My first manifestation

When it comes to the french, they will protest almost anything. They are not afraid to speak out when they feel like they are being mistreated, and i think that is brilliant! They know their rights and utilize them to their full ability. What was so interesting about todays protest was that the protesters were high school age. The area outside of central paris is called the banlieu and is seen as the "ghetto". The children in the banlieu receive less opportunities than the students in central Paris. Here is a link to an article about todays protest. Another interesting aspect was the organization. The police were obviously informed and lined the streets, but it wasn't threatening, there was no sense of anything becoming out of control. The best part was at the end of the march...there was a street sweeper cleaning up the street!







After watching the demonstration for a bit I got hot (it was almost 60 degrees today!), I decided to get some gelato.