Today's Topics:
1. Who's pay attention? By Bangladesh Anarcho Syndicalist
Federation - BASF (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. Canada, ucl-saguenay, Collectif Emma Goldman - "Sexual
misconduct" in Haiti: The policeman can sleep peacefully, the
Saguenay police service covers his back (fr, it, pt)[machine
translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
3. Czech, AFED: We need your help! - Open letter from Fridays
For Future Rojava (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
4. Belarus, pramen: Anarchist activity in Belarus: recent news
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
5. cnt-ait: ECUADOR: This is not over, it has only just begun.
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
6. CNT-AIT: An example of anarchosyndicalist struggle: CNT-AIT
versus BURGER KING (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
7. France, Union Communiste Libertaire UCL Montreuil - Social,
Truth and justice for Ibrahima, dead in Villiers-le-Bel (fr, it,
pt)[machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
8. Greece, APO, Call for Support: AGAINST STATE DEPARTMENT,
SEXUAL ATTACKS AND MENTAL POLICE VIOLENCE
[machine translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
Tea workers say no to Economic Zones, demand economic development for the people and right
to land for agriculture ---- Protestors draped in Bangladeshi flags and slogans like, "my
land, my mother, I will not let you take it away from me," showed the deep emotional and
nationalist sentiments around the land. ---- In December 2015, tea workers from Chandpur
and Begum Khan Tea Estates in Habiganj protested the threatened seizure of land they were
cultivating to supplement their meagre wages by the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority
(BEZA). Their movement organised by the Chandpur Bhumi Rakkhya Committee (Chandhpur Land
Protection Committee) comprised of tea workers, community activists and members of the tea
worker union. BEZA is a centralised government agency whose stated purpose is to establish
economic zones in all potential areas in Bangladesh including "backward and
underdeveloped" regions with a view to encouraging rapid economic development. Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina is the chair of the governing board which sets the policy decisions
for the agency.
In early July of 2019, we spent several days interviewing tea workers who were involved in
the movement, local officials from the land office, officials from the Tea Board and
representatives from BEZA. From these conversations, it was clear that while tea workers
do not oppose development generally, they oppose the conversion of this agricultural land
to an economic zone which their forebears have cultivated from the time of British
colonialism. This land is important for their survival. The food grown is used for
household use to improve their families' nutritional intake and is also sold in the market
to supplement their paltry dollar-a-day wages. Without this food and additional income, it
is extremely difficult for workers to make a livelihood. Transforming a fertile food
growing area into an industrial plot is contrary to ensuring food and nutritional security
of the local community.
In contrast, local government land officials and BEZA see this land as a mode for
industrial development. It was the local political elites and land officials that made the
request to BEZA to consider the land for a special economic zone for industrial
development. The industrial vision for economic zones ignores the potential role of
farming and food production, contributing and constituting the foundation of balanced
national development. Such an idea was also promoted by diasporic Bangladeshis in the UK
who see industrialisation, not agriculture, as Bangladesh's path forward. The need for a
balanced development policy is still a far cry in the current official governmental policy
of development.
Nripen Pal is part of the Executive Committee of the Tea Workers Union who participated in
the movement.
What was clear from these stakeholders is that they share drastically different ideas of
what economic development means and whom it should benefit. Local elites, BEZA, and
diasporic Bangladeshis see economic zones as benefitting the economy of Bangladesh. Local
political elites were cautious in their support because they knew that full support may
mean the loss of votes. Tea workers see the continued cultivation of the land for
agricultural use as the preferred course because it benefits the workers in the area and
protects the environment. The tea plantation-Duncan Brothers-was a silent objector because
the economic zones meant the loss of land that they leased from the government. They,
however, were reluctant to take a public stand against the economic zone. So, the movement
revealed a diverse set of stakeholders, some in tension, and with differing visions of
what economic development means and interpretations on the workers' rights to the land.
Workers and organisers including Shurjo Kumar argue that they have a right to the land
because their forebears have cleared the land for tea cultivation and now cultivate the
land for agriculture. Tea worker and leader, Ruma Urang, shares that even though her
father was a freedom fighter, her family was never given the proper respect. The land, for
her, holds a special significance of finally feeling part of Bangladesh.Protestors draped
in Bangladeshi flags and slogans like, "my land, my mother, I will not let you take it
away from me," showed the deep emotional and nationalist sentiments around the land. The
iconic picture of Sukuhara Karmokar portrays this well.
Adverse possession principles may support the workers' claim to the land, which allows a
person to acquire legal rights based on continuous possession of the land. Legally, the
government owns the land. It leased it to Duncan Brothers, the tea plantation, and so an
argument that the possession was without the permission of the owner would be difficult to
establish. At most, as demonstrated in the slum dwellers case brought by BLAST, the
government of Bangladesh must provide rehabilitation in the event of any eviction from
government land, but this is not what the tea workers are demanding here. Moreover, under
Bangladeshi land laws, the government is given wide discretion to use the land in the name
of ‘public interest'. This is a legally undefined term in the existing laws and
essentially refers to the executive order of development principle and therefore requires
contestation and legal clarification. Any interpretation must take into account the views
of the general population of Bangladesh through a participatory decision-making process.
By transferring the land to BEZA to create special economic zones, the government reasons
that it is doing so in ‘public interest'. That interest is "economic development" and one
that benefits the elites and foreign investors, and not the general public. From the local
land officials up to the BEZA officials, the dominant view is that it is industrialisation
that would bring about economic development.
However, tea workers may find legal support to their right to the land under the khas land
settlement policy. Under this policy, the government of Bangladesh can transfer
agricultural land to the landless poor. When I posed the possibility of giving the right
to the land to the tea workers because they have cultivated it as well as that it should
be given to Bangladeshis, not foreign investors, many laughed at my suggestion.
Nevertheless, the purpose of this land policy is to alleviate poverty and to rectify past
land policy issues that led to landless poor. Tea workers who have cultivated the land for
tea and agricultural production are precisely the population the policy was intended to
protect. Despite working in tea gardens for generations, they remain landless. Their right
to live on the tea plantation is dependent on them working in the plantations.As such,
they are unable to free themselves of this low paid work. Land ownership will help them
have some economic autonomy. Because several families cultivate the land, a grant of the
land to the tea workers can spark some innovations around cooperative land ownership that
could be beneficial for the surrounding areas. Organisers from the committee have
expressed interest in a cooperative mode of land ownership that can benefit more tea
worker families.
Moreover, supporting agriculture also means that any new factories would not increase
pollution. The principal scientific officer from the Bangladesh Tea Research Institute
said that the area was drought prone and a factory can disturb the eco-system of the area.
Representatives from the Tea Board shared that the placement of any factory or industry in
the area could negatively impact the tea gardens and the local environment. According to
the Bangladesh Tea Board data, in 2017, Bangladesh produced 79 million kilogrammes of tea
against a consumption of nearly 86 million kilogrammes, which means our production does
not meet our consumption. Any harm to the tea industry would mean we would have to import
more tea to meet domestic demands. It seems counter-productive to convert a land to an
industrial zone when such a decision would harm an existing thriving industry and impact
the local environment. It is entirely possible to imagine economic development
differently, one that supports workers, promotes agriculture, protects the environment,
and sustains the thriving tea industry. Economic development need not mean giving up
parcels of land for foreign investors.
Government promises for compensation or jobs in the economic zone was rejected as false
promises. Tea workers have reason to be suspect of such promises. Community organiser,
Mohan Rabidas, notes that previous promises for jobs in other economic development
projects was given to tea workers but they were not followed. In particular, they point to
the building of Sylhet International Cricket Stadium near Lakkatura tea garden where
workers were promised jobs. While labourers were hired for the construction of the
stadium, it did not translate to long term jobs. A decade earlier, workers and locals in
the surrounding area remember the failure of Chevron/Unocal to keep promises for the
development of gas fields. Land acquired by the government and transferred to Chevron was
also met with protests and direct actions. Roads were blocked to stop construction.
Landowners negotiated compensation, but other promises such as jobs, connection to gas
supply, improved roads, schools, and hospitals were not provided. Instead, the gas field
negatively impacted the land for farming and contributed to the shrinking of agricultural
jobs.
These prior examples require us to carefully analyse who exactly benefits from the
economic development that BEZA is promising. Is the acquisition of this land truly in
public interest as the laws require? Should not the government be required to show whether
a proposed zone would benefit the public and be required to make an environmental impact
statement study?
Whatever our respective views of development may be, it seems consistent with democratic
principles that there be a process by which the public can articulate their interests
before decisions are made in their name. In fact, that is what the tea workers have asked.
They want a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to explain why this land that they
have cultivated should not be converted to an economic zone. As the head of BEZA, it is
not an outlandish request. In fact, under BEZA law, there is no mechanism for the public
to lodge their opposition to a land acquisition. When I suggested that I send a letter to
the governing Board articulating the concerns raised by tea workers, I was told that there
is no guarantee that my letter would be delivered. And so, I write this article in the
hopes, as one of the tea workers sang, "Journalists, if you see Sheikh Hasina, tell her
about the plight of tea workers."
As of today, the land dispute is at an impasse. Observing the protests by the tea workers,
BEZA has not taken further action to convert the land to a special economic zone, and has
not expressed any immediate plans to do so. One of the executive board members of BEZA,
who asked not to be named, indicated that since these lands are being promoted for foreign
investment, it is not in their interest to promote land that may cause disruption from
local stakeholders. When asked why, then, can't they remove the land for consideration
from economic zones, they hinted at tensions at the local level between political elites
that favour a zone and tea workers who don't.It is better to maintain this impasse by
managing these conflicting local interests and adopt a wait and see approach if the tea
workers change their demands.
Tea workers I interviewed chanted their slogan from 2015 that they will give their blood
to the land of Bangladesh, before they allow an economic zone to be created. Four years
later, their demand was still so strong that many workers questioned my motives for
interviewing them.One worker, Montu Mia, said: first, tell me, are you for the zone? If
you are, get out of here!You can tell that, for him, and many other workers, this movement
was the culmination of generations of disregard and discrimination-and they were not going
to allow the land they have cultivated to be taken away.
The tea workers' movement against the seizure of land should not be viewed solely as an
issue for tea workers. As I have shown, the movement revealed a core difference between
the stake-holders. What does economic development mean and who should it benefit? It is
not a movement against development. Tea workers' movement answers the question in favour
of development, but one that benefits the most vulnerable, and that protects Bangladeshis
over the interests of foreign investors, political elites and even diasporic Bangladeshis.
A whole array of contradictions, interests and contestation in development discourse is in
play here. BASF think it is time we all should pay attention to create the opportunity for
Mutual AiD and Direct Actions.
(Bangladeshasf.org)
https://bangladeshasf.org/whos-pay-attention/
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Message: 2
A recent CBC survey (September 2019) revealed that a police officer from the Saguenay
Police Service (SPS) is suspected of sexual assault against a Haitian woman. He has never
faced criminal charges or administrative proceedings for lack of evidence. ( Radio-Canada,
No sanctions against Canadian police accused of sexual misconduct in Haiti ) ---- Unravel
information published since 2017 ---- In March 2017, a Daily article revealed that a
police officer from Saguenay had been repatriated urgently to the country. According to
the reports reported in the article, the policeman was the victim of a mundane
miscarriage: " He would have handed money to a family in Haiti, but a relative of it would
not appreciate the gesture and reportedly denounced the police officer to a member of the
government"( The Daily, An Emergency Repatriated Police Officer from Haiti ). However,
another article states as much as him that the agent was repatriated to the country "
shortly after being denounced by agents of a police force partner.( La Presse, Haiti:
another Quebec policeman is the subject of allegations of). Would the Saguenay police
officer have tried to buy the silence of the victim's family and would have been
subsequently reported to the local authorities? Or again, in a burst of remorse, the
policeman wanted to leave some shots as an allowance to his new offspring? ( Radio-Canada,
No sanctions against Canadian police accused of sexual misconduct in Haiti ). One thing is
certain, the way the police authorities have dealt with this issue leaves us predicting
much more than a misunderstanding.
Who protects us from the police?
The staff of the SPS refused in 2017 " to reveal the identity of the police officer or to
specify the exact reasons for his repatriation, stating that this is the personal file of
an employee" ( Radio-Canada, A police officer from Saguenay repatriated from Haiti ). So
in these circumstances, why the SPS as an organization was suspended from the program of
collaboration with the UN by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police? Because the repatriation
of the police officer was carried out very quickly and even before the UN investigators
could do their job. This situation has damaged relations between the international
organization and Canada. ( Radio-Canada,No sanctions against Canadian police accused of
sexual misconduct in Haiti )
At the time of writing, the police officer is still employed by the police force, which is
far from reassuring for women victims of sexual assault in the Saguenay and more generally
for the public's trust in the police. from this institution.
Good old colonial reflexes
When we see the maneuvers to protect the image of the organization and remove from justice
at least one of the 20 Saguenay policemen who have stayed in Haiti, the city of Saguenay
and its police appear to us as the worthy descendants of the great colonial empires. In
light of this information, the celebration in the fall of 2017 to mark the " ten years of
cooperation in Haiti " represents a beautiful operation to enhance the image of the
organization.
In this type of situation, it is up to the direct employer of the police officer to
conduct an internal investigation and to apply disciplinary measures. So when the police
investigate the police and what's more, when the events took place in a foreign country,
do not be too surprised that the organization is trying to stifle the case to protect its
image already put to hurt in other files.
Today, the Saguenay Police Service claims to have opened the file again and taken the
situation seriously. In addition to being " extremely concerned ", the Saguenay Police
Service states that it " fully shares the position of the United Nations and Canada and is
committed to respecting the rights of all ." ( The Daily, The inquiry continues for the
police officer from Saguenay repatriated from Haiti ). At least that's what the SPS said.
Posted Yesterday by Collectif Emma Goldman
http://ucl-saguenay.blogspot.com/2019/10/inconduite-sexuelle-en-haiti-le.html
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Message: 3
Dear Fridays For Future students,we were thrilled to see global climate protests. And
since we founded Fridays For Future Rojava this May, we have been protesting and betting
at your side! ---- Fridays For Future brought together young people across the world who
understand that it is impossible to continue destroying nature. ---- The reality in
Rojava, a Kurdish region in northern Syria, is very different from many other locations
where there are local branches of FFF. Since the revolution in 2012 in Rojava, we have
been building an alternative social model based on three basic principles: women's
liberation, ecology and radical democracy. In the last seven years, self-governing
environmental projects have been organized from almost everywhere: neighborhood councils,
women's centers, educational academies as an alternative, free school system, economic and
agricultural cooperatives and much more. All areas of life have been reorganized from
bottom to top. In the past, everything was controlled by the Syrian government of
Damascus. Now we govern ourselves. In all these new structures, women organize
autonomously so that they can counterbalance the patriarchy.
This democratic system has been the target of reactionary forces since the beginning.
First Al-Nusra (part of Al-Qaeda) and then the Islamic State attacked our cities and
occupied much of the country. But we managed to free themselves from their cruel regime.
The Islamic State was defeated. The Islamic state is not just a phenomenon here in the
Middle East. Many jihadists came here from western countries, through Turkey.
But even with the end of the Islamic State, the attacks continued. In early 2018, Turkey
began illegal aggression and has since occupied the region of Africa, which was previously
self-governing and was considered one of the safest areas in Syria. Now there is violence
again.
Many young people like us have helped defend Africa. Almost every family could name
someone she lost in defense against an Islamic state or Turkey - someone who was murdered
in defense of peace and democratic values.
Today, on October 9, 2019, Turkey launched an attack. We have bombs and artillery fire.
Turkish forces are trying to cross the border in some places. There are many civilian
casualties already. Infrastructure, such as dams or electricity sources, was among the
first objectives.
In these difficult hours we turn to you, dear friends from Fridays For Future. We believe
that the ecological crisis can only be addressed by self-determination. Our economy is
built on cooperation and people's needs. This is the revolution in Rojava.
Be strong, discuss these issues, don't be fooled by the media and take to the streets! As
long as these attacks continue, there will also be actions of solidarity and resistance.
Campaign # Riseup4Rojava brings all these actions together.
If you want to contact us directly, please email makojavagreenagain@riseup.net! We are a
diverse group of people from Rojava, even those who came to Rojava to support the
revolution. You can write to us in English or in any other language!
Source:
https://makerojavagreenagain.org/2019/10/10/we-need-your-support-open-letter-by-fridays-for-future-rojava/
https://www.afed.cz/text/7045/potrebujeme-vasi-pomoc
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Message: 4
As anarchist Dmitry Polienko was prepared for court trial, Minsk anarchists conducted an
action in his support, dropping a banner over a bridge in the end of Augist. ---- So-call
parliamentary "elections" are coming up in Belarus. With no fair counting of votes, they
are going to be another spectacle of a dictator, which aims to legitimize his rule. The
Pramen group issued a leaflet, calling all the citizens to boycott this slapstick. ----
Cop brutality continues to threaten each of us. Every week independent media tell about
someone beaten, tortured or "accidently" killed by the "militia". At September Minsk
anarchists dropped a banner saying "Cops are murders, wearing shoulder board. 1937-2019",
conducting analogue with times of Stalin terror.
The court trial against anarchist Dzmitry Palienka was suddenly postponed. The official
reason is "judge who got ill". But no one believes in that. Comrades of Dmitry day that
the government, seeing the high level of support for Dmitry (around 40 people gathered
near the court to support him), just took a break to decide how to deal with a headline
political case
https://pramen.io/en/2019/10/anarchist-activity-in-belarus-recent-news/
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Message: 5
These long days of mobilization have shown us that mutual support exists, and that the
anarchist utopia is still alive, because for a few days the park of "El Arbolito" and its
surroundings became that place, that place where the people defended itself, fed, cared
for, cured and attended the people. Food, medicine and clothing arrived without stopping,
while in the barricades the popular guard resisted the advances of the police and cleared
any tear bomb that could affect the brothers who were inside the park. ---- By another
side, many hands were still available to prepare the food that arrived, the food was never
lacking, the bread was never lacking, in each corner someone offered you water, juice,
fruit or a "tarrina" (tub) of food, while congratulating you and encouraging you to
continue in the fight.
Long chains of people could be seen moving stones to build and supply the barricades,
while at the shouting of "Medico!" the brigade was attending to mobilize and assist the
wounded comrades in battle.
Thus, each of us brought and contributed, on the battlefield, in the chain, in the
shelter, in the kitchen, in the medical brigade, and in each of the places that allowed
this mobilization to be possible.
We live the class struggle and we realized that there are parasites that only seek their
own interest and that they do not mind killing or using all the force they have at their
disposal (police and military) to maintain and defend their privileges. And so we
understood that we do not need them, we understood that they are our enemies.
We also learned that never, but never, the police can be trusted, and that like the
bourgeoisie they are our enemies and could never be people, they could never be as long as
they wear uniforms and stand on the side of the tyrant.
But above all, we learned that popular mobilization does bring results, that organization
and effort can change things, and that those at the top fear us, they fear us because they
know what we are capable of, and now they will fear us even more because we too we know.
We remains careful and critical, because this is nothing more than a small sample of what
we have left to achieve.
P.S. Thanks to all the "compas" (compagnons) who, from their trenches, fought with
conviction and without rest, without decay and without sleep. Tonight we will rest and
sleep deservedly, but tomorrow this continues, and we know that we will have the same
conviction and courage with which we face this battle.
This is not over, this has only just begun.
Some anarchists from QUITO
http://blog.cnt-ait.info/post/2019/10/14/EL-Arbolito-en
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Message: 6
The "Amalgameted Workers CNT-AIT Union" in the city of Albacete (Spain), informed the
whole staff of the Burger King's restaurants in this city of the dispute they initiated
against the management of the company, for their systematic violation of the rights of
workers and unions. ---- The CNT-AIT union is made up of Burger King workers and other
workers in An example of anarchosyndicalist struggle: CNT-AIT Albacete(SPAIN) against
BURGER KING ---- The "Amalgameted Workers CNT-AIT Union" in the city of Albacete (Spain),
informed the whole staff of the Burger King's restaurants in this city of the dispute they
initiated against the management of the company, for their systematic violation of the
rights of workers and unions.
The CNT-AIT union is made up of Burger King workers and other workers in solidarit. The
CNT-AIT union does not stand for union elections, does not participate in the works
council and has no permanent staff. It is organized as an assembly of workers who decide
for themselves their demands and their strategy, without political or religious external
influence.
The CNT-AIT union has written to the management of 4 franchised restaurants in Albacete
(Tejares, Imaginalia, Albacenter and Autovía 31) the list of workers' demands that the
company must respect immediately.
The staff of these Burger King restaurants suffer from poor working conditions:
- non-compliance with employment contracts by the company,
- work contracts that do not comply with legal requirements,
- non-compliance with job descriptions
- non-compliance with collective agreements, particularly on hiring and working hours,
- social security fraud,
- understaffing, especially for cleaning, etc ...
The Works Council (in which the CNT-AIT does not participate by ethical principle) also
denounced this situation, in parallel with our direct denunciation.
The company thad began to partially respond to our demands, by providing work clothes and
returning within the framework of the collective agreement, particularly on the respect of
employment contracts. But to go further in the satisfaction of all claims, it is clear
that this will depend on the effort, unity and commitment of all the workers.
The obligation to give a set of work's clothes to any worker is a compulsory part of the
employment contract. But the management had not been fulfilled for a long time. The
obligation for the boss is to give each employee a cap, a belt, an ID badge, two
polo-shirts and two pants. Although the company's management gave us only one polo-shirt
and one pair of trousers, he says he attaches great importance to personal hygiene. We are
forced to work with only one work uniform but this is only one of the most visible
problems for all workers. The lies of the management go as far as the signing of illegal
labor contracts.
The most important problem is certainly that the company force us to sign part-time
contracts that are systematically illegal, simply because it serves bests the exclusive
interest of the company.
Some of the irregularities include hiring conditions, lack of staff, non-compliance with
the legal working hours and, in particular, non-compliance with the 12-hour break between
two days of work. The schedules are never rated, so the workers work according to the good
will of the management, without being paid for overtime. As a result, there is a general
feeling of awkwardness amongst all the employees.
Among the most controversial measures, the Regional Labor Inspectorate declared
unconstitutional the obligation imposed by the company on employees to shave their beards.
Our union is radically opposed to this corporate action because it is used by management
as a means of intimidating workers on a disciplinary basis.
The company policy, which only seeks to increase its profit at all costs to the detriment
of hygiene, has only resulted in the closure of a restaurant in August by the Services of
Hygiene inspection ... This paradoxically has caused the company to lose thousands and
thousands of euros.
In the face of all these attacks, the company must know that Burger King workers will not
quietly sit idly by.
We know that the company is very concerned about the intervention of the CNT-AIT in this
dispute. Management has been researching who are the people behind the CNT-AIT. (As the
CNT-AIT does not participate in elections nor to Works Council, nor it has any public
representative, management can not identify who are the "leaders" ... For the good reason
that the CNT-AIT unions operating in assembly so there is no "leader" that the Directorate
could buy or intimidate ...)
That is why CNT-AIT addressed all Burger King staff to encourage them to promote a
permanent assembly of workers. An assembly where everyone can participate and get involved
in the fight, until its ultimate conclusion which will be the end once and for all of the
precariousness in this enterprise.
Organized workers, boss intimidated!
The strength of the workers is solidarity.
Burger King, the king of precariousness.
http://blog.cnt-ait.info/post/2019/10/10/BURGER-KING
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Message: 7
The city where Mouhsin and Laramy were killed twelve years ago, in an accident involving
the police, is again in mourning, for similar reasons. This time Ibrahima Bah, 22, was
killed. A thousand people marched for truth and justice, and the family requests access to
surveillance videos. ---- Sunday, October 6, in Villiers-le-Bel (Val-d'Oise), Ibrahima
Bah, 22, died after losing control of his bike. The police would have barred the road,
causing the accident. But, as too often, the version of the witnesses is not the same as
that of the police. ---- The next day at 17 hours, a march and a rally were organized by
his relatives. Part of the district of La Cerisaie, where the tragedy took place, more
than a thousand people, mostly residents of the neighborhood, marched silently.
The atmosphere was heavy with mourning. The walk ended at a junction not far from there.
This same crossroads where, in 2007, Mouhsin Sehhouli and Laramy Samoura were killed in
similar circumstances, provoking three days of riots for truth and justice. This
crossroads has become symbolic for the inhabitants of Villiers-le-Bel, Sarcelles and
Garges-lès-Gonesse.
Bikers, smoke and speaking
After a heartbreaking silence, about fifty motorcycles arrived in procession, regrouped
and roared the engines in chorus for several minutes, as if to signal their rage and their
sadness to the whole neighborhood.
A red hand torch was cracked in the middle of the procession and suddenly the noise came
to an end. The bikers then completely encircled the crossroads, completing blocking
traffic to secure the rally.
In Villiers-le-Bel, October 7, 2019, for Ibrahima.
cc Bondy blog
Several interventions were then chained to the microphone.
Diané Bah, Ibrahima's big brother, recalled that his brother is not the first victim of
police violence in the poor neighborhood, and it is time for it to stop.
Assa Traore, from the Adama Committee, announced that the Bah family will need long-term
support for one, two, or ten years, as the struggles for truth and justice are always
frighteningly long and difficult.
The family will file a complaint, and request access to surveillance videos. It's a long
fight that starts.
We must therefore be ready to react as soon as the relatives need concrete solidarity.
Nathan (UCL Montreuil), October 10th
https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Verite-et-justice-pour-Ibrahima-mort-a-Villiers-le-Bel
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Message: 8
The July 7 election marked the continuation of the state and capital attack on the
oppressed. The new government, in the context of its wider repressive campaign against
social and class resistance, has targeted anarchists, immigrants, refugees, militants and
workers, occupations and structures of the movement, devising new plans for discipline and
discipline. . The state is trying to turn Exarchia, a neighborhood with a long history of
resistance, a neighborhood that symbolizes self-organization, rebellion and solidarity, in
a zone of occupation, with an entire police force camped at every corner, leaving the
camps untouched. The state conquest plan is manifested, inter alia, by homophobic and
sexist attacks, harassment and threats against women, schoolgirls, workers, and anyone
living and struggling in the Exarchate area. At the same time, police forces are attacking
women in particular with ridicule, beatings and physical violence. On September 14,
following the mass demonstration against the repressive campaign, in the wake of the
beating and chemical attack on the area, MAT men were attacked by companions, using sexist
and abusive violence. The sexist assaults of the cops against the fighters aim, in
addition to the discipline and suppression of resistance, to punish and humiliate them,
who as women have chosen to revolt and fight against the state, capital, drug traffickers
and repression. As fighters, as anarchists and as women, we stand in solidarity with our
comrades and with those who experience the violence of the repressive forces. We stand in
solidarity with one another and all together we organize and fight from end to end all
over the earth with all the oppressed of this world against our daily forces. From the
Zapatista women in Chiapas to the rebels in Rojava and from the female fighters in Turkey
and the US, we are struggling to overthrow the rotten world of patriarchy, state and
capitalism and build on its wreckage, its socialism. freedom and justice, that of female
emancipation, social self-management,
We support the gathering called Saturday, 12/10, at Exarchia Square, at 12 m.
NO PASARAN!
ALL ON STREETS, ALL ON SQUADS OUTSIDE BATS AND Mafia
ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLENCE IS A STATUS OF STATE AND CAPITALISM
TO REMAIN THE WORLD PATRIARCHIC CAPITAL CAPITAL SYSTEM
Group Against Patriarchy - Anarchist Political Organization
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