The march of empty pots ( Cacerolazo ) is a form of street protest against poverty, during which participants create noise by striking empty pots and other household utensils. For the first time such a march allegedly took place on March 8, 1857; workers in the textile industry and garment factories in New York held it in protest against unacceptable working conditions and low wages. The main requirements of the march were: a ten-hour working day and an equal salary with men. In 1982, Liliana Candell and Francoise Peak in their article showed that this fact is not confirmed [1] .
The march of empty saucepans was widely spread during the Argentine economic crisis of 2001 [2] . In 2007, the liberal opposition tried to spread the Argentine experience of “Kaserolas” to Russia : on November 3, 2007, a march of empty pots was held in St. Petersburg [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Liliane Kandel, Françoise Picq. Le Mythe des origines des la journée internationale des femmes (fr.) // La Revue d'en face. - 1982. - N o 12 . - P. 67-80 .
- ↑ “Beat the pot” on monetarism
- ↑ In St. Petersburg, on the March of empty pots they tried to hang Putin