Titled Paris May ’68 Revolt – the Struggle Continues, an inaugural three-day event taking place in Melbourne next week has been curated to focus a spotlight on the pivotal events and ongoing cultural impacts of that month – when a student revolt in a Parisian suburb directly led to a general strike, riots and arguably France’s biggest political upheaval since the Popular Front era of the 1930s.
In an era when the US reportedly saw five million protestors marching in the recent No Kings demonstrations held right across the country, a reminder of what can transpire when the populace experience a collective Howard Beale moment is surely perfectly timed.
