As we wrote before, on the 2nd of April, there was planned protest action of Latvian teachers, who do not agree with government's plan to cut their salaries. There was planned to be around 4000-6000 teachers, however, in reality for today's protest showed up around 10000... Latvian teachers.It was a peaceful protest walk, where people held many different posters, mainly saying that government's salaries should be the ones to decrease or in some poster cases there was asked the question "should we as well leave the country?".
Protesters, mainly those who were in the beginning of the walk, got to hear speech of finance minister Einars Repše in front of the governments house, however, those who were in the back came there only after an hour and a half, when all the speeches were finished.
Participants put in front of the governments house a funeral crown, on which was written "For Minister Cabinet from Latvian future".
In the protest took part not only Latvian teacher association, but many other non-governmental organizations.
http://www.tvnet.lv/zinas/latvija/article.php?id=588906
If You follow this link then You can see some pictures from today's protest and a video in the end.
