"International Student Movement"

~ OVERVIEW ~
March 31st 2012:
European Day of Action against Capitalism

An alliance of various grassroot groups across Europe called for a day of action against capitalism on march 31st -> the call

In less than three months, the M31 initiative was joined by leftist groups and libertarian grassroots unions in 15 European countries. On March 31st, thousands took to the streets all over Europe against capitalism and neoliberal crisis regulation. There were M31 demonstrations and rallies in Porto, Lisbon, Madrid, Toledo, Bilbao, Zaragoza, Murcia, Badajoz, Aranjuez, Castro Uridales, Besancon, Bayonne, Utrecht, Frankfurt/Main, Vienna, Modena, Kiev, Ufa, Ljubljana and other Slovenian cities, Zagreb, Athens and Thessaloniki. Simultaneously, syndicalist comrades in the UK, Poland and Italy staged anti-capitalist demonstrations and direct actions. All this came just days after successful general strikes in Portugal and Spain.

- march31.net

Here is an overview of the different activities in pictures and videos.

Athens

athens.indymedia.org

 

Bern

Up to 500 people participated in a reclaim the streets festival. Unfortunately the event - "because unauthorised" - was attacked by riot police - 125 people were detained. (switzerland.indymedia.org + linksunten.indymedia.org)

Besançon

cntbesancon.wordpress.com

 

Bristol

solfed.org.uk (I, II)

Frankfurt/Main

About 6,000 people came together for an anti-capitalist rally in Frankfurt/Main. Some windows of luxury hotels, banks and job centers were smashed, at some stage protesters clashed with riot police. 465 people were arrested, about 200 protesters were kettled for almost 10 hours. In the end 130 activists and 15 police(wo)men were injured. (reuters.com, tagesschau, de.euronews.com, de.indymedia.org)

 

M31 - Europäischer Aktionstag gegen den Kapitalismus in Frankfurt/Main from Filmpiraten on Vimeo.

 

"We demand nothing - because we struggle for a complete change!"

 

"organising resistance: against capital and wage labour"

"here comes the uprising!"

 

(to be completed in the next few hours)