vests build more mobilisations despite repression

The French Yellow Vests are preparing for major mobilisations, in particular on 16 March.
05 March 2019
Armed cops blow Yellow Vest’s hand off in Paris
International

Armed cops blow Yellow Vest’s hand off in Paris

Tens of thousands of Yellow Vests demonstrated in France for the thirteenth weekend in a row last Saturday—despite new laws passed last week to curtail protests.
12 February 2019
Hi-vis unity in France as strikers join with Yellow Vests
International

Hi-vis unity in France as strikers join with Yellow Vests

Strikes and protests swept France on Tuesday as the Yellow Vest movement and trade ­unionists came together for the first time in significant numbers.
05 February 2019