May 68: when students and workers shook the world

from The Sound of Solidarity · host solidarity.net.au

Julie Monteiro tells how students and workers turned France upside down, with student protests helping trigger a 10 million-strong general strike. She looks at how the ruling class was able to reestablish "order" and discusses the political lessons we can draw today. Read more about May 68. Find out more about Solidarity This talk was delivered at Solidarity's Melbourne branch on 31 July 2025.

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