Environmental activists target Fondation Louis Vuitton on Labor Day in France

PARIS — The Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris was targeted by environmental activists on Monday, according to a AFP report.

A video circulating on Twitter and attributed to freelance journalist Clément Lanot shows a group of people using fire extinguishers and throw paint bombs at the facade of the museum, which was closed for the May Day holiday in France.

According to the news agency, the action began around 9:30 a.m. and lasted about 10 minutes. By late afternoon, workers were removing protest signs from the sidewalk and building facade.
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The Paris branch of Extinction Rebellion then posted a series of videos and images on Instagram, confirming the action "on this symbolic day of wage and union demands" at the foundation, which she describes as a "cultural, philanthropic and above all fiscal tool" of the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton group.

"That's why we demand that companies take responsibility and act in the fight against global warming climate change, and that the government implemented the Citizen's Climate Convention, which proposed, among other things, the impact of greenhouse gas emissions by companies, strengthening their obligations in the face of environmental requirements and conditioning their financing on green criteria ”, indicates the organization in the post, recalling that the current emission levels of companies listed on the CAC40 index would lead to a rise in temperatures of 3.5 degrees Celsius by 2100.

Group members also read a statement ridiculing LVMH Chairman Bernard Arnault and the French government in front of a banner displaying “Merci patron” (or “merci patron”, in French). "Tax the rich" slogans could also be seen spray-painted on the walls and sidewalk of the museum.

The luxury group did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The protest comes as France is embroiled in unrest over a pension reform that would see the retirement age gradually increase to 64 years. On Friday, ratings agency Fitch downgraded France to "AA-" for social and political climate, citing political stalemate and social unrest as risks to French President Emmanuel Macron's reform agenda.
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Environmental activists target Fondation Louis Vuitton on Labor Day in France

PARIS — The Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris was targeted by environmental activists on Monday, according to a AFP report.

A video circulating on Twitter and attributed to freelance journalist Clément Lanot shows a group of people using fire extinguishers and throw paint bombs at the facade of the museum, which was closed for the May Day holiday in France.

According to the news agency, the action began around 9:30 a.m. and lasted about 10 minutes. By late afternoon, workers were removing protest signs from the sidewalk and building facade.

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The Paris branch of Extinction Rebellion then posted a series of videos and images on Instagram, confirming the action "on this symbolic day of wage and union demands" at the foundation, which she describes as a "cultural, philanthropic and above all fiscal tool" of the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton group.

"That's why we demand that companies take responsibility and act in the fight against global warming climate change, and that the government implemented the Citizen's Climate Convention, which proposed, among other things, the impact of greenhouse gas emissions by companies, strengthening their obligations in the face of environmental requirements and conditioning their financing on green criteria ”, indicates the organization in the post, recalling that the current emission levels of companies listed on the CAC40 index would lead to a rise in temperatures of 3.5 degrees Celsius by 2100.

Group members also read a statement ridiculing LVMH Chairman Bernard Arnault and the French government in front of a banner displaying “Merci patron” (or “merci patron”, in French). "Tax the rich" slogans could also be seen spray-painted on the walls and sidewalk of the museum.

The luxury group did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The protest comes as France is embroiled in unrest over a pension reform that would see the retirement age gradually increase to 64 years. On Friday, ratings agency Fitch downgraded France to "AA-" for social and political climate, citing political stalemate and social unrest as risks to French President Emmanuel Macron's reform agenda.