Matignon covered in paint: images of the action of environmental activists

Environmental activists from the Last Renovation collective covered the facade of Matignon with orange paint on January 4, 2023 to denounce the government’s inaction regarding climate change. Images.

New strike from the ecological collective Last Renovation. This Wednesday, January 4, 2023 shortly after 12:30 p.m., two activists covered the facade of Matignon with orange paint. Impossible for the government to ignore their message addressed more particularly to Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, tenant of the building. A message that environmental activists have been defending for several months through peaceful but high-profile actions (throwing food at works of art, blocking highways, etc.): the state is partly responsible for climate change through its inaction .

On the spot the militant media on Twitter “Brains Not Available”, responsible for covering the demonstration by the collective, specified that the young people responsible for the degradation of the walls of Matignon are aged “20 to 22 years” and wear orange vests on which one can read: “Who is guilty?” So many symbols that recall the orange color of the vests that the activists wore during the roadblocks and refer to the guilt of the State for its inaction in the fight against global warming established during the trial of the Case of the century. Moreover, the timing of the militant demonstration is not insignificant since the action takes place four days after the expiry of the deadline granted to the government to prove its commitment to the protection of the climate and the environment.