Exile is never an easy decision. It's never a choice. Without resources,
it can become a real ordeal. Solidarity is the key to overcoming thesedifficult times. ---- We entered into contact with a group of Sudaneseanarchists in February 2022, in the midst of the revolutionary unrestthat had been shaking the country since 2018. Despite language barriers,we learned from them how to better understand this revolution and theresistance committees at its heart. This group, made up mainly of youngstudents, has even been emulated by an anarchist group in the north ofthe country. ---- Like several countries during the "Arab Spring" of2011, Sudan plunged into civil war in April this year. General Hemetti,commander of the "Rapid Support Forces" militia, launched a rebellionagainst the Sudanese national army. The country's progressive andrevolutionary forces have unanimously refused to support one sideagainst the other, and so find themselves caught in the vice betweenthese two militarized reactionary factions. Nearly 5,000 people havedied in this pointless conflict. Two and a half million people have beenforced to leave their homes, 500,000 of whom have fled the country.Looting and rape are on the increase and form part of the arsenal ofweapons of war used against civilians.Our anarchist comrades are still in Sudan and were hoping to be able tocontinue their agitation activities there clandestinely. We providedfinancial aid before the war and even at the beginning. But thesituation has become untenable and no longer allows for any social orpolitical activity. Some members of the group decided to leave thecountry as quickly as possible after their house was ransacked by theRSF. Others have decided to stay for the time being, and we are tryingto help them too.In conjunction with comrades based in this part of the world, we areworking to provide everyone with the best possible conditions forsurvival in this context. For those who intend to stay, we need to helpthem address their needs and put money aside if they need it for anemergency departure. For those who go into exile now, we need toexfiltrate them from the country, avoiding as far as possible thedangers that this type of one-way journey entails, and enable them tocontinue their activism with Sudanese people in exile and the exploitedclasses in their host country. However, the region is highly unstable(civil wars, coups d'état and other authoritarian regimes) and it is notcurrently possible to leave the country.To do this, we need money, and our organisations' solidarity funds aloneare not enough. Below are the estimated expenses (in US Dollars):Visas: $400Travel: $800 (this figure is uncertain, as costs are highly unstable)First rent in host country: $200Food for one month in host country: $300Costs (accommodation, food, Internet) for waiting time in Sudan: $1000Minimum: $2700This provisional budget remains unstable in a fast-changing economic andsecurity context. It only covers expenses for a minimum of one month.But the situation is such that our comrades will not be able to meettheir needs in just one month. We're likely to need a lot more money inthe end. Any sums donated, even in excess of this minimum amount, willbe used to provide for the comrades' day-to-day needs until they canprovide for themselves.The donations are collected by our comrades in Switzerland who alreadyhave an international solidarity structure.Don't forget to mention "Solidarity Sudan" when doing your donationSend your donations to:Association pour la Promotion de la Solidarité Internationale (APSI)Place Chauderon 51003 LausanneSwitzerlandIBAN: CH84 0900 0000 1469 7613 8SWIFT/BIC: POFICHBEXXXName of the Bank: PostFinance SA; Mingerstrasse 20; 3030 Bern; SwitzerlandAlso with PaypalAnd with TWINT (only Switzerland):Pay with TWINTSigned by:* Corodenação Anarquista Brasileira (CAB) - Brazil* Organisation Socialiste Libertaire (OSL) - Switzerland* Federación Anarquista Uruguaya (FAU) - Uruguay* Embat, Organització Llibertària de Catalunya - Catalonia, Spanish State* Federación Anarquista Santiago (FAS) - Chile* Karala - Turkey* Black Rose Anarchist Federation / Federación Anarquista Rosa Negra(BRRN) - United States* Libertäre Aktion (LA) - Switzerland* Union Communiste Libertaire (UCL) - France* Grupo Libertario Vía Libre - Colombia* Die Plattform - Germany* Roja y Negra Organización Politíca Anarquista - Argentina* Anarchist Communist Group (ACG) Great Britain* Tekosîna Anarsîst (TA) - Rojava* Anarchist Yondae - South Korea* Alternativa Libertaria (AL/FdCA) - Italy* Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement (AWSM) - Aotearoa/New Zealandhttps://www.anarkismo.net/_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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