This Saturday, May 1, Labor Day, 1,500 people demonstrated in the streets of Dijon. Constrained by strict confinement, no gathering had been possible last year on the same date. This year, the rally was placed under the sign of the convergence of struggles.
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“We are here and we will always be there!” Even after a year without a demonstration, for lack of covid and containment, the habits and slogans remain. This Saturday 1is May, it was on Place Wilson that the Dijon protesters met.
On the program: a classic stroll and a rally marked by the convergence of struggles. At the head of the procession, the intermittents of the show, but also some members of the gear garden, retirees or opponents of the “global security” law.
The demonstration was placed under the sign of the convergence of struggles.
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A lot of fights in short, but above all a common joy: that of being able to demonstrate again, after a first May 1, 2020 confined.
“Our freedoms are being denied more and more”
“It’s very good to be able to hold popular rallies again. Two years ago, there were the yellow vests and the unions, tells a protester. Today, all opinions can be expressed. There is a little wind of freedom blowing “.
“Of course it’s important to be able to demonstrate, another man continues. Our freedoms are more and more often denied, under various pretexts, whether it be terrorism or the health crisis, for example. So it’s important to demonstrate. ”
Further on, a lady with a sign marked “stop precariousness” around her neck explains that she came to “defend our rights”. “We are here and we will still be here, even next year” she proclaims.
An increase in mobilization compared to 2019
The mobilization was therefore there this Saturday in Dijon. Two years ago, 1,000 people gathered in the streets. They were around 1,500 today.
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