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Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Culture Workers Have Occupied More Than 30 Theaters Around France, Demanding an End to Lockdown
Artnet News: It’s not the first time that the Théâtre de l’Odéon has been occupied. The iconic Paris monument has a long history of occupation, having housed demonstrators during the student protests of 1968, and later been a protest site for culture workers’ unions in 1996 and in 2016.
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Vanessa Mills
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My first thoughts when reading the title of this article were fairly against those protesting the lockdown. While I don’t think there is a single person who genuinely enjoys the isolation and quarantine, it’s important to minimize the potential spread of the Covid-19 virus as much as possible. However, after reading the article, I am further on the side of the protesters. It is true that cultural places are less dangerous than supermarkets or public transportation, yet those places remain open. While supermarkets and public transportation are essential to the way we live our lives in this era, they are feeding grounds for the Corona Virus. What really stood out to me was the quote from a 20-year-old woman about the fact that they have no internships, no experience, or no name in the industry. This stood out to me because as a student, it’s scary to think of how I’m ever going to get my name out in the world if I’m not given the chance because of something I have no control over. I do think that opening cultural centers in France could be risky, but when you think about it, opening cultural centers while keeping health and safety regulations in place is no riskier than keeping grocery stores open at the capacity they are at (and some places it’s 100%).
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My first thoughts when reading the title of this article were fairly against those protesting the lockdown. While I don’t think there is a single person who genuinely enjoys the isolation and quarantine, it’s important to minimize the potential spread of the Covid-19 virus as much as possible. However, after reading the article, I am further on the side of the protesters. It is true that cultural places are less dangerous than supermarkets or public transportation, yet those places remain open. While supermarkets and public transportation are essential to the way we live our lives in this era, they are feeding grounds for the Corona Virus. What really stood out to me was the quote from a 20-year-old woman about the fact that they have no internships, no experience, or no name in the industry. This stood out to me because as a student, it’s scary to think of how I’m ever going to get my name out in the world if I’m not given the chance because of something I have no control over. I do think that opening cultural centers in France could be risky, but when you think about it, opening cultural centers while keeping health and safety regulations in place is no riskier than keeping grocery stores open at the capacity they are at (and some places it’s 100%).
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