REPORTAGE
New day of mobilization of yellow Vests, Sunday in Paris. They had met discreetly on a subway platform and they managed shortly before 1 pm to outsmart the security to reach the 3rd floor of Galeries Lafayette. There, they sang birthday songs for the first year of the movement and, above all, displayed a banner with the anti-capitalist slogan.
It was the symbol of the action of the day explains Erico: "The big consumer is the Galeries Lafayette!". Anaïs, yellow jacket also present at Galeries Lafayette, protests: "To buy a bracelet, there is need for 5 Smic!" The goal was to occupy to show that we can not anymore of this We can only have people come here and spend in one afternoon what others take 6 months to win. "
No incident but 135 euros fine for protesters
Erico concludes: "There are rich people who get richer and businesses earn more and more as the poorest class and the middle class become poorer and poorer." The demonstration took place in a calm atmosphere: no breakage, no customers or employees jostled.
After just a few minutes the security service evacuates the Yellow Vests and journalists, confiscating even some phones to prevent images from looping on social networks. Outside, the CRS proceed to the arrests: 135 euros per person for undeclared event. For fear of a return of protesters, the management of Galeries Lafayette decided to close the store until Monday morning.