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Paris 1968. I was a student, living with a French family that participated. Educational experience, to say the least.
Too much to say in this small space. . . .

Suggested reading and pictures, linked from Wikipedia page for May 1968 in France:
http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/paris_1968.html

Some lessons I learned:

--Results are often the opposite of what was most desired.

--Better results come from years of good planning, organization, and solidarity.

--Personalities and those with savvy will hijack the mission; troublemakers will come out for the simple pleasure of wreaking havoc. And watch out for 'agents provacateurs'. Everyone will trot our their own grievance points. Muddle.

--Always stock up on supplies because there will be shortages.

--Innocent people get killed, wounded, arrested. Out-of-control mess.

--Have several contingency plans: where to go if you can't get home, how to stay in touch, where to hide incriminating evidence, how not to provoke violence against yourself, etc.