For weeks, protesters across France have been banging pots and pans in a deafening racket to express their frustration over President Emmanuel Macron’s pension changes. The casserolades, as they are known, have disrupted or stopped dozens of visits by ministers to schools and factories. The kitchenware has become the symbol of a broader discontent in France after months of large street demonstrations failed to push the government to back down on the pension changes. The pan beating has also become a centuries-long protest tradition in France, with people banging pots and pans to demand greater freedoms. The casserolades reflect a desire to deafen and respond with noise to a political discourse that is not being heard. The protests are a reminder that the French people are determined to keep up the fight against the unpopular pension overhaul.
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