(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - Morocco: crackdown on activists for the rights of the Sahrawi people (fr, pt)

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Forbidden to enter Saharawi territory and unable to attend as an observer at the trial of 
Wafaa Sharaf activist February 20 Movement (sentenced to 1 year in prison), Michele 
Decaster, Secretary General & AFASPA active member of Exit Colonialism ended up with 2 
times arrested and held by the Moroccan authorities. ---- The latest attack took place on 
Wednesday, August 6 when she got off the plane to go visit Sahrawi friends. She was 
sequestered overnight before being released in the early morning (see the story of his 
abduction here ). Tireless human rights activist, she is persona non grata in Morocco. 
---- At a time when the anti-colonial struggle of the Palestinian people is at the heart 
of our commitment, "Our Friend The King" continues, in defiance of international 
decisions, violate the rights of the Saharawi people, refusing again and again to the 
referendum of self-determination demanded by the UN. As in Palestine, the Saharawi people 
is separated (refugee camps and occupied territories es) and prevented from communicating 
by a fortified wall of 2,700 km, Not content to continue its colonial policy, the Moroccan 
government criminalized the social movement, along he attacks international solidarity by 
attacking directly to a militant known for his activism. He tries by all means including 
intimidation, to impose a media blackout on this non-autonomous territory on which it has 
no international mandate or legal authority.

Throughout the country, the Moroccan state also locks all forms of social protest and 
continues to repress activists and Moroccan activists, as the case Bourker Khamlichi 
activist Democratic Way, detained for supporting the prisoner shows Wafaa Sharaf policy. 
Or, recently, the death of the student union and political prisoner Mustapha Meziani in 
hunger strike for 72 days.

The bidding will begin Does the special relationship between France and the United pillar 
of Fran?afrique? Unfortunately, it is doubtful.

Libertarian Alternative August 17, 2014

Video links to check out:
Alternative Libertaire le 17 ao?t 2014

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(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - PS The cops have failed to silence the street!

Manuel Valls did not want a show of support for Palestine in Paris? There have been many! 
---- Valls government wanted to ban the Paris demonstration scheduled for this Saturday, 
July 19 in support of occupied Palestine. The reason? So-called "excesses" in the previous 
event in Paris which, however, were caused directly by the Jewish Defense League (JDL), a 
group of far-right battle. The truth is, in reality, the government has taken sides: the 
executioners. ---- But we can not help to express solidarity. Metro Barb?s, this Saturday 
at the appointed hour, thousands of people were at the rendezvous. In the crowd, alongside 
many Palestinian flags, flags fluttered NPA Alternative libertarian and Ensemble. The 
Trade Union Solidarity was also there, as well as activists FA and major groups to support 
the Palestinian cause (GUPS, Generation Palestine ...).

In front of us, hordes of robocops prohibiting departure event.

Tired of being immobilized and the crowd is then part event timer, up the Boulevard 
Barb?s. As soon as she had made a few tens of meters as the crowd was blocked by police, 
up to the Chateau Rouge metro again. The first firing of tear gas were quick. But they 
have failed to provoke the departure of several smaller events in the adjacent streets.

Libertarian alternative, for its part, market with hundreds of people who have climbed 
Montmartre, until you reach the Sacred Heart a few hundred. The streets of the hill 
resounded all along slogans to free Palestine! Since the Sacred heart, anticolonial then 
restarted wild that the police, despite its efforts, has been unable to stop event.

Soon rise to about 2,000 people, the protest has to again blocked by riot police. She then 
borrowed boulevards Magenta Strasbourg and Sevastopol, swelling up to 3000 people in a 
vindictive and serene atmosphere both. It is dispersed once reached the Halles-Chatelet. 
Suffice to say that we did get our message widely solidarity, probably even more than if 
the province had granted us the traditional route Bastille-Nation!

Meanwhile, at Barb?s, where some militants AL remained, it turned into a riot, with 
missile throwing, police shootings Flash-ball, fire fighting and garbage into the evening. 
Thirty-three arrests were reported.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxa92T6UP_Q

At this stage, it is important to clarify, both in the wild Barb?s event Semitic 
projections were few and isolated. The collective intelligence of the crowd, his 
self-discipline in a tense situation, however, were impressive. Here, a bewildered 
brandishing a pineapple [ 1 ] before being snubbed; , a young making a quenelle 
immediately causing the intervention of manifestant.es explaining the real meaning of his 
gesture, and why he had nothing to do here. On another note, some have claimed exalted 
here and there "Allahu akbar" without anyone to follow them.

In the rest of the Hexagon, solidarity is also expressed in the street as thousands of 
people marched in Marseille, Tours, etc..

More than ever, express our solidarity with the Palestinians and palestiennes. Demand the 
end of the Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip!

More than ever, denounce the complicit attitude of the French government vis-?-vis the 
crimes of the Israeli government!

Manifestant.es of Alternative libertarian, Saturday, July 19


[ 1 ] The pineapple is the symbol of the song girls Holocaust, created by Dieudonn? to 
turn the Holocaust into derision. It has become a sign of recognition of the extreme right 
dieudonniste.

by AL 93 , AL Montreuil , Paris AL East , AL Paris-Sud , Saint-Denis AL

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - Obituary - A revolutionary doctor disappears Paul Denais (fr, pt)

He had participated in the resistance during the occupation, fought to free Algeria, led 
some covert operations in Franco's Spain. He was a doctor, libertarian communist, was a 
pillar of Tribune anarchist communist in the years 1970-1980 and a friend of Alternative 
libertarian. Paul Denais died at age 92. ---- Refractory labor service (STO) under Nazi 
Occupation, Paul had joined the resistance movement Defence of France. Became a doctor in 
1952, he was chosen in 1960 to practice in community health centers or Social Security. 
---- Came in 1958 in the Anarchist Federation, there was disappointment operation which 
seemed locked by the owner of the "works" of the organization group, but also by the 
neutrality of the FA vis-?-vis the war of Algeria.

Engaged, for its part, in favor of independence, cosigna the Manifesto of the 121 in 
September 1960. He then joined the Union of Communist anarchist groups (UGAC) a 
libertarian communist and anti-colonial trend in AF. In UGAC he met, among others, 
Micheline Stern, where he became the inseparable companion. Until the 2000s, we were 
regularly crossing the couple in all the battles of the libertarian movement.

At that time, he participated in the anti-Franco struggle. With activists of the Iberian 
Federation of Libertarian Youth (FIJL) in exile, and he saw action in Spain, as the attack 
against the monument of El Valle de los Ca?dos , in August 1962, which also participated 
Frank Mintz .

In 1964, the UGAC scissionna FA and for the next thirty years, Paul Denais was active in 
this small organization and its avatars. In 1970, the group turned UGAC-journal under the 
name of anarchist communist Tribune (commonly called "Tac"). Paul, Micheline and peers - 
including Guy Bourgeois - ?dit?rent magazine until 1993.

The UGAC, then Tac, had a rather unorthodox path within the libertarian movement, marked 
by theoretical research, the desire to build an anti-capitalist front after May 68, and 
the Third World.

Paul and his classmates and Denais effectu?rent several trips to study the "self" 
Yugoslav, and participated in 1968-1972 in various attempts anticapitalist Combinations 
(CIMR, CIC ...) who made long.

In September 1970, he took part in the expedition organized by the health ILD after the 
massacre of Black September in Jordan. At the same time, he was active in the French 
Committee for Relief to the Vietnamese people and the medical and health assistance to 
Vietnam Committee.

He put his skills as a doctor serving struggles, and this as well for great causes 
(Palestine, Vietnam) for everyday activism. In the 1980s, he ordered and often complacent 
sick-leave some postmen of UTCL , allowing them to get out some time sorting center to 
devote himself to the activist work ...

In May 1989, Paul Denais was among the first 100 signatories of the Appeal for a 
libertarian alternative , which is the forerunner of the AL. It does not, however, adhered 
to the new organization, but attended his rallies and activists in social movements, in 
particular within Action against unemployment! (AC!) In the 1990s.

We extend our friendship and solidarity with his wife, Micheline.

Guillaume Davranche


Links www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Un-medecin-revolutionnaire

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL - Frequently self-management in 2014: a mixed picture (fr, pt)

Pending the report by militant.es AL, read in Alternative libertarian September, a first 
encrypted and factual by the general meeting of the organizers of the 3rd Fair in self 
assessment. And the photo report! ---- 3rd Fair in self held in Montreuil from 28 to 29 
June 2014. Event, supported by 81 structures (unions, cooperatives, associations and 
political organizations), 1,280 people attended in total, despite weather miserable all 
weekend. ---- The results of the Fair in 2014 contrasted self. ---- On the positive side, 
there was held an important event for the third consecutive time, fully funded, without 
big budget, with greater involvement of activist all volunteers. ---- The political 
content of the Fair also seems up with a good standard and well attended forums (the 
program is still available online). And cultural programming was up to, thanks to concert 
Mossy T e lei Jovents, the choir chants rebels, and a way, moving piece of theater written 
and performed by undocumented workers Montreuil.

This year, in addition to the village of free software, the self-repairing bicycle 
workshop, the cinema space, refreshments and self-managed canteen Fair to self hosted for 
the first time, a professional meeting: the the alternative bakery, with ten participating 
organizations. In the same spirit, the debate "Self-management and Cinema" has brought 
together several alternative groupings of production and distribution in a logical support.

These last two initiatives were particularly important for the Fair, who aspires to be 
both a catalyst for alternative experiences, a militant hub and a place of discovery wide 
open.

It is probably on this last point that we need to move forward. Attendance has not 
increased this year, despite the installation of the Fair in the landscape. We will, for 
the edition 2015 continue to innovate to avoid routine.

In conclusion, we can only rejoice to see the concept spread. After Montreuil and 
Toulouse, Finist?re Gard and organized their own fair self-management. Other departments 
will follow. In short, the aim of reaffirming the existence - multiforme - a 
self-management seems aware achieved. Remains to give more strength to the self-management 
as a tool of resistance and rupture with the capitalist system.

General Meeting of July 6, 2014

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL #240 - Diary (fr, pt)

It is coming ---- Antifascist demonstration in memory of Clement Meric Place de la 
Bastille in Paris on June 7. ---- One year after the death of Clement Meric, a 
demonstration was organized in Paris on June 7 in his memory and in general for all the 
victims of fascism, of racism, sexism and homophobia. Far from being isolated cases, the 
violent actions of extreme right forces are now more numerous every day. Faced with these 
attacks, only the opposition of a united front will help to block the extreme right. ---- 
More: http://www.pourclement.org ---- Public meeting on June 10 in Thionville ---- Given 
the extreme right, which antifascist responses? It is around this issue that Alternative 
libertarian Moselle public debate organized a meeting on June 10 at the home of Raymond 
Queneau associations of Thionville, 5 place de la Gare. The evening will start at 20h.

National Conference against the extreme right on 28 and 29 June in Paris

National conference against the extreme right, organized by the National Coordination 
against the extreme right (Conex) will be held on 28 and 29 June in Paris. These days are 
an opportunity to share our experiences and analyzes about the rise of the extreme right 
in France and in Europe and to prepare future joint actions.

More: www.conex-coordination.fr

Celebrating 150 years of the First International in Nancy from June 13 to 15

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the International Workingmen's 
Association, a large group of mainly French and German politicians, trade unions, 
associations in which Alternative libertarian is involved organizing a weekend of events 
from 13 to 15 June Nancy. Debates, concerts, event will be on the menu for these three 
associations with the presence of political activists, trade unions, but also musicians, 
artists who make a political, cultural and festive event.

More: www.150ans-first-internationale.org

MEETINGS OF ECOLOGY RADICAL Sunday, June 8 in Montreuil

Meetings "social climate" are designed to meet and to discuss all the different currents 
that claim to radical ecology. Under this term, which is claimed by a growing number of 
players, what are the objectives of economic revolution, social and cultural? Meetings 
confront visions and proposals for each grasp the differences, commonalities, and build 
political convergence.

The program includes a panel discussion on "crossed visions between decay, ecosocialism, 
social ecology and libertarian" (10h-12h); discussion "How to address the ecological 
transition in the world of work and production? "(14h-16h) followed by discussion" 
Ecology: how to fight? how to act? "(4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.).

Dating in As You ?moi at 5, rue de la Revolution in Montreuil

Cronyism

Expo anarchist buns conquest of bread in Montreuil

The Conquest of Bread, bakery self-managed and well-known Montreuillois Montreuilloises 
organized an exhibition of stencils on bread in collaboration with the artist SO Sunday, 
June 22 in his room. The idea is to present the technical drawings and technical baking 
stencil while combining edible.

Exhibition in The Conquest of Bread at 47, rue de Beaune in Montreuil

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL #239 - Alternatives: Ecology in transition (fr, pt)

The movement of the transition, appeared in 2006 in Britain, seeks to prepare the company 
to major ecological crises ahead. By adopting an original methodology, it has spread 
throughout the world, but sees often criticized its lack of political perspective. ---- 
The model of transition was established in 2005 by Rob Hobkins, Professor of permaculture, 
as part of its academic activities. Applied the following year in the town of Totnes in 
south-west England, it has since been taken on all continents by nearly 500 official 
initiatives, and hundreds more are in the pipeline. ---- The approach to transition is 
based on two observations. Climate change on the one hand, that will change the 
environment and living conditions, and should minimize if you want to adapt. Peak oil on 
the other hand, that is to say the rising cost of fossil fuels related to the decreased 
availability before total depletion. Knowing that today we are totally dependent on them, 
whether for transportation, power generation, manufacturing or three quarters of everyday 
objects that contain petroleum derivatives.

From this, the conclusion is clear: our society will experience major changes, like it or 
not. However, we are yet not at all prepared for such changes. This is where the concept 
of resilience, dear to the movement of the transition: we must strengthen the resilience 
of communities (neighborhoods, cities), that is to say their ability to recover from 
shocks that await them, above.

To do this, we must begin today to build what will be needed in the future ecological 
constraints: local production (food and crafts), renewable energy, solidarity networks, 
restraint in the use of resources, etc.. Because if we do not start now, panic and 
disorder may take over thereafter, possibly leading to social and environmental catastrophe.

Vast collective movement

There are, a priori, nothing new in these ideas. Other movements such as decay or 
Hummingbirds and many initiatives (AMAP, cooperatives energy production, etc..) And 
environmental NGOs have developed the same analysis. But these currents had not really 
taken in the Anglo-Saxon countries where the movement of the transition develops most. 
These movements therefore appear complementary internationally. But above all, the 
transition convinces particularly motivated by some of its methods.

First, the methodology of the incorporated transition psychological dimension. Recognizing 
that environmental awareness can lead to anxiety and panic, paralyzing and can cause 
denial, it presents the current situation as an opportunity, not just as a catastrophe as 
often environmental NGOs. A chance to regain the knowledge and control of production, 
strengthen social ties, to live better with less, and protect nature.

Then, the movement has managed to create a very short time a large and dynamic network. 
Network that supports new initiatives form of "leaders", offers numerous resources, 
organizes meetings, etc.. Finally, an important factor in the success of transition 
initiatives is the implementation of concrete actions at local level, open to all. Shared 
gardens, planting fruit trees, reducing energy consumption, projects renewable energy, all 
together beyond traditional political positions, each financial interest therein, social 
or environmental. Participants gather around the "yes" to do something together, rather 
than "no" and criticism of what is wrong.

Capitalism in ambush

But this unifying dynamic that makes the strength of the transition is also one of its 
limitations. This is the main criticism of this movement, for example in the book An 
apolitical environmentalism? Debate around the transition from Paul Chatterton and Alice 
Cutler, recently published in France. For wanting to collect broadly, and focusing on 
concrete, local, transition, as many environmentalists movements "citizens" removes any 
systemic analysis.

Although the model is defended rather cooperative and horizontal, capitalism is not 
criticized as a global system, which dilutes the responsibilities of the current crises 
(social, economic, ecological). Because those are the capitalists in control of the 
economy and politics, which are responsible for the situation, and without radical change 
of system, local and individual actions are certainly beneficial, but very limited.

This lack of political positioning also opens the way to recovery by capitalism. An 
example is what happened with "development". Abandoning political activity to focus on the 
concrete problem solving related to poverty, many NGOs are now working hand in hand with 
the system that creates poverty. But in the end it is always the same that reap the 
profits, make decisions, cut subsidies and send the police when projects or movements too 
threatening the established order. The transition is an interesting, motivating and 
unifying approach, but must dress to expect real change, a good pinch of class struggle!

Jocelyn (AL Gard)

(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL, Egyptian anarchists threatened with prison help them (fr)

The Muslim Brotherhood regime is very sensitive to its image, especially on the issue of 
human rights. More reason to put pressure on him about 21 charged in Alexandria, 4 
libertarian communist comrades: rally Sunday, Feb. 24 at 15 pm Place du Trocadero in Paris 
(Trocad?ro metro), the call for AL, CGA , FA and Tunisian group Disobedience. ---- Sunday, 
January 21 last, several political activists were arrested after the riots provoked by 
police to court in Alexandria. Among them are four members of the Libertarian Socialist 
Movement http://anarchisminarabic.blogspot.fr/2011/05/blog-post_24.html , an activist of 
the organization Revolutionary Socialists (Trotskyist) and 16 other unaffiliated. All are
activists who are fighting against the regime of the Muslim Brotherhood. First imprisoned
for twenty days, they were released on bail (except militant Trotskyist) and awaiting trial.

Islamist government demonstrated a paranoid absolutism, under the watchful eye of the 
military. Political project is the liquidation of all opposition, starting with the most 
radical elements, especially as this work is facilitated by the silence of associations 
defending human rights and that of the opposition parties. Nevertheless, the social 
protest continues, and our friends are not giving up. 
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/spip.php?article4739

We condemn the arrests and torture of the opposition to the regime-es Morsi. We demand the 
immediate and unconditional release of the 21-es warned of Alexandria, as well as any and
all political prisoners in Egyptian prisons

en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL, Ecology - Antinuclear: The network is the water! (fr)

Network Nuclear Phaseout, despite encouraging signs, is reduced by internal problems and 
strategic direction, while the front antinuclear would need all his strength to meet the 
current challenges. ---- The annual general meeting of the Network was held on 19 and 20 
January last to Reims, in a demanding than ever antinuclear mobilization of troops. 
Fukushima disaster still ongoing, development of EPR, multiplication and intensification 
of ecological struggles, participation of Europe Ecologie Les Verts (EELV) a government 
commitments to environmental completely hollow. These are all fronts that require action 
strategy and guidelines clear and ambitious. Unfortunately, we are still far in the 
network. The analysis of the socio-political context was completely absent from the 
debate, including the thorny issue of the participation of the government in EELV pro-nuclear.

Prospects for network actions remain unclear and rather nice ( human chain, lobbying ), 
whereas repression against ecological struggles intensified.

renew the network
Even the slogans Network sometimes hollow sound, as its appeal to the human chain on 9 
March, revolving around the "energy transition now" and "stopping the civil and military 
nuclear" without temporal precision.

Three years after the start of the crisis network , internal divisions (political and 
personal) always seem to block the operation of this tool Libertarian Alternative has 
often stressed the importance. However, we can welcome the growing recognition by the 
General Assembly of the structural problems of the network (centralization, 
professionalization, personalization) that prevent its development and maintain a climate
very productive. To initiate a response, the AG has initiated the construction of the 
regionalization of the network, even if the terms are still rather vague.

The watchwords should also specify in the future, since the AG has decided to amend the 
charter of the network to incorporate the demand for " immediate decision output for 
urgent civilian and military nuclear . " These positive elements that give hope the 
network can be on the road to recovery - albeit slowly - the strike force and mobilization 
should be hers.

Fortunately, the network is not in itself anti-nuclear struggle. More than 900 groups that 
compose it do not expect to carry out their shares, which number in the hundreds each 
year. And groups who decide to leave the network do not abandon the fight so far, and do 
not hesitate to create new structures to coordinate their collective actions, such as 
antinuclear young Federation (FAN) which mobilizes around Britain of words order and more
radical practices. Hopefully the antinuclear movement as a whole converge in this sense, 
to tip the balance of power in our favor.

Jocelyn (AL Montreuil)