It’s a “punch” action, claims Youth for Climate. The huge Olympic rings, installed in front of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris (1st arrondissement), have been sprayed with blood by environmental activists, who denounce the environmental and social impact of the organization of the Games in the capital next year .
According to Youth for Climate, at the origin of this action which took place this Thursday morning, it is necessary “symbolically to denounce the human, ecological and social cost of the Paris Olympics and the resulting social project”.
???? PUNCH ACTION AGAINST #JO2024
In a year to the day the Olympics will be held. Built through the sacrifice of human lives, ecocidal and anti-social, is this really the sport we want?
The Olympics DESTROY, let’s go ON THE OFFENSIVE pic.twitter.com/OUAmxCTjiY
— Youth For Climate Paris-IDF (@ParisYFC) July 27, 2023
The event, according to the activists, is “constructed thanks to the sacrifice of human lives, ecocidal and anti-social”. For them: “The Olympics destroy, (…) condemn the living and our freedoms. »
The Paris Olympics officially entered their last year of preparations yesterday before an unprecedented opening ceremony on the Seine, a final straight line that the organizers anticipate “under pressure”, while showing their confidence.
France “will be ready for sure” to host the Games, assured Wednesday morning President Emmanuel Macron, on the sidelines of his visit to New Caledonia, while recognizing “an organizational challenge”, in terms of accommodation, transportation, security. The IOC President, Thomas Bach, also said he was “very very confident” after having officially launched the invitations to the various Olympic committees.
