(A22) Aug. 22, 2012- PHOTO: MASSIVE STUDENT PROTEST HELD TODAY IN MONTREAL, QUEBEC. SOLIDARITY!
August 22, 2012- Thousands gathered in Place du Canada for the sixth mass demonstration to protest against university tuition fee hikes Wednesday afternoon, blowing whistles, drumming and calling for a more just Quebec.
Student leaders said it was the largest protest ever organized during an electoral campaign and a sign of the renewal of the protest movement.
"We already have far more than seen in the summer protests held on the 22nd of each month (which drew about 100,000 people," said Jeremie Bedard-Wien, spokesman for CLASSE. "The mobilization is starting up again."
source: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Thousands+student+supporters+gather+Place+Canada/7129047/story.html#ixzz24IzfBQnR
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Photo Credit/source: : Montréal, Mercredi 22 août, 15:25. Photo par Laurie Lee. By: OM99% Media - www.om99media.org
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