Printemps 2015

VIDEO: 75,000 against austerity, a one-minute time lapse

Meet the student strikers on the front lines of a culture war
AJ Korkidakis

Today in the streets of Montreal an estimated 75,000 marched through a glorious sunny spring day, and the odd cloud of tear gas, to denounce the Quebec Liberal government's austerity policies.

· EXPLAINER: Everything you need to know about the 2015 Quebec student strike

· VIDEO: Quebec students defiant in face of attacks

· EXPLAINER: Will the spring strike be pushed back until fall?

This spectacular piece of time-lapse photography by videographer Mario Jean, aka MADOC, shows the view from the famous Berri overpass as the march passes underneath. In a single minute of advanced reality, tens of thousands stream past. Don't miss it, and be sure to share it.

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