Act II brings the Yellow Vests to central Paris

Police clear the occupied area at Kolbsheim as construction-related work proceeds. Paris-Luttes, relaying the GCO opposition network, reports a large police deployment and roughly 200 opponents; the...

The appeal “Nous voulons des coquelicots” was launched by journalist Fabrice Nicolino and environmental campaigners, calling for an end to the use of synthetic pesticides. Its public-facing...

Around a thousand people gather in Vendenheim after the clearance at Kolbsheim. The rally renews opposition to the bypass and links village-level resistance to a regional critique of road building and...

A decentralized movement organized roadblocks and demonstrations against rising fuel costs and the cost of living. Many participants from rural, peri-urban and small-town areas described car...

Following mobilizations against the cost of living, the prefect of Réunion imposed restrictions on movement and a night curfew. Political theorist Françoise Vergès reads this exceptional measure...

The Committee for Truth and Justice for Adama Traoré urged supporters to join the Yellow Vest mobilization. Its organizers framed the invitation around shared experiences of social injustice while...

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...

Yellow Vest participants in Commercy published a call rejecting self-appointed leaders and asking local groups to coordinate through assemblies. A wooden cabin on the town square became a meeting...

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...

Bondy Blog interviewed young residents of Paris-area working-class neighborhoods who supported some Yellow Vest demands but did not join the marches. They described fear of being stigmatized as...