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Sophie et Patrice - Les grèves contre la réforme des retraites

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patrice and Sophie don't quite see eye to eye about the protests against pension reform in France. Listen to them discuss both sides of the argument.

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Sophie et Patrice - Anne Hidalgo

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patrice and Sophie discuss Anne Hidalgo's contribution to the city of Paris. As mayor, she is a controversial figure best known for banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Many Parisians either love her or hate her.

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Caption 59 [fr]: Je suis pas contre les salles de shoot,
Caption 59 [en]: I'm not against drug injection rooms,

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Lionel L - Les élections présidentielles: Mode d'emploi

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this video, Lionel will explain how the French presidential elections work and who the 2022 candidates are.

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Caption 12 [fr]: le premier contre le deuxième.
Caption 12 [en]: the first against the second.

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Lionel L - Loi travail: Suite et fin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A very unpopular labor law caused Parisians to protest near the Bastille before it was passed in 2015. President François Hollande invoked Article 49-3 of the Constitution to force this law through. The protests continued after the law was successfully enacted in 2016. For more information, you can visit the Nuit Debout and Convergence des Luttes websites.

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Caption 14 [fr]: se sont mobilisées contre ce texte de loi.
Caption 14 [en]: were mobilized against this legislation.

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Lionel L - Nuit Debout - Journée internationale - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In part two of "Nuit Debout" (Up All Night), Lionel explains how protesters gather every night at Place de la République in Paris to think of alternative politics for a better world. The "Nuit Debout" movement has its own coded language and even its own calendar!

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Caption 9 [fr]: Euh... ça c'est: Je suis pour. Ça c'est: Je suis contre.
Caption 9 [en]: Uh... this is: I am in favor. This is: I am against.

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Lionel L - Nuit Debout - Journée internationale - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel L introduces a new social phenomenon called "Nuit Debout" ("Up All Night" or "Rise Up Night"). It's a protest movement born from a general discontent regarding politics, labor laws, and other issues. At 6 p.m. every day, people take to the streets of Paris to discuss ideas and air their grievances. The movement is gathering momentum in other cities and countries as well.

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Caption 5 [fr]: contre la... la politique française et les... la politique d'une manière générale
Caption 5 [en]: against... French politics and the... politics in general

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