Greta Thunberg called for mobilization in Paris before protests turn violent

Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined French agitators with the song “How dare you?” outrage over protests that began around education-related demands but quickly escalated into violent riots sparked by migrants.

In a video posted to his Instagram, Thunberg encouraged agitators to witness what became a clash between rioters, law enforcement and local business owners – calling on his supporters to support the cause.

“French students continually face extreme police brutality simply for demanding their basic rights. And now it is time for us to step up our efforts because they cannot do this alone,” Thunberg said. “They are showing the world, by example, what it looks like when young people step up when the system as a whole systematically neglects them.”

Greta Thunberg joins massive French student protests as cars burn and police fire tear gas

Climate activist Greta Thunberg speaks with students outside a high school in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, October 13, 2026, as nationwide protests against education reform continue. (JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP via Getty Images)

“We ask each of you to contribute what you can, support them in the streets, make a donation and come to the mobilization on October 17,” she added.

The video was highlighted by Al Jazeera Media Network on The phrase has become a slogan for protesters in France.

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While Thunberg is particularly known for her climate advocacy, describing herself as an “autistic and bipolar climate justice activist,” she has spoken out on the conflict between Israel and Gaza. Last year, the 23-year-old activist attempted to reach Gaza by joining the global Sumud flotilla, demanding a humanitarian corridor before being intercepted and detained by Israeli authorities.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg, wearing a keffiyeh, speaks alongside pro-Palestinian activists in Catania, Italy, ahead of a Gaza flotilla event. (Associated Press/Salvatore Cavalli)

Days after Thunberg’s social media post calling for mobilization in Paris, she collaborated with the Palestinian Youth Movement in a separate post that defined the “genocidal Israeli army” as “child killers.”

Watchdogs have noted a rise in the “red-green-green alliance,” an ideological overlap between three elements: communist movements, characterized by the color red; Islamist activism, described as green; and environmental protest groups, also symbolized by green.

The result is that the same group of activists and organizations support a wide range of seemingly unrelated causes. In June 2024, protesters gathered outside Citibank headquarters in New York under the banner “Climate Justice Means a Free Palestine.”

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As Thunberg, who became an international darling of the left in 2019 when she lectured adults at the UN Climate Action Summit, called on her supporters to join the French protests, a network of global communist parties and revolutionary groups were also preparing to take to the streets. With Palestinian flags flying alongside student-supported organizations in Paris, “red-green-green” appeared.

A protester waves a Palestinian flag next to a burning bus stop, Place de la République in Paris. The arrival of the Yellow Vests links student problems to broader economic discontent. Paris, France October 17, 2026 (Guy Smallman/Getty Images)

A Fox News Digital investigation identified 54 organizations and movements behind “Chaos Inc.” October’s student protests in France and their broader network of international supporters and amplifiers, including communist parties, revolutionary socialist groups, labor unions, environmental activists, Muslim student advocates, Palestinian solidarity organizations and international media.

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Of the 54 organizations identified in the October protest ecosystem, 16 – or only about one in three – are student or youth organizations, including communist youth groups and a Muslim student association. The other 38 include adult-led communist groups, labor unions, political parties, revolutionary left-wing organizations, advocacy groups and international propaganda outlets.

Fox News Digital also identified organizations within the Neville Roy Singham Network, including Tricontinental, CodePink and BreakThrough News, a New York-based media outlet, which promoted coverage of the weekend chaos in France with the headline: “ANTI-MACRON PROTESTS ROCK FRANCE.”

Protesters vandalize a McDonald’s restaurant during clashes during a day of demonstrations against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Paris as part of nationwide demonstrations called by the “yellow vest” movement, joined by French high school and university students, teachers and parents demanding better school conditions and government action, as well as unions, workers, farmers and retirees, France, October 17, 2026. (Reuters/Jack Taylor)

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Singham, a 72-year-old American now living in Shanghai, China, sold his technology company for an estimated $785 million in 2017 and has since invested $278 million in a vast network of nonprofits. These groups regularly organize and participate in anti-ICE, anti-Israel, and pro-Iran protests.

Thunberg’s main activism vehicle, Fridays For Future, has not been identified as an organizer, despite its call for mobilization on social media. The group’s funding sources and practices are unclear, although Thunberg travels the world advocating for various causes. For her 2019 UN speech, in which she delivered her trademark “How dare you?” According to the indictment, the 16-year-old arrived aboard a wind-powered yacht equipped with solar panels and water generators to provide electricity.

Greta Thunberg and a crew member hold up victory signs from their ship, part of the global Sumud flotilla aiming to reach Gaza and break the Israeli naval blockade, as they sail off the island of Crete, Greece, September 25, 2025. (Stefanos Rapanis/Reuters)

Thunberg was born in Stockholm, the daughter of Malena Ernman, a successful opera singer, and Svante Thunberg, an actor and producer. Diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome as a young teenager, she has described her autism as a “super power.”

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Fox News Digital reached out to Thunberg and Fridays For Future but received no response.