Overview

• An Aug. 20 territorial intelligence note tallies 36 preparatory meetings already held and 43 more planned through Sept. 9, but lists only 15 gatherings and 3 blockade projects for the day of action.
• Coordination has shifted to encrypted channels with regional Telegram groups of roughly 400 to 1,500 users and spin‑offs on Signal, where local assemblies are being set up to sustain the effort.
• Open‑platform activity is sizable, with Visibrain counting about 338,000 tweets and roughly 11,200 posts per day tied to the Sept. 10 call.
• The initiative began with the small group Les Essentiels before diffusion into left‑wing networks, including a public call from Jean‑Luc Mélenchon to support the Sept. 10 action.
• The slogan to “bloquer” the country is framed as a response to François Bayrou’s 2026 budget measures, while union figures such as CGT leader Sophie Binet warn of possible far‑right instrumentalisation.