1968: The Year Paris Erupted

By Doug Robertson — Socialist Aotearoa It’s 50 years since Paris witnessed the incredible power of workers and students united, as millions took to the streets to challenge the reactionary French state, and shook the very class system to its core.  We look at how events unfolded, and why the demands and action at their heart remain relevant today. On the 22nd of March 1968, 150 students, far left groups, poets and musicians occupied the administration building of Nanterre University … Continue reading 1968: The Year Paris Erupted