Marine Charrette-Labadie is a French political activist who was one of eight original spokespeople for the "yellow vests" (French: gilets jaunes) movement. Her involvement predated the 17 November 2018 protests, when she served as a local organizer in Corrèze, New-Aquitaine in advance for Act I. Charrette-Labadie announced she was retiring from the movement at a national level on 28 November 2018 at a press conference in Brives. She was the sixth of the original eight spokespeople to announce their resignation. Charrette-Labadie continued to participate in the movement at the local level after withdrawing from the national movement.
Marine Charrette-Labadie | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marine Charrette-Labadie |
| Citizenship | France |
| Occupation(s) | Activist Waitress |
| Known for | Activism as part of the Yellow vest movement |
Charrette-Labadie is from Corrèze, New-Aquitaine. A waitress, she was unemployed at the end of 2018.
Yellow vest movement
editCharrette-Labadie, then a 22-year-old, emerged as one of the early spokesperson in the "yellow vests" (French: gilets jaunes) movement.[1][2] She was one of eight official spokespeople.[3][4][5][6] This group was announced on 26 November 2018.[7] During her time as a spokesperson, Charrette-Labadie was contacted constantly by people in the movement asking for updates as to what had been accomplished and by members of the media seeking comment.[3] She was also being contacted by members of many political parties who were seeking to align themselves with the yellow vest leadership.[8]
Her involvement predated the 17 November 2018 protests, when she served as a local organizer in advance for Act I.[4][9] She got involved because she felt like she could not sit idly by and do nothing.[8] Most of Charrette-Labadie's activity took place on Facebook.[4][10] As a local organizer, she was part of a group of protesters who lifted toll gates in Brives on 17 November 2018.[4][9] Early on that same week, Charrette-Labadie also participated in protests in front of the tax office in the city.[4][10]
Charrette-Labadie was in Paris around 25 November 2019 for a meeting with the government, where she served as one of the representatives of the movement.[4] After consulting people on Facebook, she and other representatives said they had two things they wanted the government to do: create a citizen's assembly and lower all taxes on people.[4] Her participation was criticized by others in the movement, including local Cana leader Christian Lapauze who said they were not consulted about any demands and the representatives had no legitimacy.[4][6] On 27 November 2018, she was one of six yellow vests activists to participate in a LCI program called "The Great Explanation" (French: La Grande explication).[11]
In late November, a photograph of Charrette-Labadie circulated that confused her with a friend of Emmanuel Macron. A conspiracy theory misidentified her, suggesting that Macron, through a female friend, had infiltrated the highest levels of the yellow vest movement.[5]
Charrette-Labadie announced she was retiring from the movement at a national level on 28 November 2018 at a press conference in Brives, saying, "I was tired of it, I was tired and I did not want to fight for people who do not deserve it."[1][3] By the time she made the announcement, five of the original eight spokespeople had also resigned.[3] On 29 November 2018, she was invited by France's Prime Minister's office to participate in a meeting with other spokespeople at Matignon.[3] She also participated in a meeting at the Ministry of Ecological Transition with other representatives. The group emerged disappointed.[12]
Since the start of the movement and 7 December 2018, Charrette-Labadie appeared on BFMTV, France 2 or TF1 a total of nine times. This tied her for third with Laëtitia Dewalle amongst women acting as media spokespeople, and fourteenth overall.[13]
Charrette-Labadie continued to participate in the movement at the local level after withdrawing from the national movement.[1][14]
Political beliefs and activism
editWhile Charrette-Labadie self-identifies as being a bit to the left, she has stated that she does not belong to any political party.[11][10][15] Her involvement with the yellow vest movement was her first instance in political demonstrations.[8]
Background
editCharrette-Labadie is from Corrèze, New-Aquitaine.[16][7] In 2018, she was working as a waitress.[1][17][16] Charrette-Labadie was spending almost €200 a month on fuel just to go to work.[10][16] She would stay at work between shifts on the same day in order to avoid the extra fuel expense of returning home.[8] By the end of 2018, Charrette-Labadie was unemployed.[18]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ AFP (5 December 2018). "" Gilets jaunes ": la " haine " contre le " roi " Macron, moteur de la colère". Almanar (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Le Goff, Maryne (30 November 2018). "Social - La Corrézienne Marine Charrette-Labadie se retire des porte-parole nationaux des "gilets jaunes"". la Montagne. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Soulier, Laetitia (26 November 2018). "Social - Une Corrézienne parmi les huit porte-parole nationaux des "gilets jaunes" : qui est-elle ?". la Montagne. Archived from the original on 2018-11-27. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b Peillon, Luc (28 November 2018). "Non, une proche d'Emmanuel Macron n'est pas porte-parole des gilets jaunes "infiltrée"". Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b " Nous sommes des bénévoles qui essaient de donner la parole aux Français " explique cette représentante des gilets jaunes (in French), BFMTV, archived from the original on 2019-02-12, retrieved 10 February 2019
- ^ a b "Les " gilets jaunes " désignent leurs porte-parole". le Monde (in French). 26 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-01-14. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d Cortes, Anthony (4 November 2018). "Hausse du carburant et mobilisation du 17 novembre : ne leur dites pas qu'ils sont d'extrême droite !". Marianne (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-01-17. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b Jacob, Etienne; Négroni, Angélique (26 November 2018). "Les étonnants profils des huit porte-parole des "gilets jaunes"". FIGARO (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-01-13. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Chauffeur routier, ancien journaliste, serveuse... Qui sont les huit porte-parole des "gilets jaunes" ?". Franceinfo (in French). 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-19. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Qui sont les six Gilets jaunes qui débattent dans "La Grande explication" ?". LCI (in French). 28 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Rassat, Alain (4 December 2018). "La Une de la Presse locale - Ewanews Nov. 2018". Evolutis Web Agency (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Moullot, Pauline (8 December 2018). "Eric Drouet, Benjamin Cauchy et Christophe Chalençon : les trois gilets jaunes les plus "vus à la tv"". Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "De Gula västarna återhämtar sig". Nya Tider (in Swedish). 17 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Sorrentino, Riccardo (12 January 2019). "Gilet gialli, chi sono e cosa pensano i leader della protesta". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Gilets jaunes et blocage des routes : d'où vient la fronde contre les prix des carburants ?". Sud Ouest (in French). 6 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Schneidermann, Daniel (2 December 2018). "Et les "gilets jaunes" s'incarnèrent". Libération (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Jubilados y obreros ponen a arder Francia tras anuncios de Macron". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 8 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
