Students and high-schoolers extend blockades in Act V

Student blockades and marches continue after meetings between student representatives and the education minister fail to resolve disputes over school resources. Independent reporting records a...

Students, parents, teachers and other supporters march in multiple cities. The Interior Ministry counts about 266,000 participants; student organizers report about 450,000. The scale marks a move from...

Solidaires Auvergne, CGT Educ’Action, FSU and FO call a strike and march in Clermont-Ferrand alongside students. Their statement links school demands to overcrowded classes, inadequate buildings and...

High-school students mobilized in Paris and other areas for “Act IV” of a school protest cycle. StreetPress reported on blockades, youth demands and police repression, especially in Seine-Saint-Denis....

Students at Paris-Panthéon-Assas and preparatory students from Lycée Montaigne join a university blockade during the school protests. The action extends the movement from secondary schools into higher...

The student union FSE organizes a human chain in Paris as part of “Act V.” The action and parallel rallies in cities including Rennes, Marseille and Lyon reflect efforts to keep student demands...

Greta Thunberg visits students at Lycée Paul-Éluard in Saint-Denis during “Act V,” expressing solidarity with the youth mobilization. Demonstrators in other cities also link school resources to...

More than 10,000 retirees take part in 80 gatherings, according to the UCR-CGT, FSU, Solidaires and allied organizations. They demand pension revaluation and submit a petition to the Agirc-Arrco...

Students at elite higher-education institutions join actions begun by high-school students. Their stated concerns include public-service funding, education costs, precarious academic work and...

Politis and Basta! reported a large demonstration joining high-school students, Yellow Vest participants and people mobilizing over living costs and government policy. Organizers estimated 800,000...