#livingconditions — Public Fediverse posts

Cost of living getting you down?
* "I have had enough – and so has France," First Dog on the Moon >
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/oct/19/cost-of-living-getting-you-down-i-have-had-enough-and-so-has-france

* In Australia crowds of hundreds of young people have beach brawls instead.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-19/glenelg-traders-reassure-visitors-safety-after-fights/107282422
#demonstrations #governance #SharedProsperity #DistributiveJustice #education #students #LearningConditions #LivingConditions #CommonGood #inequality #StructuralViolence #CostOfLiving #BeachBrawls #YoungPeople #discontent

The government was not listening to them...
“A colossal failure of the state - A level of violence that we have never seen before"

* "First, tens of thousands of peaceful protesters attended calm marches through major cities including Paris, supporting schoolchildren’s demands for more teachers and repairs to decrepit schools. Those marches, which came after four weeks of street marches and barricades of schools, were attended by parents, teachers and grandparents as well as students and workers protesting over the high cost of living. The demonstrators carried banners saying the government was not listening to them and calling for more money for public services." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/french-government-crisis-talks-violent-unrest-policing-macron

* ‘We are suffocating’: protests spread to Lisbon and Milan as housing and living cost tensions intensify >>
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/lisbon-milan-protests-housing-living-costs
#demonstrations #governance #SharedProsperity #DistributiveJustice #education #students #LearningConditions #LivingConditions #CommonGood #inequality #StructuralViolence #CostOfLiving #protests #PeopleTakingToTheStreets

Demonstrations for shared prosperity

"Against high prices and the fraying of a social welfare system...We are fighting because the cost of living is ‌too harsh, because the price of ‌fuel is too high, because high school pupils are being violently attacked and hurt all over the country just for trying to ‌protest and ask for more teachers and decent learning conditions...Protests, calling for “higher wages and pensions, lower prices and the protection of public services that meet people’s needs”.

"More than 400 people were arrested in France on Saturday after protesters supporting high school student grievances clashed with police." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/17/protests-france-high-prices-social-security-gilets-jaunes
#SharedProsperity #education #students #LearningConditions #LivingConditions #DecentConditions #CommonGood #inequality #StructuralViolence #CostOfLiving #protests #DistributiveJustice