Today's 4 Topics:
1. anarkismo.net: Woman arrested in France for T-shirt critical
of Israel by Ali Abuminah - Electronic Intifada (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. France, Alternative Libertaire AL - policy, Against the
state of emergency and the deprivation of nationality on 10 and
12 March (fr, it, pt) [machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. Jimmy's Restaurant Dispute Escalates -- Brighton Hospitality
Workers wage theft migrants' struggles (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. Czech, afed: HateFree, Report from meeting people who find
themselves blacklisted by Czech fascists. [machine translation]
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
France has ratcheted up its draconian repression of free speech about Palestine with the
arrest of a woman for wearing a T-shirt supporting the boycott, divestment and sanctions
(BDS) movement. ---- The activist was taking part in a march for International Women’s Day
in Paris last Sunday when undercover police swooped in and detained her for wearing a
piece of clothing with the words “Boycott Apartheid Israel” printed on it. ---- According
to the newspaper L’Humanité, officers from the Renseignements Généraux, the intelligence
service of the French police, were involved in monitoring the demonstration in which
numerous social justice and leftist groups took part. ---- France remains under the state
of emergency severely limiting public freedoms that was declared after last November’s
atrocities by suspected Islamic State extremists who killed 130 people in Paris.
The young woman was taken to Paris’ 3rd district police station for questioning.
Hundreds of marchers halted their procession and demonstrated loudly outside the police
station for an hour until she was released, as a video posted on Facebook and this clip
tweeted by a march participant show.
Political repression
The woman has been summoned back to the police station for questioning at 2pm on Monday on
suspicion of “inciting hatred by reason of[national] origin, through writing,” according
to L’Humanité.
Supporters are planning to demonstrate outside the police station at that time.
The feminist collective 8 Mars Pour TouTEs denounced the arrest and pledged support for
the activist and for the BDS movement.
The arrest was evidence of the “criminalization of political struggles,” the group said,
vowing to mount strong solidarity in response to “the police state and political and
racist repression.”
The left-wing grouping Ensemble has condemned the arrest, describing it as a consequence
of the “security climate” in France.
The Palestine solidarity group BDS France noted that the day after the arrest, Prime
Minister Manuel Valls told a dinner hosted by the Israel lobby group CRIF that
“anti-Zionism is nothing more than a synonym for anti-Semitism and the hatred of Israel.”
“Today, politicians who support the Israeli apartheid regime are out of arguments,” BDS
France said in a statement.
“They conflate anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism and terrorism, and take all the Jews of the
world hostage, stubbornly insisting that they become accomplices of the war crimes and
apartheid of a state which is foreign to them,” BDS France added.
The campaign group said that with the growing global success of BDS, “a nonviolent,
anti-racist citizen movement for the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people,” Israel
and its allies in the French government had no recourse but to try to smear it as
anti-Semitic.
Court rulings and government decrees have outlawed calls to boycott Israeli goods,
prompting defiance from French civil society.
Undeterred
BDS France is also vowing not to fold under government repression.
On Thursday, dozens of activists handed in an international petition at the Paris offices
of Airbnb to protest the company’s profiting from the renting out of vacation homes in
Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
As the photos published by BDS France show, the activists were proudly wearing their
“Boycott Israeli Apartheid” T-shirts.
On Saturday, activists will hold rallies all over France against the state of emergency.
An action alert from BDS France urges supporters to wear their T-shirts at those marches too.
Related Link: https://electronicintifada.net/
http://www.anarkismo.net/article/29162
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Message: 2
After January 29, and then the approach of a broad social movement with anger that
crystallizes the rejection of the "Law El Khomri 'appointment is given on March 12 to
carry the rejection of the state emergency of state racism and imperialist pretenses of
the french state. A large rally was also held in Paris on 10 March. ---- The mobilization
of January 30 against the state of emergency and deprivation of nationality was an
undeniable success. Demonstrations were organized all over the country. The growing
rejection in the population of the state racism (emergency) as well as of war and
warmongers imprecation must convince us to continue working along information taken
against the propaganda of the government and politicians to justify the unjust and
unjustifiable.
On March 12, it is to continue this momentum by claiming clearly:
The immediate lifting of the state of emergency and the permanent state of exception
Abandoning the entrenchment of emergency and deprivation of nationality status
The judgment of the repression and stigmatization of demonstrators and activists from
social movements, migrants, the Muslim-es-es or perceived to be, the popular districts
Respect for the freedom to express, assemble and express themselves
A few days before 12 March 9, there will be a social mobilization of the union bases and
anger of hundreds of thousands of habitant.es the country. To this response begins if the
necessary torque rejection of a plan permanent exception which will certainly be used at
full capacity by the power to try to stop the popular dynamics in construction. The next
day, a big rally against the state of emergency will be held in Paris.
Map mobilizations of March 12
We invite you to check / fill / distribute this card and this article to help mobilize!
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PARIS
Thursday, March 10, 19 hours
Big rally, state of emergency, El Khomri law, union repression, tou-te-s-es attacked,
tou-te-s-es mobilized!
University Paris 8 - Saint-Denis
Saturday, March 12, 14 hours
Demonstration against the emergency and deprivation of nationality status
Place Saint-Michel
The Parisian leaflet containing the 10 arguments.
10 arguments against state of emergency
1- The state of emergency is unnecessary
Since 1986, a dozen anti-terrorist laws were passed, mostly in response to the attacks: in
1986, in 1996, after 11 September 2001, after the attacks in Madrid (2004) and London
(2005). These laws have not prevented attacks from occurring in France, for they have
multiplied against the emergency measures and special diets ...
2- The state of emergency affects mainly social movements, the neighborhoods and the Muslim-es
Since November 13, 2015, the manifestations of evil lodged es, women, refugee-es,
environmentalists, wage earners have been banned ... the activists are prosecuted es for
defying the ban. activists from social movements, the Muslim-es-es or perceived to be,
popular neighborhoods inhabitant-es-es were assigned arbitrarily to residence and / or
suffered violent searches and humiliation, unrelated terrorism. The state refuses to
repair certain collateral victims of the attacks, as the inhabitant-es of the building
stormed by the RAID in St Denis or police abuse victims.
3- The deprivation of nationality in the constitution is a threat to 3.7 million binational
Claimed by the extreme right, this measure creates two classes of citizens while according
to the Constitution, citizens are free and equal in rights. It is particularly serious
that it could later be extended to other crimes as terrorism.
4- The emergency state and decay are ineffective
According to official statistics, the authorities carried out 3242 searches between 14
November 2015 and 29 January 2016. 4 searches resulted in the opening of a criminal
investigation for terrorism-related offense effectively under French law . As for the
deprivation of nationality, everyone agrees that she will never stop a terrorist.
5- The state of emergency has been, is and always will be dangerous for democracy
The law on state of emergency was passed in 1955, during the war of Algeria. It is under
the guise of a state of emergency that on 17 October 1961, the prefect Maurice Papon has
murdered hundreds of Algerians in Paris. And it is still under a state of emergency on 8
February 1962, the same Papon fact prohibit a demonstration for peace, leading to the
killing by police of 9 activists Charonne. This law was then applied against the suburban
riots in 2005 by Interior Minister Sarkozy. Since its inception on November 13 in the
evening, it was used against the refugees, and their supporters, against feminists,
environmentalists, Muslim and Muslims (or supposed), and trade unionists. History shows
that all emergency laws used to harden the power and repress the population. If the state
of emergency was enshrined in the constitution, authoritarian government would have a free
hand to hit hard the opponent es.
6- With the state of emergency, the army moved into the landscape
With this state of endless exception (because terrorism is endless), the state
unnecessarily mobilizes tens of thousands of police and soldiers patrolling the streets
for hours only to let the public believe that it is protected. This climate of lasting
militarization of society nourishes the fear of the other. Over-mobilize repressive forces
reduces the capacity to face the terrorism that is alleged fight.
7- The arbitrary police and state is strengthened, judicial control is weakened
It is an act of defiance against judges who do their work in precarious conditions. It is
a grave mistake to limit its control face to the attacks. The laws exist, but lack the
means, every news story demonstrates! The state of emergency devotes both the
marginalization of the judge and the increase of attacks on freedom of the vast and vague
public policy criteria.
8- The government creates a special regime
Registration of the state of emergency in the constitution, extension of the state of
emergency until the adoption of a new anti-terrorism legislation that strengthens the
powers of the police, the government is increasing démoratiques regressions. A
military-sécuritaro-digital complex is set up, leading to stress society and hyper
surveillance. The law of intelligence and capacity of Internet control are shown.
9- The state of emergency becomes the rule
The law on organized crime and terrorism happens in debate goes even further. It will,
without judicial supervision and outside the state of emergency, night searches, identity
checks, searches of luggage, the guard in arbitrary order for 4 hours without a lawyer. A
police officer may open fire against an armed individual who does not control or keep his
service weapon 24 24 ... The "predictive crime" is introduced in a state of emergency: the
mere suspicion that a person may commit an offense may be sufficient for house arrest or a
search.
10- The State reinforces the repression and weakens cohesion
War is the cause of terrorism. Instead of militarizing society, repressing social
movements such as 8 Goodyear let the racist worm make its way, it would seek peace,
abolish ethnic profiling and detention camps, introduce into the constitution the right
voting abroad-es and open new social rights, reduce inequality ...
First signatories: AC, ACORT, ACTIT, ADTF, AFA Idf, AMF, APEIS, ATF, ATMF, ATTAC, BAN,
CAPJO-Europalestine, CCIF, CEDETIM, CFPE, CGT 75, CNT RP, group 3C, group of disobedient!
collective non 18e voice collective ever fallen (e) collective Ouioui, COPAF, CRLDHT, CSP
75, CSP 93, DAL, Droits devant!, social Ecology, Emancipation Trend Inter, FASTI,
FADJ-DIDF France, equality Women, Girls and Son of the Republic, Copernicus Foundation,
FTCR, FUIQP, GISTI, HALEM, waning Climate Initiative, IPAM, MAFED, MCTF, MNCP, MRAP, PSM,
REMCC, Network for a Left decolonial, SAF, Union of Magistrates, SNPES PJJ-FSU, Union
Syndicale Solidaires Solidaires student-es, SOUTH Air, SOUTH Education, SUD PTT, out of
colonialism, Survival, UJFP, UTIT ...
With the support of: Alternative Libertaire, CGA, Decay IDF, EELV, Togetherness, Postal
code, Pirate Party, OFC, PG, Resistance, PIR ...
Photo: cc laetitiablabla
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Contre-l-etat-d-urgence-et-la
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Message: 3
Jimmy's restaurant continues to refuse to repay its former workers over £1500 in stolen
holiday pay, nor return their P45s. After contact with the initial three workers, and
their friends who either have worked for or continue to work for the restaurant, we can
see that their case is all but unique. Jimmy's is refusing to treat its employees with
respect and we will keep fighting until they do so. ---- Last Saturday we began actions in
earnest, having before given in a list of demands and leafleted workers about their
rights. About 7 SolFed representatives, as well as the three workers (and two other former
workers) went inside the restaurant, with three of us talking to the manager (as unhelpful
as ever, passing the buck to a head office that seems to be uncontactable by even a
franchise boss). The rest went through, distributing flyers with the details of the case
to the customers, leaving them on tables, before leaving and handing them to people
entering and leaving Jimmy's. Many of the public came up to us asking for more details of
the case - some turning away to look elsewhere to eat. This is, with hope, a sign of
things to come. We will continue escalating our actions until the workers are reinstated
in full.
http://www.solfed.org.uk/brighton/jimmys-restaurant-dispute-escalates
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Message: 4
Prague's DOX Centre for Contemporary Art organized from January 22 to March 21 exhibition
HateFree? , Which gathered the artifacts reflecting relatively strong current racist
tendencies in society. One of the exhibits was a heart cut out of the wire fence of the
detention center, exhibition organizers "found" on the street and exposed in the corridor,
which was entered on meeting Barcamp What are we? . It is a living part of the exhibition
took place on Saturday 5 March and featured the forties "live targets", namely people who
have chosen the Nazis to their lists of immigrants, xenofilu, creep and perverts and
neomarxistu, published on the website White Media. " the intention BarCamp was to survey
the scene 'and networking between people who are involved in activities that could be
described as, hatefree' ie. those that promote coexistence, tolerance and respect in
society at the time of its increasing polarization, " explained organizers in the
accompanying text.
The meeting was thus met all sorts of people, from longtime activists to young liberals
who began to engage publicly in recent years in response to protiuprchlické's rampage.
Some understand the assignment as self-presentation (and I must say that particularly
those young went well above expectations), some presented the main activities of the
assisting stigmatized people, the real targets of racists. For example, co-founder of the
legal organization In IUSTITIA incurred years ago to help victims of hate violence
mentioned in addition quite important and for the country, maybe even a peculiar thing:
how had realized that victims of racist violence is not going to be so important aid
resulting from the application of paragraphs , but rather the knowledge that they stood up
for anybody.
The red chili by Nazis "neo-Marxist" corner were the real leftists, namely those who do
not think that public activism can be apolitical, and so been said and declarations of
love to social movements or comment on the subject of conflict with the fascists who will
always be conflict and no patient educational speech they will not do idyll ended jamboree
common people defending humanity are proponents of chauvinism and racism of all hues. And
in this corner there was also an anarchist, whether present or those who commemorate his
youth when he carried the streets black-red flag.
Impression and conclusion of the exhibition and the meeting was clear: the figure of the
ultra right and her admirers, act and not wait until the time is coming when there will
not be a possibility of any action to take place in such a message.
10-3-16
http://www.afed.cz/text/6387/hatefree
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