In the triangle of Gonesse, a ZAD to oppose the urbanization of land

While a freezing cold makes the north of the country shiver, they voluntarily sleep outside.

A stone's throw from Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport, under an incessant ballet of planes flying at low altitude over a vast snow-covered plain, they are there, crammed into makeshift dormitories.

Hidden behind high barriers of construction site freshly variegated with slogans, dozens of activists have decided to camp permanently.

On frozen ground, several tents were pitched next to basic shelters, inside which duvets were placed on wooden pallets covered with straw.

“The first night was rough.

We were a little cold.

But afterwards we got organized a little better, ”

says a teacher who experiences the life of a Zadist.

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Since last Sunday, it is indeed a new ZAD, (zone to defend), which is being built in this remote corner of Gonesse, in Val-d'Oise.

It is here, in the middle of the fields and far from any habitation - except a farm,

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