Press reports indicated that calls to mobilize on Saturday, October 17, against the high cost of living and the rise in fuel, energy, and food prices were multiplying on social media since the end of summer. According to the account, the movement remained difficult to measure but had been joined by high school and student organizations, the CGT, the Confédération paysanne, and several truck driver organizations. Historical figures from the Yellow Vests were also calling for participation, while a mobilization of young people had been ongoing for several weeks. The account added that young people were showing up on social media wearing yellow vests and that tutorials were circulating, particularly on protection against tear gas. RMC mentioned a possible "convergence of anger," it reported. It also cited a police source interviewed by Le Figaro, which deemed the call still uncertain and emphasized that a mobilization announced on social media did not always translate into high participation. Press reports specified that around a site where the movement seemed to be structuring, hundreds of actions were announced or recorded for Saturday, including demonstrations and gatherings near roundabouts, gas stations, refineries, and oil depots. The call was directed among others to the Yellow Vests, young people, farmers, firefighters, workers, teachers, healthcare workers, climate defenders, residents of neighborhoods, and retirees. The account finally reported that some hoped for a revolution or a vast movement of discontent, while the extent of the mobilization remained to be determined. #Mobilisation #GiletsJaunes #ConvergenceDesColères (translated)
