Paris attacks: #PorteOuverte, #OccupyTerrasse, Twitter responses
Just after the Paris attacks on Friday 13 November, the hashtag #PorteOuverte (open door) went viral on Twitter to help Parisians find a safe place to stay. And throughout the weekend, new hashtags were created in response to the attacks.
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On Friday 13 November just after the start of the attacks, Sylvain Lapoix created the hashtag #PorteOuverte.
Ceux qui peuvent ouvrir leurs portes, géolocalisez vos tweets + #PorteOuverte pour indiquer les lieux sûrs. #fusillade #Paris
— Sylvain Lapoix (@SylvainLapoix) 13 Novembre 2015If you are in Paris and have a place to stay, let us know so we can retweet it #PorteOuverte
— #PorteOuverte (@PorteOuverteFRA) 14 Novembre 2015The day after, on Saturday 14 November, #PrayforParis is created, rising various reactions among tweeters.
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité #PrayForParis pic.twitter.com/4rAfs1rC7E
— Quentin Derose (@QuentinDerose) 14 Novembre 2015— rosselin (@rosselin) 14 Novembre 2015
The hashtag #unebougiepourParis (a candle for Paris) invites Parisians to light up a candle on their balcony to pay tribute to victims.
#UnebougiepourParis #paris #parisjetaime pic.twitter.com/Yj19x1nKcQ
— Emilia AppleTree (@MilyApple) 14 Novembre 2015#FluctuatNecMergitur - Paris' motto meaning "Tossed but not sunk" - becomes a resistance slogan.
#Paris #FluctuatNecMergitur #devisedelavilledeParis #placedelarepublique #jesuispasparis #LiberteEgaliteFraternite pic.twitter.com/mCUv3Nolx9
— sylvaine caron (@sylvainecaron) 15 Novembre 2015On Sunday 15 November, Parisians post pictures of themselves using the hashtags #Jesuisenterrasse, #OccupyTerrasse.
#OccupyTerrasse pic.twitter.com/31nvFguaqm
— Quentin Laurent (@Quentin_Laurent) 15 Novembre 2015
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