weekend events in Toulouse
On December 17 and 18, two groups have planned demonstrations in the Toulouse area. “Axe vert de la Ramée” continues its protest against Toulouse road projects, while residents of Muret are rallying against a third prison in their town.
” Stop concreting before it’s too late is the request of the collective “Green axis of rowing”. This Sunday, December 18, he is organizing a rally on the roundabout on Avenue du Général de Monsabert, at 11 a.m. A symbolic place, since it is the starting point of the future BUCSM (urban boulevard of the Canal de St-Martory). A road project whose dozen associations are calling for the abandonmentjust like that of BUO (western urban boulevard).
Another collective has decided to hold a demonstration this weekend, around Toulouse, for environmental reasons. It is about “Riverains Muret”, which wishes as for him the cancellation of the construction of a third prison in Muret. Both denounce the destruction of green spaces and biodiversity, as well as pollution atmospheric, sound or even visual.
Demonstrations to preserve the environment in Toulouse
” Located in the last muretain agricultural zone, this prison project is destined to destroy no less than 11.5 ha of agricultural land. It is a question of concreting this surface containing an irrigation channel and good quality land. takes offense from the collective “Riverains Muret”. Beyond the impact on agriculture, he also denounces the ” destruction of refuge and breeding habitats » and the « disappearance of groundwater “.
The collective “Axe Vert de la Ramée” is taking part from Toulouse in a national demonstration for “La Déroute des routes”. There too, the rally rejects the compatibility of road projects with the fight against land take and climate change.