Organizers debate how the September mobilization can last

A petition hosted on the National Assembly website passed 1.4 million signatures, an unprecedented level for a petition on the platform. Launched on 10 July, it protested the Duplomb law, which had...

Basta! reported that local assemblies in dozens of cities were debating tactics for the 10 September “Bloquons tout” mobilization. Participants included people from left organizations, unions and...

Politis described support, accompaniment and hesitation among parties and unions facing the decentralized call to block activity on 10 September. The debate centered on whether to join, support from...

The union Solidaires announced support for the 10 September mobilization, framing it as a response to austerity and political crisis. Politis reported the endorsement as a significant step in the...

A decentralized call to 'block everything' produced road and school blockades, demonstrations and other local actions across France. The movement had grown online after a proposed budget plan that...

XR activists faced trial over a 2023 action at BNP Paribas, where activists denounced the bank’s financing of fossil fuels. Politis centered participants’ accounts and criticism of the prosecution....

Eight union confederations called a cross-sector strike and demonstrations against budget proposals they said would cut public services, freeze wages and benefits, and shift fiscal costs onto...

A large demonstration in the Bure area links opposition to the repository with a month-long camp and renewed occupation activity. Attendance estimates vary by source; the event signals a new cycle...

Politis reported Palestine solidarity activists’ concerns about restrictions and repression as France moved toward recognizing the State of Palestine. Activists argued that diplomatic recognition...

Politis reported debate over the absence of many young people from working-class neighborhoods in the 10 September movement and over the challenge of making mobilization genuinely popular. The...