Swimwear, towels, umbrellas. They unpacked everything this Sunday on the “beach” of the Capitol. On this rather chilly Sunday, the Young Ecologists of Toulouse gave of their person to warm the spirits and challenge passers-by. “The exchanges were numerous with all those present on the issue of global warming but also of the social emergency which aggravates the vulnerability of people already in difficulty”, indicated the young activists in a press release, once the material tidied up and the sweaters rethreaded.
“We must act, stop refusing to face reality, we are clearly going into a wall! denounces Delphine Peres, the coordinator of the collective for whom eco-anxiety is gaining ground among young people due to the lack of political response to global warming.
“Simple solutions are available to the State: the thermal renovation of buildings, the reduction of meat consumption in canteens or the development of public transport, explains Zéphyr, a beach attendant of the day. But he prefers to ask people to work longer. »