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Attac France is an organization that mobilizes around issues of social and climate justice. [source: attac-fr] It calls for action against projects that it views as harmful to the environment and communities. [source: attac-fr] For example, the Alliance écologique et sociale, which includes Attac France, has called for a mobilization from July 9 to 12 against the Canal Seine-Nord Europe project near Cambrai in the Nord region. [source: attac-fr] This mobilization opposes the appropriation of water resources and the destruction of thousands of hectares of fertile agricultural land. [source: attac-fr] The organization argues that the project disregards the needs of local populations, ecosystems, and workers in the small barge industry who are excluded from the project. [source: attac-fr]
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A campaigner can use Attac France as a source to understand and promote opposition to large infrastructure projects that threaten environmental and social justice. [source: attac-fr] The source provides a concrete example of how to frame a campaign around the protection of water resources, agricultural land, and the rights of workers and communities, as seen in the mobilization against the Canal Seine-Nord Europe. [source: attac-fr]