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'''Alma Dufour''' ({{IPA-fr|alma dyfuʁ}}; born 6 May 1990) is a French politician. She is a member of the [[La France Insoumise|France Insoumise]] party and has been a [[Member of Parliament (France)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Seine-Maritime's 4th constituency|4th electoral district]] for the [[Seine-Maritime|Seine Maritime]] [[Departments of France|department]] of [[France]] since [[2022 French legislative election|2022]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mme Alma Dufour - Seine-Maritime (4e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale |url=https://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA795200 |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=www2.assemblee-nationale.fr}}</ref>
== Biography ==
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=== Environmental commitments ===
In 2015, during [[2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference|COP21]] in Paris, she joined the Alternatiba/Action non-violente COP21 movement. She was then hired by [[Friends of the Earth – France|Friends of the Earth France]], and went on to become spokesperson for this [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] from 2017 to January 2021.<ref name=":0" /> From late 2018, Alma Dufour took part in the [[Yellow vests protests|Yellow Vests movement]], during which she was the victim of police violence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-24 |title=L'activiste Alma Dufour se frotte aux urnes {{!}} L'Humanité |url=https://www.humanite.fr/politique/les-amis-de-la-terre/l-activiste-alma-dufour-se-frotte-aux-urnes-751733 |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=www.humanite.fr |language=fr}}</ref>
Alongside this activism, Alma Dufour has also carried out institutional lobbying. Under her impetus, Friends of the Earth supported local struggles against a dozen [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] mega-warehouse projects in France, including the Petit-Couronne project in Seine-Maritime. It was involved in actions to block Amazon sites and occupied the land of future projects between 2019 and 2022 until the multinational abandoned five of these warehouse projects. She also highlighted the study by economists Ano Kuhanathan and Florence Mouradian, which argued that e-commerce multinationals are responsible for the
Following her experience in the fight against Amazon, Alma Dufour decided to specialize in the interaction between ecology and employment. She combatted the idea that ecology could be a cause of job destruction, and also fought against the relocation of activities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-20 |title="L'idée" de l'écologie politique, "c'est de parler de propositions concrètes et de donner envie aux Français", estime une responsable d'association |url=https://www.francetvinfo.fr/politique/eelv/primaire-eelv/l-idee-de-l-ecologie-politique-c-est-de-parler-de-propositions-concretes-et-de-donner-envie-aux-francais-estime-une-responsable-d-association_4778081.html |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Franceinfo |language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> She is an active member of the ''Plus Jamais ça!'' (Never Again) collective, which brings together [[Greenpeace]], Friends of the Earth, [[Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions and for Citizens' Action|ATTAC]] and [[Trade union|trade unions]]: CGT, [[Confédération Paysanne|Confédération paysanne]], Solidaires, FSU.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-01 |title=Économie sociale et solidaire. La Coop des masques, « une histoire inspirante» {{!}} L'Humanité |url=https://www.humanite.fr/social-eco/economie-sociale-et-solidaire/economie-sociale-et-solidaire-la-coop-des-masques-une |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=www.humanite.fr |language=fr}}</ref>
=== Member of Parliament ===
In January 2021, she decided to leave her position as campaign manager and spokesperson for Friends of the Earth to join [[La France Insoumise]] and to support [[Jean-Luc Mélenchon|Jean-Luc Mélenchon's]] presidential campaign.<ref name=":0" />
In May 2022, she was nominated as candidate for
Within LFI, she
== References ==
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