In an interview with Breakthrough News hosts Zoe Alexandra and Rania Khalek, Amina Vandenheuvel, a member of Belgium’s Workers’ Party (PTB) and its RedFox youth movement, offers firsthand perspectives on the wave of youth-led mobilizations unfolding across France and Europe. Framed around the slogan “Schools without heat but billions for war,” she examines how young people are challenging austerity measures, underfunded public services, and rising military expenditures. The movement has taken various forms, including student blockades in France and Belgium, anti-conscription protests in Germany, and housing occupations in Spain. | October 20, 2026
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