A dozen activists from the environmental movement “Last Renovation” blocked the A6a highway south of Paris on the level of Arquay (Val-de-Marne) on the evening of Friday, October 28, causing traffic jams. AFP journalist.
The purpose of this operationcivil disobedience“, which lasted about half an hour,to force the government to adopt an ambitious plan for thermal renovation of buildings by 2040, a first step towards significantly reducing France’s carbon emissions.– said in a statement sent to AFP.
Around 6:00 p.m., a dozen activists sat on the ground on the A6a highway near Paris with a banner “Recent renovationblock traffic and create moments of tension with drivers, sometimes violently.
Moments of tension
The police started to intervene around 18:30 and the action ended ten minutes later, AFP was able to find out. “Today we have only 880 days left if we want to live in a world of living. That’s why I’m here. (…) Sorry for blocking these people, I don’t enjoy being theresaid Rachel, 20, who declined to give her name. Activists said they wanted to be in context “social grumblingand multiply civil disobedience actions in the coming weeks.
The team has already implemented “disobedience» at the Roland Garros tennis tournament since spring, and then interrupting the Tour de France cyclist and blocking the Paris ring road. Six activists will be tried on November 22 in Auch (Gers) on the “Charge.obstruction of vehicle trafficOn the Tour de France. On October 16, the activist of the movement also invaded the lawn of the Parc des Princes in Paris during the Classico PSG-OM. “After trying everything to get our politicians to listen to reason (…), nonviolent civil resistance is our best chance for real change.“, the collective still believes.
Source: Le Figaro
