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Video: thousands march against austerity in Paris

Author
Clare Solomon
Date
15 April 2014
Type
Video
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Clare Solomon and Danielle Obono report from Paris where around 100,000 people joined a protest organised by the Front de Gauche, the French Communist Party, the CGT union and other groups

Clare Solomon

As President of the University of London Union 2010-2011, Clare was a key organiser of the 2010 student rebellion. ‘Springtime: The New Student Rebellions’, her book on the student and youth revolts worldwide, co-edited with Tania Palmieri, is published by Verso. She is a leading member of the People's Assembly and Counterfire.

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