Meet The Paris 'Technoactivist' Dancing Against The Pension Reform

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Meet The Paris 'Technoactivist' Dancing Against The Pension Reform

Meet the "techno-activist" from Paris who opposes pension reform

An almost unknown activist unexpectedly finds himself in the center of attention, but he welcomes the attention. "It makes the movement and our ideas more visible, so we should take advantage of it," he said. The video was shared several times on social networks by Cajar himself and Alternatiba Paris. It is a call to action and a way to get people to demonstrate.

"Sometimes it's scary to take a step to go to a rally. Especially if you only see photos of demonstrators being gassed or beaten," the youth activist explained. The goal is clear: to show that protests can be "fun", to show that there is a positive atmosphere and to encourage newcomers to participate. Hence the idea of singing techno music. “Proms and parties are a way to show off. People hear political speeches as soon as they arrive, and that can make them want to participate more, that's the point,” he says.

The way out is in the DNA of the bride's family. She doesn't remember her first demonstration - she was in a wheelchair - but she remembers protesting against CPE (a proposed contract work scheme that the government scrapped in 2006 for a youth movement) when she was under 10 years old. . it's old. His parents, left-wing environmentalists since the 2000s, often talked about politics at home. "She always enjoyed participating in these discussions, sharing ideas," recalls her mother, Veronique, a former kindergarten teacher and psychologist. But his real political consciousness begins on August 28, 2018. At the time, he was 21 years old and studying political science at the Dauphin University in Paris. That morning, Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot announced his resignation on France Inter radio.

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