AR-News: (France) mass protests against research cuts

[Mary Finelli]

DAY OF PROTEST ACROSS FRANCE
Ten days after mass resignation of admin posts, researchers protest across 
the country
The Scientist, Catherine Brahic, March 22, 2004

complete article at:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20040322/04


Nationwide demonstrations by scientists and their supporters took place in 
France last Friday (March 19), marking the tenth day after research 
directors resigned their administrative duties. To date, more than 3500 
scientists have resigned in protest over what they see as the government's 
"planned destruction of the research machine."

In Paris alone, demonstrators on Friday numbered in the tens of 
thousands—25,000 according to the organizers, 9500 according to the police.

Scientists' anger over budget reductions and other cutbacks has coalesced 
into a movement called Sauvons la Recherche (Let's Save Research) with 
widespread support in France. The movement is also garnering the support of 
French scientists working abroad, and protests by French scientists have 
taken place in Washington, DC, and Tokyo. As a symbolic gesture, these 
expatriates were encouraged to send CVs to the French ministry of research 
in mock applications for employment in their home country.

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