The Var and its prefecture are not generally at the forefront of the
environmental fight, yet the collective " Zero Fossil Climate Toulon and
surrounding areas " is determined to take its full part in the fight
against cruises which is beginning on a European scale. . ---- While,
more than ever, the urgency of reducing the use of fossil fuels and
pollution is glaring, capitalism and States want to continue to develop
mass tourism and its destruction. Among these ecocidal industries, that
of cruises is not the least, but, since 2022, the fight has been
organized on a European scale with the European movement ECAN
[1](European cruise activist network).
This movement is present in France with the collective "Stop
cruises"[2]in which "Zero fossil climate Toulon and surroundings" is part.
In Toulon, a military, nuclear, port, seaside and deadly city, such a
collective is a breath of fresh air for environmental struggles! And its
actions to denounce the terrible environmental and social health impact
of these leisure liners have already been noticed.
Many European cities (Barcelona, Lisbon, Naples, Marseille, etc.) are
participating in this movement which calls for a different rethinking of
tourism and these trips, by adapting to local realities. Faced with
protests, the industry is trying green washing. In 2022, the
"Sustainable Mediterranean Cruise" charter[3]was adopted.
The thirteen points of this are only a publicity operation that only
ratifies measures already present in the law or normalizes destructive
practices. Likewise, the industry presents the use of liquefied natural
gas (LNG) as a solution when it represents a real climate time bomb!
In any case, there is no good "sustainable" cruise; the good cruise is,
like the good waste, the one that you don't do!
Indeed, tourism is not a trivial phenomenon. It often involves the
arrival of thousands, even millions of people in the same places (1.5
million in Marseille in 2022). It leads to the expansion of airports and
the construction of gigantic cruise ships.
It is driving up rents and pushing residents out of the city center!
Pollution from ships harms both the health of inhabitants and
ecosystems[4]. These problems are not taken into consideration by
shipowners, on the contrary, they continue to build and use ships
outside of legal standards!
Take action against a useless and harmful industry
The next major date of European mobilization, at the time these lines
are written is June 1st but the publication deadlines of our newspaper
mean that you will only read them afterwards, we will undoubtedly
continue to keep you informed of these mobilizations in the months to come!
In the meantime, a petition "stop cruises grand harbor of Toulon" can be
signed online[5], we encourage you to go and see as well as find out
about the ongoing struggles! And to support your local ecological
struggle collectives, whether against cruises or against all the
ecocidal projects and actions that capitalism continues to produce.
Let's force the richest and the unconscious to stop their leisure
activities which destroy, for their sole pleasure, our lives and the
environment!
Brigitte (UCL Toulon)
To validate
[1]ECAN has a manifesto in 2023 which can be found on the website
https://stop-croisieres.org/
[2]In all, eighteen European collectives, including eight in France, are
involved in ECAN
[3]This charter can be found on the website of the State Secretariat for
the Sea and Biodiversity: Mer.gouv.fr
[4]To find out more, see the argument on Stop-croisieres.org/argumentaire.
[5]On the GreenVoice website: Agir.greenvoice.fr
https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Climat-zero-fossiles-Toulon-et-environs-Le-collectif-Stop-croisiere-a-l
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environmental fight, yet the collective " Zero Fossil Climate Toulon and
surrounding areas " is determined to take its full part in the fight
against cruises which is beginning on a European scale. . ---- While,
more than ever, the urgency of reducing the use of fossil fuels and
pollution is glaring, capitalism and States want to continue to develop
mass tourism and its destruction. Among these ecocidal industries, that
of cruises is not the least, but, since 2022, the fight has been
organized on a European scale with the European movement ECAN
[1](European cruise activist network).
This movement is present in France with the collective "Stop
cruises"[2]in which "Zero fossil climate Toulon and surroundings" is part.
In Toulon, a military, nuclear, port, seaside and deadly city, such a
collective is a breath of fresh air for environmental struggles! And its
actions to denounce the terrible environmental and social health impact
of these leisure liners have already been noticed.
Many European cities (Barcelona, Lisbon, Naples, Marseille, etc.) are
participating in this movement which calls for a different rethinking of
tourism and these trips, by adapting to local realities. Faced with
protests, the industry is trying green washing. In 2022, the
"Sustainable Mediterranean Cruise" charter[3]was adopted.
The thirteen points of this are only a publicity operation that only
ratifies measures already present in the law or normalizes destructive
practices. Likewise, the industry presents the use of liquefied natural
gas (LNG) as a solution when it represents a real climate time bomb!
In any case, there is no good "sustainable" cruise; the good cruise is,
like the good waste, the one that you don't do!
Indeed, tourism is not a trivial phenomenon. It often involves the
arrival of thousands, even millions of people in the same places (1.5
million in Marseille in 2022). It leads to the expansion of airports and
the construction of gigantic cruise ships.
It is driving up rents and pushing residents out of the city center!
Pollution from ships harms both the health of inhabitants and
ecosystems[4]. These problems are not taken into consideration by
shipowners, on the contrary, they continue to build and use ships
outside of legal standards!
Take action against a useless and harmful industry
The next major date of European mobilization, at the time these lines
are written is June 1st but the publication deadlines of our newspaper
mean that you will only read them afterwards, we will undoubtedly
continue to keep you informed of these mobilizations in the months to come!
In the meantime, a petition "stop cruises grand harbor of Toulon" can be
signed online[5], we encourage you to go and see as well as find out
about the ongoing struggles! And to support your local ecological
struggle collectives, whether against cruises or against all the
ecocidal projects and actions that capitalism continues to produce.
Let's force the richest and the unconscious to stop their leisure
activities which destroy, for their sole pleasure, our lives and the
environment!
Brigitte (UCL Toulon)
To validate
[1]ECAN has a manifesto in 2023 which can be found on the website
https://stop-croisieres.org/
[2]In all, eighteen European collectives, including eight in France, are
involved in ECAN
[3]This charter can be found on the website of the State Secretariat for
the Sea and Biodiversity: Mer.gouv.fr
[4]To find out more, see the argument on Stop-croisieres.org/argumentaire.
[5]On the GreenVoice website: Agir.greenvoice.fr
https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Climat-zero-fossiles-Toulon-et-environs-Le-collectif-Stop-croisiere-a-l
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