The Eco-Rebels Who Beat the French State: Inside la ZAD.
Tune in on Sunday as redfish presents The eco-rebels who beat the French state: Inside la ZAD, the story of how farmers and anti-capitalists united to score a rare victory over the government.
The ZAD - meaning Zone to Defend - was formed in 2009 when activists occupied 1,650 hectares of land earmarked for a new airport in Notres-Dames-des-Landes.
They established a thriving alternative community which united farmers facing eviction and anti-capitalist activists who came together to defend it in the face of state repression.
In January French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced the government’s 40 year plan was to be scrapped.
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