Mayors and residents gather outside town halls

The student union FSE organizes a human chain in Paris as part of “Act V.” The action and parallel rallies in cities including Rennes, Marseille and Lyon reflect efforts to keep student demands...

Greta Thunberg visits students at Lycée Paul-Éluard in Saint-Denis during “Act V,” expressing solidarity with the youth mobilization. Demonstrators in other cities also link school resources to...

More than 10,000 retirees take part in 80 gatherings, according to the UCR-CGT, FSU, Solidaires and allied organizations. They demand pension revaluation and submit a petition to the Agirc-Arrco...

Students at elite higher-education institutions join actions begun by high-school students. Their stated concerns include public-service funding, education costs, precarious academic work and...

Politis and Basta! reported a large demonstration joining high-school students, Yellow Vest participants and people mobilizing over living costs and government policy. Organizers estimated 800,000...

The CGT calls for a nationwide strike on November 5 and says the October 17 demonstrations marked a new stage in mobilization. It also offers support for peaceful demonstrations on October 24 and...

Thousands gather in Paris after an administrative court overturns a police prohibition. Organizers keep the action stationary under heavy surveillance, while bans in other cities prompt debate over...

Further demonstrations take place across France amid heavy policing and bans in some cities. The CGT reports nearly 800,000 participants; Reuters reports an Interior Ministry estimate of 410,000....

A broad coalition marches against the Rassemblement National congress in Orléans. Politis reports a call by roughly seventy organizations; attendance estimates differed, with police reporting 13,000...

Following the October 24 marches, unions call for further demonstrations on October 31 and a nationwide strike on November 5. These are planned actions as of October 25; the chronology records the...