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Scots Vote NO; We Still Have A United Kingdom; Now The Fun Begins #ScotlandDecides #Quebec #Montreal

By garnering a 55.3% share of the votes cast, the NO side in Scotland’s independence referendum assured that country’s place within the United Kingdom. As is so often the case, the old adage that claims the only poll that counts is the one on voting day was borne out. For the most part, polling leading up to the vote indicated the outcome was too close to call. A ten point spread shows that a)…

Listen to a recording of Mouvement de mobilisation des étudiants en musique now  also known as Movimento playing percussion on the streets of Montreal.

Recorded at a night protest on René-Lévesque Boulevard in April 2012 to support the ongoing Quebec wide student strike. Howl! arts collective presents this percussion recording as it conveys the inspiring energy on the streets at the nightly protests in Montreal, now extending over 40 days to support a student uprising in Quebec now making global headlines.