France, Alternative Libertaire AL #226 - Read Mogniss H. Abdallah "Put up, here we come!" (fr)

Mogniss H. Abdallah recounts in his latest book, published by Libertalia, construction and 
development of popular movements against racist crimes and the development of the ideology 
of security in cities. This book, well documented and enriched with photographs, does not 
dwell on the dark list of victims of the police, fascism and "rednecks", all driven by the 
same logic. It develops a reflection on the structural dimension of the violence, and 
analyzes the emergence of a new hatred (racism "anti-youth"), which will complicate the 
relations of domination racist work in the neighborhoods. This domination will be 
strengthened by justice, by establishing virtual impunity for the killers of young people 
and inhabitants of neighborhoods, reinforces the sense of a "two-tiered justice" that will 
encourage young people to " go beyond weeping and action . "

Most importantly, the interest of the work lies in the storytelling and the detailed 
analysis of self-organization solidarity movements around a dual purpose: the recognition 
and repair by the state of crimes, and wider social justice in neighborhoods. Movements 
that are created are aware of the overlapping social issues, and act on the spatial 
relegation, the problems of housing and school issues as well as on police harassment. 
Besides walking beurs, are the many local initiatives and their gradual convergence 
towards a national movement that are reported. First concerts RAP (Rock Against Police) in 
the creation of the National Association of victims of racist crime and security, and the 
birth of the Movement of immigration and suburbs, the author sheds light on the 
difficulties of building a movement: distance associations, isolation from political 
parties and unions often hostile, difficulty in reaching a wide audience ... especially 
tension between temptation to reform the institution and more radical positions in the 
streets or the courts. While hate crimes continue with impunity, fighting recounted here 
echo our current struggles, and give us food for thought by reminding us all that 
challenges their limitations.

Clem (commission racist)

? Mogniss H. Abdallah, Sheathe, here we come! , Libertalia, 2012, 140 pages, 12 euros.