Pretty much every day in Paris, you run across demonstrations, large and small. On a recent Sunday at Trocadero, above the Eiffel Tower, there were four separate demonstrations. First, above: Russians against fur farms.
Second: a Turk playing piano for freedom and democracy in Turkey
Third: Romanians ("real" Romanians) demonstrating against metal pollution and mining at Roșia Montană mine
Last: A Falun Gong demonstration against the Chinese government.
In America, it's easy to think you live on a separate planet from the rest of the world, which feels so very far away. You certainly can't do that here!