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The activists pose in front of the town hall of Saint-Ouen with a portrait of the French president after removing it from the town hall of Saint-Ouen, near Paris. , September 11, 2019. DOMINIQUE FAGET / AFP

This Wednesday, September 11, 8 environmental activists, members of Action Non Violente-COP21, and a videographer were judged before the 16th Criminal Chamber of Paris for " flight meeting ". Their package? To have obtained portraits of Emmanuel Macron in the town halls. Since the beginning of the civil disobedience campaign launched by ANV-COP21, 132 portraits have already been won.

" We're in the subway. Destination for the moment unknown. Discretion is the standard way of getting a portrait of Emmanuel Macron . We meet at 10 in a square and we know the town hall targeted only when we get there.

Here is the City Hall of Saint-Ouen. We leave the subway. An action of civil disobedience is always practiced in the open. Activists put on their yellow t-shirts bearing the name ANV-COP21 , and off you go.

" Today, we got the 133rd portrait of Emmanuel Macron in the town halls of France, says one of the militants. Today is a special day: we wanted to get this portrait to mount the void of the climate and social policy of Emmanuel Macron, but also to support activists in Paris that are being [trial]. Today, we are here to support Marc, Marion, Cecile, Felix, Etienne, Thomas, Pauline and Vincent. We bring them our support and our determination and we want to tell our government that we will continue to get these portraits as long as it does not change course. "

And the portrait of Emmanuel Macron of the town hall of Saint-Ouen left discreetly in the bag of a cyclist, to join the other 132 stored in a secret place.

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