French Campaigners Build Literal Block Wall to Oppose New Motorway

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French Campaigners Build Literal Block Wall to Oppose New Motorway
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'Seriously we need to take some pointers from French protesting,' said one U.S. observer.

"Seriously we need to take some pointers from French protesting," said one U.S. observer."Protestors built a brick wall on a national roadway opposing the building of a new highway. Activists say it will destroy 2,500 trees and surrounding habitats.

They marched under intermittent rain along the route of the proposed highway, which would link the southern cities of Toulouse and Castres, carrying placards that read “Less energy, fewer cars and less tarmac” and other green messages. The localized protest took place as many around the world observed Earth Day and the large-scale climate demonstrations known as ';&#x201cProtesters in France are definitely the best in the world at this. They have gone next level and blocked the A69 highway with concrete blocks.\n\n;��&#x201dOne progressive observer in the U.S.

;&#x201cSeriously we need to take some pointers from French protesting. \n\nProtestors built a brick wall on a national roadway opposing the building of a new highway. Activists say it will destroy 2,500 trees and surrounding habitats.\n\n#A69 Toulouse-Castres.\n\nhttps://t.

;“�&#xdcac"C'est un projet d'un autre temps" \n\nSandrine Rousseau manifeste ;&#x00e0 Sa;&#x00efx contre l'A69;&#x201dEspecially in the face of the climate crisis,"there is really no need of another motorway," said Rousseau who also called the A69"a project from another time."

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