More than 200 climate demonstrations took place on Saturday, November 6 across the planet to call for action in the face of climate change which threatens humanity. In France, several rallies were organized to put pressure on the negotiators gathered in Glasgow at COP26 and demand the “climate justice”.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Steps or gatherings were organized in Besançon (Doubs) and Crest (Drôme).
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Steps or gatherings were organized in Auxerre (Yonne), Dijon (Côte-d’Or), Dôle (Jura), Mâcon (Saône-et-Loire) and Nevers (Nièvre).
Brittany
In Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), several hundred people gathered on the François Mitterrand mall, to demand climate justice, according to France Bleu Armorique. Some demonstrators see COP26 as a demonstration allowing politicians and industrialists to do “greenwashing”. France 3 Bretagne for its part noted that some yellow vests and anti-fascists were present in the procession which split in two passing on a quay of the Vilaine, the walkers for the climate on one side, the yellow vests and the antifas on the other. The water cannon was pulled out. Tear gas canisters were also thrown on rue de l’Horloge. The antifas and some yellow vests left the March for the climate to face the police. A short-lived clash, according to France Bleu Armorique. The walk ended in peace.
Rennes: several hundred people on the march for the climate https://t.co/0TeEzXWQCb pic.twitter.com/GGTZT19Z3b
– France Bleu Armorique (@bleuarmorique) November 6, 2021
Other marches and gatherings were organized in Quimperlé (Finistère) and Vannes (Morbihan).
Center-Val-de-Loire
Steps or gatherings were organized To Bourges (Cher), Montargis (Loiret), Orléans (Loiret), Romorantin-Lanthenay (Loir-et-Cher) and Villedieu-sur-Indre (Indre).
Grand-Est
Walks or rallies were organized in Metz (Moselle), Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle), Reims (Marne) and Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).
Hauts-de-France
Marches or gatherings were organized in Amiens (Somme), Arras (Pas-de-Calais), Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais), Lille (Nord) and Valenciennes (Nord).
Ile-de-France
Hundreds of people gathered in Place de l’Hotel de Ville, according to France Bleu Paris. At the call of several associations, unions and NGOs, Attac, Alternatiba, Greenpeace, Extinction Rebellion, L214, Oxfam, ATD Fourth World, Solidarity unions or the CGT, they came to demand actions against global warming. Faces of leaders from around the world, Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron, Boris Johnson, Xi Jinping and Jair Bolsonaro, were displayed with images of fires and floods in the background. A banner “Inactive at COP26, dying in 2050” was hung on the Olympic rings erected in front of the Town Hall. Placards proclaimed “no nature, no future”, “climate justice, social justice, everything is linked”, “the COP26 washes greener” to denounce greenwashing or more simply a simple “SOS”.
Hundreds of people gathered in Place de l’Hotel de Ville in #Paris to demand action against global warming #climate. Faces of leaders from around the world are shown with images of fires and floods in the background. pic.twitter.com/TgJuFYLyrQ
– France Bleu Paris (@francebleuparis) November 6, 2021
Normandie
In Caen (Calvados), the participants started their march for the climate around 2:45 p.m. from the banks of the Orne in the direction of the city center, according to France Bleu Normandie. “By financing coal, gas and oil, the banks kill”, one could read on a banner.
A #Caen, the #MarcheForClimat set off around 2:45 p.m. from the banks of the Orne towards the city center. pic.twitter.com/j0QBIpoZj1
– France Bleu Normandie (Calvados, Orne) (@fbleubnormandie) November 6, 2021
In Rouen (Seine-Maritime), the procession of citizens set off around 2 p.m. from Place de la Calende towards the cathedral, according to France Bleu Normandie. “Stop talking, make way for action”, chants a banner. “We feel climate change on a daily basis, it is much less cold, there is no more snow in winter,” said a protester.
Walks or rallies were organized in Alençon (Orne), Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), Louviers (Eure) and Saint-Lô (Manche).
Place de la Calende in #Rouen the climate march will start as the COP26 is held in Glasgow in #Scotland #COP26 pic.twitter.com/pm3ycDsTKD
– France Bleu Normandie (Seine-Maritime, Eure) (@fbleuhnormandie) November 6, 2021
New Aquitaine
In Limoges (Haute-Vienne), a hundred demonstrators marched in the streets “against climate inaction” according to France Bleu Limousin. The collective Marche pour le climat en Haute-Vienne perceives COP 26 as “a meeting of co-owners” where “there will be no major decision on the scale of the planet”. But he called for “mobilizing across a country to change things” and become “a model followed by others”.
A hundred people demonstrate this Saturday in the city center of Limoges.
All are asking for “strong measures” in the face of climate change at a time when the #COP26 in Glasgow in Scotland pic.twitter.com/gLFH2JLUDU
– France Bleu Limousin (@FBLimousin) November 6, 2021
In Mont-de-Marsan (Landes), several hundred citizens mobilized in front of the prefecture, according to France Bleu Gascogne. Among the slogans displayed on the signs, “Terrans without land, you’re nothing”, or “Armagnac at 40 °, yes, the ocean, no”.
“Terrans without land, you are nothing”. More than a hundred citizens mobilized for the climate this morning in front of the prefecture of Mont-de-Marsan #COP26 pic.twitter.com/07HCPFHA02
– France Bleu Gascogne (@Bleu_Gascogne) November 6, 2021
In Niort (Deux-Sèvres), 80 people gathered and marched through the streets of the city.
Marches or rallies were also organized in Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon (Deux-Sèvres) and Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).
Occitanie
In Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), the climate demonstration brought together nearly 2,000 people, notably at the call of Alternatiba, Greenpeace Toulouse, Extinction Rebellion, FNE Midi-Pyrénées and Youth For Climate, according to France Bleu Occitanie. Led by young people from Toulouse, the march took place behind a banner “Our future and also yours”. The procession, strongly colored in green, was quickly joined at the bottom of the Allées Jean Jaurès by a few dozen anti-health pass demonstrators, who have also marched on the boulevards every Saturday for several weeks. The demonstration ended around 5:30 p.m.
The #MarcheClimate widely gathered in the streets of #Toulouse today. A march led by young Toulouse from #Youth4Climate pic.twitter.com/ARUEMqnyLK
– France Bleu Occitanie (@bleuoccitanie) November 6, 2021
In Nîmes (Gard), nearly a thousand people marched through the streets and found themselves on the Charles-de-Gaulle esplanade, according to France Bleu Gard Lozère. “Save the polar bears, freeze the shareholders” chanted the protesters. U
March for the climate in Nîmes. pic.twitter.com/6SVMqaK8q8
– France Bleu Gard Lozere (@bleugardlozere) November 6, 2021
Marches or rallies were organized in Alès (Gard), Béziers (Hérault), Carcassonne (Aude), Montpellier (Hérault), Rodez (Aveyron).
Pays de la Loire
Marches or rallies were organized in Angers (Maine-et-Loire), at Mans (Sarthe) and Nantes (Loire-Atlantique).
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
In Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), a hundred demonstrators gathered at Place Garibaldi, according to France Bleu Azur. “COP26 is good but actions must follow now”, launched the participants.
Weak mobilization for the climate this Saturday in Nice. #COP26 #Weather #Nice06
➡️ https://t.co/rwdoapfFsB pic.twitter.com/EJlaeeydzR– France Bleu Azur (@francebleuazur) November 6, 2021
Marches or rallies were also organized in Avignon (Vaucluse) and Toulon (Var).
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