New demonstrations against the far right are being organized this week, at the initiative of the inter-union in cities such as Marseille in particular. Overview.
This Sunday, June 30, 2024, the first round of crucial legislative elections will be held which could see Jordan Bardella’s party of the National Rally (RN) come to power. To say no to the extreme right at the gates of power, numerous demonstrations are organized across the four corners of France, in the capital of course, but in small and large towns as well, at the call of left-wing movements to the image of this weekend, where thousands of demonstrators gathered in Paris, Marseille, Toulouse and Bordeaux to express their opposition, led by the inter-union including the CGT which calls to vote for the New Popular Front in the elections legislative, and hundreds of associations and collectives.
The demonstration against the RN which was held this Sunday in Paris, initiated by the collective Alertes Féministes to denounce the “facade feminism” of the far-right party, brought together between 13,000 people according to the CGT compared to 75,000, according to the police headquarters. In the regions, 117 meeting places were spread across the four corners of France, according to the CGT. Proof that the mobilization will not run out of steam, new demonstrations are already organized during the week and others should soon be announced before the elections this Sunday in large cities like Paris, Marseille, Toulouse, Lille, Strasbourg or Rennes. Discover the dates, times and starting locations of the mobilizations that we know at the moment.
When will the next anti-RN demonstration take place in Paris?
Since the announcement of the dissolution of the National Assembly, two major mobilizations were held the previous weekends in the capital, Place de la République at the initiative of the inter-union and the Alertes Féministes collective which brings together more than 180 associations and unions for women’s rights and against sexism, to denounce the “facade feminism” of the far right, and the “real danger it represents” for women’s rights. A next event should be organized soon and will be announced here.
Is there an upcoming anti-RN demonstration in Lyon?
An important mobilization was held this Sunday at Place des Terreaux as part of the “Feminist Alerts” call signed by more than 120 associations such as the MeToo, Filactions and Nous Tous Rhône collectives. “We know that (the far right) is primarily obsessed with breaking the rights and freedoms of a huge part of the population: women, racialized people, disabled people, trans and LGBTQIA+ people, migrants, girls and children We also know that she will tackle the entire social movement head-on,” we could read in a press release. For the moment, the inter-union has not yet announced a new mobilization date, it should not take long.
When will the next anti-RN demonstration take place in Marseille?
In the Marseille city, the next demonstration against the far right is scheduled for Thursday June 27, 2024 at 11 a.m. The appointment is given place Félix Baret in the 6th arrondissement of Marseille.
When is the next anti-RN demonstration in Bordeaux?
For the moment, no demonstration has been officially announced in Bordeaux. The union organizations should not delay in announcing a next date before the weekend.
When will the next anti-RN demonstration take place in Lille?
No date for a rally against the National Rally has yet been officially announced. The union organizations should not delay in announcing a next meeting for this weekend.
When is the next anti-RN demonstration in Rennes?
For the moment, no demonstration against the extreme right has yet been officially announced in Rennes. The union organizations should not delay in announcing a next meeting before the weekend.
When will the next anti-RN demonstration take place in Nantes?
Several unions from Loire-Atlantique, united under the same banner, gathered at the reflecting pool “Against the extreme right, form a popular front!” where feminists warned: the RN is not an option”. A future date will be announced here.
When will the next anti-RN demonstration take place in Toulouse?
This Sunday’s mobilization, organized by the feminist inter-organization of Toulouse, brought together several thousand demonstrators to “block” the far-right, calling for a massive vote for “a future that allows emancipation and freedom of all”. A next date will be announced soon.
When will the next anti-RN demonstration take place in Strasbourg?
No demonstrations are currently planned for this week. The meeting will soon be announced by the inter-union and will be relayed on this page.
When will the next anti-RN demonstration take place in Nice?
A colorful and protest march was held this Sunday in Nice, to promote “an inclusive society”. The next meeting has not yet been announced and will be relayed here.
What anti-RN demonstrations are planned in other cities in France?
Discover below the next demonstrations organized against the National Rally (RN) in the smallest towns of mainland France, grouped by region in alphabetical order:
- Had (Normandy): Monday June 24 at 6 p.m.Eu castle
- Arras (Hauts-de-France): Wednesday June 26 at 6 p.m.in front of the train station
- Aix en Provence (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) : Thursday June 27 at 10:30 a.m.under the prefecture
- Castelsarrasin (Occitanie): Thursday June 27 at 6 p.m.in front the town hall
- Alès (Occitanie): Thursday June 27 at 6 p.m.under the prefecture
- Bagnols-sur-Cèze (Occitanie): Thursday June 27 at 6 p.m.memorials
- Nimes (Occitanie) : Thursday June 27 at 6 p.m.square House
- Uzes (Occitanie) : Thursday June 27 at 6 p.m.city hall
- Lens (Hauts-de-France): Friday June 28 at 6 p.m.Place du Cantin