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Accepting to be a drop, 
you become ocean

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Since several months
the yellow vest movement,

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which is unparalleled in the
history of the 5. Republic,

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has been on the streets.

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A spontaneous 
movement of citizens,

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that is seperate 
from any political party.

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a movement that has mobilised 
tens of thousands every Saturday,

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for the past six months,

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and that gained 
the support of millions.

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A movement whose 
demands are fundamental:

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a direct democracy,

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greater social and tax justice,

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radical measures 
towards climate justice.

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What the movement demands, 
it demands for all.

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The yellow vests are we.

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We artists, we technicians,

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authors,

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all cultural workers,

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precarious or not,

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are affected by 
this historical movement.

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We declare that 
we will not be deceived:

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We know too well, 
which strings are being pulled,

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to discredit the yellow vests

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as anti-environmentalist, 
as extremists,

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rasists, thugs...

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That tactic will not work,

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this reporting does 
not reflect the facts,

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even if the media and 
the government believe them.

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Like the violence that 
they exercise every Saturday,

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although the most dangerous 
violence takes place somewhere else,

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the level of repression 
gets worse every week.

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On April 19th 2019 
there was one death,

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248 head injuries,

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23 eye injuries,
5 torn off hands,

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on the side 
of the demonstrators.

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This is not worthy of our Republic.

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We are not the first 
to denounce this situation:

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Amnesty International, the International 
League of Human rights, the UN, the EU,

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the defenders of citizen rights,

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they all denounce the police violence 
against the yellow vests in France,

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The number of injured,
the destruction,

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the arrests and convictions 
are unbearable.

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How can we make use 
of our right to protest,

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in the face of this repression?

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Nothing justifies 
this legal crackdown

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against these 
alleged thugs,

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that threatens our basic rights.

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We won't be deceived.

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The most menacing violence 
is economic and social violence.

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That the government,

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defends in the interest of a minority few,
but at the cost of all.

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This is the violence that effects 
the body and the spirit of those,

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who slave away 
daily to survive.

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It is our historical mission

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to deal with the 
ecological crisis,

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and find a just solution

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to leave a liveable 
planet for our children.

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We won't be deceived.

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The government has 
not posed this question,

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so as not to cause those 
responsible any problems.

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The yellow vests, as climate activists,
denounce this positioning.

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Today social and ecological 
struggles come together.

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We will continue 
to be outraged.

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more loud, more often, 
and together!

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And today we call 
on history to be written.

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We are standing 
up to repression,

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the manipulation and lack of 
responsibility from the Government,

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at a deciding point 
in our history.

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If we use our power,

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the power of words, music, 
images, thought and art,

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and we achieve a new way of 
expressing ourselves, to support those

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who have been on the streets 
and roundabouts for months.

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Nothing is written in stone.

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We can achieve a better world.

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This text is from the letter 
"We won't be deceived"

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that was signed by 
1,200 artists and technicians,

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to support those that have been 
struggling for the past six months.

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The images were taken between 
1. December 2018 and 1. May 2019.

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