Organizations for solidarity and mutual aid Marseille 1st 13001

Clean my Calanques, the benchmark for ecological action in Marseille, is present on all fronts. In an interview in our Citybook 4 years ago, Eric Akopian, founder of the association, explained the extent of the educational work to be carried out in our city, particularly in terms of waste sorting. A few years later, we were bitterly disappointed to learn that the task was still a pharaonic one. Raising awareness in schools, public collections in the countryside, presence at OM matches and festivals - CMC teams are hard at work, doing a remarkable, titanic job. A task that should not necessarily fall to them, but which they carry out with brio.

Throwing away a cigarette butt is one of the worst things you can do! On the one hand, because a cigarette butt can irreversibly alter a natural environment, and when you live in the South, can create fires beyond measure in the height of the summer season. Since 2013, Recyclop has been working to enable these butts to generate electricity in a green way. Through numerous partnerships with companies and institutions, and by setting up collectors, this association has a bright future ahead of it. Raising awareness of the need to manage cigarette-related waste is a major issue. Abdès Bengorine and Recyclop have understood this.

This association, created in 1885, was recognized as being of public utility four years later. Its missions are multiple. First of all, the spontaneous reception of people in emergency situations, without housing and seeking asylum. In this sense, the structure provides for the reception of young children with their mothers. But beyond this "simple" reception mission, the HPF offers training and courses in order to set up social and professional reintegration. The same is true for people with disabilities, through various integration projects.

Things are changing in Marseille, that's a fact. In a city that is considered irresponsible on many levels, citizen mobilization is there to change the situation. Created in 2015, the City of Agriculture is part of this line. Around conferences, relocated events and even internships held on the premises of Boulevard National, we are trying to rethink consumption and therefore production. The general public is made aware of the abuses and solutions through projections, debates in this meeting and exchange forum. We also train in permaculture, beekeeping and live around a weekly market, a canteen and even a henhouse. An initiative that we recommend.