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Yellow Vest demonstrators

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Act II brings the Yellow Vests to central Paris

📅 24 Novèmber 2018

The movement’s second national Saturday of action included a Paris gathering on the Champs-Élysées. Roadblocks, roundabouts and demonstrations remained decentralized, while Paris became a highly...

Yellow Vests take part in the pension-reform strike movement

📅 5 Desèmber 2019

The Yellow Vests’ national assembly in Montpellier had called for joining the planned December strike against pension reform. On 5 December, Yellow Vest groups appeared alongside union contingents and...

Yellow Vests and Adama Committee supporters march in a shared protest

📅 1 Desèmber 2018

On the third national Saturday of action, Adama Committee supporters joined the Yellow Vest mobilization in Paris. Bondy Blog reported on the attempt to connect anger over living costs with demands...

Act IV renews protests after the government suspends the fuel-tax rise

📅 8 Desèmber 2018

Yellow Vest demonstrations continued after the government suspended the planned fuel-tax increase. The agenda had widened to purchasing power, public services, political representation and the...

Yellow Vests and union members join a national strike day

📅 5 Febrüari 2019

The CGT’s national mobilization brought Yellow Vest demonstrators into the same streets as union members, students, teachers and postal workers. The day tested whether a Saturday-based,...

Yellow Vests join May Day marches amid disputes over policing

📅 1 Mei 2019

Yellow Vest groups joined the traditional May Day demonstration in Paris alongside union contingents and other activists. Politis reported on the complex mix of participants and on the government’s...

Yellow Vests mark one year of protest with a renewed weekend of action

📅 16 Novèmber 2019

For the movement’s first anniversary, Yellow Vest groups organized actions across France, including renewed occupations and local gatherings. A Mediapart journalist’s report for the independent outlet...

Yellow Vests march alongside undocumented workers and feminist groups

📅 1 Mei 2021

At the Paris May Day march, Yellow Vest participants joined union members, undocumented-worker collectives, students and feminist groups. Politis described the shared procession as a meeting of...

Yellow Vests converge with the union-led pension demonstration

📅 11 Yanüari 2020

Yellow Vest participants marched toward and then alongside the inter-union pension demonstration in Paris. Paris-Luttes.info’s live report recorded the joint procession and its chants, showing a...

Yellow Vests gather at République after lockdown easing

📅 16 Mei 2020

During the first weekend after France began easing its Covid-19 lockdown, a Yellow Vest gathering took place at Place de la République despite a ban on the demonstration. Politis later identified...

Yellow Vest demonstrations return after lockdown

📅 12 Sèptèmber 2020

After months of pandemic restrictions, Yellow Vest groups and unions returned to street demonstrations in Paris and other cities. Politis described the renewed presence of both groups and the...

Yellow Vests join the May Day labor march

📅 1 Mei 2022

Yellow Vest participants appeared in the Paris May Day procession alongside union contingents and other social movements. Politis noted their presence amid a broader return of street mobilization. The...

Yellow Vests join a pension reform demonstration

📅 7 Febrüari 2023

StreetPress reported Yellow Vest participants joining the third major day of demonstrations against pension reform. Interviewed demonstrators connected the pension dispute to broader anger over...