“I had to get out of the demo because I’m a bit claustrophobic. But it’s nice to see so many people! ” This Thursday afternoon, this demonstrator in his fifties had taken a little head start on rue de la Liberté, but he kept smiling: “It’s difficult to get around Place de la Liberation , but it’s also a good sign: people seem happy to be together. »
At the head of the procession, the intersyndicale* is gathered behind a unique banner since the protest movements, already for the pensions, of 2001. From the outset, the demonstration is surrounded by two CGT trade unionists who offer everyone to come and recover “the good word”, that is to say diverted song texts. Example: “For the rich, balls of gold, for the poor, even noodles. »
“I left at 66 and I was all broken”
As the procession progressed, some merchants temporarily lowered their curtains, but others sent encouragement to the demonstrators and sometimes even…
