Organized leftists helped a mining rebellion outgrow police control

Evidence

A 2008 rebellion in the Gafsa mining region—with the slogan “a job is a right, you pack of thieves!”—had grown outside the control of police and labor officials alike, with the assistance of organized leftists. — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn, 191

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Preexisting organized groups, not new ad hoc ones, reap protest explosions — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and…, 904; Repression drives nonviolent movements to armed rebellion — Michael A. Sells, The Bridge Betrayed: Religion and…, 32; Veteran Communist organizers had long-runnng experience with police at the square — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and…, 343 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Repression drives nonviolent movements to armed rebellion #exemplifies (0.85) — Michael A. Sells, The Bridge Betrayed, 32