Category Archives: Social Unrest

80 years ago: Nice Freed From Nazi Occupiers

Posted on August 24, 2024 by Allison Coe

Last June marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day: the storming of the beaches of Normandy. But that was just the start, as battles raged all summer, including the storming of Toulon/Var beaches on August 15th.  Town by town the Nazi … Continue reading →

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80 years ago today: the US Dropped Bombs on Nice!

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Allison Coe

In the spring of 1944, the situation in Nice was dire.  Nice was not only under German occupation, but after the townspeople frequently foiled the Gestapo’s efforts to ferret out hiding Jews, the SS had recently sent a new commandant, … Continue reading →

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Burkini Ban in Nice

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Allison Coe

I was travelling most of August, so imagine my surprise upon returning home to find Nice splashed all over the news yet again… but this time for the completely ridiculous and reactionary burkini ban!  …And the viral video of armed Nice police passing their time making women disrobe on … Continue reading →

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Nice after the Bastille Day Truck Attack

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Allison Coe

I’ve tried to write something each day since the horrendous truck attack in Nice, but my words seemed so inadequate I couldn’t bring myself to post them. Today marks a week since a deranged psychopath purposely drove a truck into the Bastille … Continue reading →

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Fox News reports Muslim-Only No-Go Zones all over France LOL

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Allison Coe

Last week, if you watched American ‘news’ channel Fox News, you might be forgiven for thinking that the Nice neighborhoods of Saint Augustin, Trachel, Pasteur, Bon Voyage, Saint-André and the Ariane were official No-Go Zones: off-limits to non-Muslims, void of police, and ruled by … Continue reading →

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