The far right is taking root locally, including in previously unaffected
areas such as Limousin, where the National Rally (RN) and feminist
nationalist groups are bridging the gap. It is by relying on local
collectives that an anti-racist response can be offered in these rural
areas. In Limousin, the far right has long remained a residual electoral
force. An action against the opening of an asylum seeker reception
center (CADA) allowed its militant strength to be gauged: ten Action
Française activists and as many Zemmourists, all very young. But, a bolt
from the blue in Creuse: a Ciottiste MP was elected with the support of
the National Rally (RN) last July. These recent electoral gains have
given wings to the RN, which is trying to turn these successes into a
grassroots base, with the municipal elections looming.
It is therefore no coincidence that in January and February, RN
initiatives were planned in the region's three departments. In Corrèze,
in Uzerche, where 50 protesters for the expulsion of a family under an
obligation to leave French territory (OQTF), provoked a strong, united
and vigorous response with 300 counter-protesters. Near Guéret in Creuse
and in Limoges, in Haute-Vienne, the RN organized meetings with Némésis,
the "feminist" collective of fascists. The rapid mobilization forced the
RN to back down, and it chose to cancel both meetings. Nevertheless, the
mobilization continued, and around a hundred protesters gathered in
Guéret in front of the closed hall.
Associations and unions have promised to build an Antifa Collective 23,
with the support of various left-wing political forces. Such a structure
already exists in Limoges, where 200 people also gathered despite the
cancellation. At a time when the former National Front youth leader in
Corrèze has been sentenced to five years in prison in the trial of a
neo-Nazi group, there is an urgent need to organize. When Éric Zemmour
came to Limoges to sign his book, the UCL found itself very alone in
trying to block access in the face of heavily deployed police...
Rethinking Rural Antifascism
For the UCL Limousin, these departmental collectives can be useful by
bringing together a broad base, but they have the drawback of being
cumbersome. Local collectives in these ultra-rural departments would be
more appropriate for mobilizing not only "organizational acronyms" but
also individuals. To date, the attempt to create such a collective in
the heart of Limousin on the Plateau de Millevaches has unfortunately
stalled. However, coordinating such local groups would be more effective
than departmental management by organizations that struggle to work
together on the political issues that are tearing the official left apart.
Jean-Yves (UCL Limousin)
https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Collectif-Nemesis-Le-Limousin-resiste-a-l-extreme-droite
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areas such as Limousin, where the National Rally (RN) and feminist
nationalist groups are bridging the gap. It is by relying on local
collectives that an anti-racist response can be offered in these rural
areas. In Limousin, the far right has long remained a residual electoral
force. An action against the opening of an asylum seeker reception
center (CADA) allowed its militant strength to be gauged: ten Action
Française activists and as many Zemmourists, all very young. But, a bolt
from the blue in Creuse: a Ciottiste MP was elected with the support of
the National Rally (RN) last July. These recent electoral gains have
given wings to the RN, which is trying to turn these successes into a
grassroots base, with the municipal elections looming.
It is therefore no coincidence that in January and February, RN
initiatives were planned in the region's three departments. In Corrèze,
in Uzerche, where 50 protesters for the expulsion of a family under an
obligation to leave French territory (OQTF), provoked a strong, united
and vigorous response with 300 counter-protesters. Near Guéret in Creuse
and in Limoges, in Haute-Vienne, the RN organized meetings with Némésis,
the "feminist" collective of fascists. The rapid mobilization forced the
RN to back down, and it chose to cancel both meetings. Nevertheless, the
mobilization continued, and around a hundred protesters gathered in
Guéret in front of the closed hall.
Associations and unions have promised to build an Antifa Collective 23,
with the support of various left-wing political forces. Such a structure
already exists in Limoges, where 200 people also gathered despite the
cancellation. At a time when the former National Front youth leader in
Corrèze has been sentenced to five years in prison in the trial of a
neo-Nazi group, there is an urgent need to organize. When Éric Zemmour
came to Limoges to sign his book, the UCL found itself very alone in
trying to block access in the face of heavily deployed police...
Rethinking Rural Antifascism
For the UCL Limousin, these departmental collectives can be useful by
bringing together a broad base, but they have the drawback of being
cumbersome. Local collectives in these ultra-rural departments would be
more appropriate for mobilizing not only "organizational acronyms" but
also individuals. To date, the attempt to create such a collective in
the heart of Limousin on the Plateau de Millevaches has unfortunately
stalled. However, coordinating such local groups would be more effective
than departmental management by organizations that struggle to work
together on the political issues that are tearing the official left apart.
Jean-Yves (UCL Limousin)
https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Collectif-Nemesis-Le-Limousin-resiste-a-l-extreme-droite
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