The story is always the same and repeats itself in the North as in the South, passing through the West and the East! We start with noble principles (another world is always possible) and end up seeking power.
A “spontaneous” movement following protests against the El Khomri Law. This is how the citizens who want to continue the struggle by occupying Place de la République in Paris present themselves, since the national mobilization on March 31st.
Those who dream of being the “Indignados” à la Française – named after the occupation movement at Puerta Del Sol in Spain in 2011 – call themselves Nuit Debout.
The movement was initially launched on Facebook by two citizens.
“All this is the product of the convergence of struggles. It’s not just about contesting a law but reinventing a different societal model. We need to reclaim political tools and regain control of democracy,” argues Nadège Bonfils, a former Europe-Ecology-The Greens activist, who is leading it in Nice with the Citizens’ Emergency Council, a movement of citizens notably opposed to the state of emergency.
The result? Six citizen movements* are launching “the French primary” to bring forth a candidate from civil society.
Power? A fatal attraction!
If only they could spare us this parade.
