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What’s Going on in France

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The opening show in a planned tour by controversial comedian Dieudonne has been stopped just before it was due to open.

Around 5,000 people had been hoping to see him start his national tour in a theatre in Nantes.

But the country’s highest administrative court upheld an earlier ban preventing the artist, who is accused of anti-Semitism, take to the stage.

In its ruling the top French court cited the risk to public order if the show was to go on. But for many it was about denying the right to freedom of expression.

“We came here to have a laugh, have some fun. We’re a little disappointed by the decision,” said two fans outside the theatre in Nantes, while another added “Letting him perform is about freedom of expression. I am against censorship. It’s a shocking decision.”

Calls for Interior Minister Manuel Valls to resign filled the air. He had lodged the appeal to have the Nantes show banned and has advised other local authorities they could stop performances.

“The Republic has won tonight and has emerged stronger. The values of our country have been strengthened and that is what we have to take in,” Valls told reporters after the verdict.

The comedian reacted on Facebook appealing to his fans outside the theatre in Nantes to go home, adding he had been denied permission to speak to them.

It is unclear if the 46-year-old – who has seven convictions for anti-Semitic hate speech – can continue with his planned nationwide tour.

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Eric Cantona on the French Bank Run

Transcription and translation
Nantes 8th October 2010

I don’t believe that we can …. I don’t believe that we can be completely happy when we see poverty all around us. Or we’re living in a cocoon, sealed off from everything … but there is a possibility and something we can do Well, it annoys me a little that there going … oh it doesn’t really annoy me at all Today it’s important to defend ourselves
But today to go out into the streets, what’s that? Today to go out protesting in the streets – what’s that? They turn everything back against you.
Today it’s no longer the way we have to do things.
It’s great to speak of Revolution and taking up arms but you can’t go around killing people

The revolution is really simple to make. The System , what’s the System’s , the System’s built around the Banks …The System is built on the banks
So if you want to destroy the System you do it by taking down the banks
So instead of 3 Million people being in the street waving their thingys, these 3 million people should go to their bank and take their money out, then the banks collapse!

3 Million, 10 Million, 10 Million People, everyone, and then there’s a true threat, and then there’s a true revolution, a revolution should be against the banks, it’s not complicated. Instead of going on the street and doing kilometres in the car to get there, go to the bank, in your village and take your money out – and if loads of people take their money out the banks collapse – no weapons no blood nothing at all, just like Spadgeri (a guy who robbed a large bank through the tunnels one night), it’s not complicated , and then, they’re going have to listen to us differently, Unions… you have to help them with ideas sometimes!!!!

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European Bank Run on 7th December 2010

The French want to break their banks by withdrawing their money on December 7th.

French activists call for a Europe-wide and joint account termination on 7 December 2010

“Everyone should get his money from the account.”

What does this protest?
In France the last few weeks has been enough protest. Since demonstrating in the street have brought us nothing we understand that the real power lies in the hands of international banks and corporations.

All citizens of the country resolve your accounts in cash. The activists suggest, one can first put the money in a suitcase or invest it in a social bank.

So far 7000 people have signed up

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You up next America”