Some hundreds of people demonstrated Saturday in France for the climate, a mobilization down compared to the marches organized Friday by the young people. In some cities, these walks coordinated by the collective "Citizens for the climate" have converged with those of "yellow vests" for their 28th consecutive Saturday of events.
Some 800 people took part in the climatic march in Montpellier. Among the signs: "The caps are cooked" or "Humanity does not run to ruin, it goes by car". In Strasbourg, there were 850 people according to the police to march behind a banner "Walk for the climate". Behind this banner, a little boy held a placard on which was written "I am 9 years old, think of me". In the middle of the procession were present dozens of "yellow vests" of the region, who had announced a "convergence of struggles".
Protesters walking to pick up garbage in Bordeaux
In Nantes, the march was attended by over 500 people, according to the police, in a calm and festive atmosphere. This procession and the "yellow vests" joined in the city center. In Bordeaux, a hundred people walked to pick up trash, especially butts. "With the association EcoMégot and Ecosia (German search engine that wants to be green and ethical, ed), our goal is to collect 100,000 butts to plant 10,000 trees," said Benjamin Carboni, creator of the movement Clean Walker , who started the call.
The day before, the marches across France had gathered thousands of young people (including about 15,000 in Paris), a mobilization however itself down from the previous one, on March 15.