What are they protesting?

May 20, 2006 3:57 PM

What are these people protesting?

I know they want to abolish slavery, but I don't know what slavery, or where. I was under the impression that France had abolished slavery quite some time ago.

If it helps, the photo was taken on 10 May 2006, in Toulouse.

posted by I Love Tacos to society & culture (3 comments total)

Algeria, perhaps?

Also, depending on the exact nature of the protest, they could still be riled up about the CPE, but that should have died down since Villepin withdrew it.
posted by devilsbrigade at 4:04 PM on May 20, 2006

Via the Associated Press : France Commemorates Slave Trade Victims.
posted by mragreeable at 4:06 PM on May 20, 2006

mragreeable: that makes perfect sense! There was some sort of public concert going on in the Place du Capitole a few hours later.

AskMe knows all!
posted by I Love Tacos at 4:13 PM on May 20, 2006