diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 16e1dc7..14aa236 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   alias :browse_communities_menu :search_communities_menu
 
   def pagination_links(collection, options={})
-    options = {:previous_label => content_tag(:span, '« ', :class => 'previous-arrow') + _('Previous'), :next_label => _('Next') + content_tag(:span, ' »', :class => 'next-arrow'), :inner_window => 1, :outer_window => 0 }.merge(options)
+    options = {:previous_label => content_tag(:span, '« '.html_safe, :class => 'previous-arrow') + _('Previous'), :next_label => _('Next') + content_tag(:span, ' »'.html_safe, :class => 'next-arrow'), :inner_window => 1, :outer_window => 0 }.merge(options)
     will_paginate(collection, options)
   end
 
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