Rebellion extinction activists prevented access to two fast foods on Sunday, “symbols of junk food”. The action took place in the calm, on the sidelines of the occupation of the Porte Saint-Denis by a thousand protesters since Saturday in Paris.
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Stupor inside McDonald’s restaurant located at the corner of Saint-Denis and Sebastopol boulevards in Paris, Sunday, April 17 at 18 hours. Thirty environmental activists Extinction Rebellion (XR) has just entered the establishment. “Ladies and gentlemen, we are pacifiers and will block access to the property in the calm”, announces a young woman. On the other side of the street, a second team engulfed into a KFC restaurant and settles near the doors to block access.
The action was held secret until the last moment. Since Saturday morning, a thousand protesters occupy the Porte Saint-Denis in a “massive movement of civil disobedience” to denounce “the ecological inaction” of the leaders, a week before the second round of the presidential election. The activists have chosen to occupy these two signs “symbols of junk food” for the evening and to denounce their “tax optimization practices”, explains an activist of thirty years, identifiable at the red flag he brandished Above his shoulder.
“Mediators” and Human Channels
To force the closing of restaurants until the next day, activists, mostly young, padlock their doors with bike anti-abols. Surprised, the first customers who escape by the only exit still accessible are greeted by activists outside. Called “mediators”, dozens of members of XR France are loaded “to appease the situation”, while others have already formed a human chain in front of the doors. Nereid, Designated Mediator, distributes leaflets to passers-by. “We want to denounce the actions of these signs, on intensive breeding methods in particular,” explains the student just 18 years old.
In an amazing calm, amateurs of hamburgers and activists exchange about the current action. “We are not there to bother you, we only want to protest against the actions of these signs,” she says to a mother, who leaves places without resistance. David, who came to get his dinner at McDonalds, hosts the initiative with philosophy. “They explained to me quietly why they prevented people from entering, I understood why they blocked. I’m going home to eat at home,” says this client who works in finance.
The Access to unsold refused
On the other side of Saint-Denis Boulevard, KFC, the atmosphere is more electrical. Scooter and bicycle delivery wait annoyed in front of the sign. “We also want to prevent order deliveries for tonight,” says Thierry, a sexagenarian rebellion extinction member. The activist strives to brought to the restaurant staff, who arrive for an hour to pass orders to deliver by a small window.
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