The members of Team Hope, a group of young feminist volunteers from Equipop in Paris, are taking action. From June 28 to 30, Team Hope will be running an awareness-raising stand on gender equality at the Solidays festival. Here is the text they are distributing at the stand, calling on young people to get out and vote against the far right in the upcoming legislative elections.
Following the breakthrough of the far right in the last European elections in 2024, President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly, paving the way for the far right to enter government. This risk highlights the urgent need to unite the struggles for a feminist, anti-racist, and environmentalist society. We, young feminists who are members of "Team Hope", we call on young French people to go to the polls on June 30 and July 7, 2024, and to vote urgently against the far right. These legislative elections will define the political and social climate, as well as public policy, for the next three years. As young people, this vote is particularly important to us: our future is at stake at the ballot box. It is an opportunity for us to choose the representatives who will represent us, draft and vote on laws that impact our daily lives:
- against youth poverty in France and racism
- for the future of our planet and the rights of women and LGBTQIA+ people.
