Daniel Cohn-Bendit

1968: we made a difference

almendron.com     Mar 26, 2008   2 related          

By Magnus Linklater (THE TIMES, 19/03/08): I was just the kind of protester that Sir Tom Stoppard was railing at over the weekend. Posturing rebels, he called us. The generation that took to the streets in Grosvenor Square or the Boulevard St Michel 40 years ago filled him with revulsion. “I was...                    

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Could the storm of May '68 happen again?

thisfrenchlife.com     Mar 24, 2008          

THE revolts of May 1968 actually started earlier in that year, in what would now be considered a rather preposterous manner. Daniel Cohn-Bendit, now president of the European Green Party... ... THE revolts of May 1968 actually started earlier in that year, in what would...                    

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I wasn't born in 1968 - but I yearn for its dizzying spirit

guardian.co.uk     Mar 21, 2008          

Comment is free: John Harris: Evaluating the Prague Spring or Tet offensive is one thing, but the demise of the left-utopian soul is truly a theme for our times ... Evaluating the Prague Spring or Tet offensive is one thing, but the demise of the left-utopian soul is...                    

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"Freedom doesn't need abstract advances – peace only needs concrete improvements"

cohn-bendit.de     Mar 20, 2008   1 related          

In his ambitious speech, Daniel Cohn-Bendit declares that the strategy of isolating Gaza failed definitively to achieve its aims: civilians suffer from the effects of this policy and Hamas, instead of becoming discredited, becomes stronger. For this reason, Dany...                    

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1968: we made a difference

timesonline.co.uk     Mar 19, 2008          

I was just the kind of protester that Sir Tom Stoppard was railing at over the weekend. Posturing rebels, he called us. The generation that took to the streets in Grosvenor Square or the Boulevard St Michel 40 years ago filled him with revulsion. ... You can mock us...                    

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Berkeley Art Museum presents Photographs by Serge Hambourg ~ 'Protest in Paris'

artknowledgenews.com     Mar 1, 2008          

BERKELEY, CA - The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) presents Protest in Paris 1968: Photographs by Serge Hambourg, an exhibition documenting the student demonstrations that overtook the streets of Paris during the spring of 1968. A stunning...                    

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Dreamers, The (DVD)

moviemail-online.co.uk     Feb 23, 2008          

Bertolucci's startlingly seductive meditation on Paris May 1968 juxtaposes three strands of revolution - political, cine ... ... Bertolucci's startlingly seductive meditation on Paris May 1968 juxtaposes three strands of revolution - political, cinematic, and sexual. The...                    

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Substance of constitution saved, soul lost

cohn-bendit.de     Feb 21, 2008   15 related          

Comment of Monica Frassoni and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Co-Presidents of the Greens/EFA group, on the adoption of the EU reform treaty by the Lisbon summit. ... Commenting on the adoption of the EU reform treaty by the Lisbon summit, Monica Frassoni and Daniel Cohn-Bendit,...                    

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Strategic partnership between the EU and Russia needs common values

cohn-bendit.de     Feb 21, 2008   18 related          

Statement of Daniel Cohn-Bendit, President of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament, at the conclusion of a three-day conference of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament on "EU-Russia relations". ... At the conclusion of a three-day conference of the...                    

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Green/EFA conference in Moscow will open with homage to Anna Politkovskaya

cohn-bendit.de     Feb 21, 2008          

Greens/EFA Co-President Daniel Cohn-Bendit together with a delegation of MEPs will lay a wreath at the tomb of Anna Politkovskaya on Sunday, 28 October, at 17.00 at the Troyekurovsky Cemetery in Moscow. ... This homage to the assassinated Russian journalist will precede...                    

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