YOU STRIKE A WOMAN, YOU STRIKE A ROCK (translation of a Zulu protest song) Nearly 600 women who cleaned the ministrys offices around the country were laid off 16 months ago in public-sector cuts demanded by Greeces creditors. They are middle-aged mothers and grandmothers with no previous experience of activism, but their dogged persistence has caught the imagination of many thousands here whose lives have been derailed by the economic crisis. They have camped outside the ministry around the clock since May, clashed with the riot police, and sprayed red footprints on the pavements to protest against domestic violence. Their red rubber gloves and purple flags are instantly recognisable at every demonstration.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 07:29:48 +0000
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