'No one listens to us': France's mass student protests expose social and racial inequality

'No one listens to us': France's mass student protests expose social and racial inequality Submitted by Pauline Ertel on Thu, 10/08/2026 - 01:02 Students from disadvantaged suburbs demand better conditions and equal opportunities in a system that has neglected their communities Protesters during a blockade of Sciences Po university in Paris as part of nationwide protests demanding better school conditions in France, 7 October 2026 (Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters) Off As France 's student protests stretch into a third we