WORLD WORLDWIDE FRANCE News Journal Update - (en) France, UCL press release, Resource of resources, sharing of wealth, same fight! (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

In full movement against pension reform, after the force of 49.3, anger rumbles
and looks were riveted this Saturday, March 25 on mobilization against
megabassines. A large demonstration took place in Poitou to defend access to
water as a common good and denounce the illegitimacy and ecological absurdity of
the basins. 30,000 people have converged from Europe to the villages of
Sainte-Soline and Miss to fight against one of the many megabassine projects in
Deux-Sèvres. They faced a repressive arsenal and incredible violence from the
police and the gendarmerie on the spot.
Megabassins (or "agricultural irrigation substitution reserves") are artificial,
plasticized and waterproof water tanks that extend over 8 to 18 ha, which make it
possible to pump the water from the water tables and water in the winter and to
store it to irrigate crops in summer.

Degradation of the quality of stagnant water, increased evaporation, not taken
into account global warming, and therefore winter droughts in the impact studies
of megabassins: peasant and environmentalists have already shown that they are
not A relevant solution in the face of upcoming climate change.

On the contrary, they aim to allow the intensive agricultural model to maintain
or even increase its yields even during periods of pluri-annual droughts, instead
of looking for more sobriety and starting now to adapt our cultures, by
cultivating less water consuming seeds, such as wheat or lenses, which many
farmers have already started to do.

These basins are a water grab mechanism for ever more gourmet appetites of large
productivist farms, corn monocultures intended for livestock or export, which
represent only 6% of farms in two- Sèvres, a grabbing that is done at the expense
of all other productions, which may lack water. All without consultations and
being funded at 60% by public money.

Massive mobilization, fierce repression
In continuation of the last mobilization, on October 30, 2022, the meeting was
therefore given this Saturday, March 25 for a new day of mobilization against the
megabassines. Despite the police blockages, some 30,000 participants converged on
the villages of Sainte-Soline and Melle, who came from France, Europe and for
some even further, including delegations from different countries ( Chile,
Germany, United States, Spain, Italy, Kurdistan etc.), demonstrating the
importance of this right cause and the massive support from which it benefits.
The rally was the occasion for the moment of debate, conferences, festivities.

The obstacles to the freedom to demonstrate having not discouraged the
participants to demonstrate towards the megabassines under the construction of
Holy Soline, the police and the gendarmes mobilized in number on the weekend
(3200) deployed an incredible violence to prevent the processions to access
megabassine. The unleashing of repressive equipment leaves little doubt about the
desire to traumatize, hurt and prevent the demonstration: 4000 deafening grenades
GM2L (explosive and tear gas) drawn in 2 hours, thrown at the heads, LBD without
discernment, battalion of Quads de la Brav-M which is in charge of manifestors
head-on, attack of processions hitherto calm ... One of the 3 processions has
still managed to enter the basin, but has to leave to evacuate the injured.

There are 200 wounded to different degrees of gravity, including several dozen
see at least their functional prognosis committed, for certain mutilated in the
legs or face, and 2 people are at this time between life and dead. In addition to
these horrors, there is the prohibition for help, by the high level of the
command to evacuate the very serious injured on the site. One of the two
demonstrators, between life and death, waited at 3:40 am before his evacuation
while the diagnosis of an emergency doctor was unequivocal as soon as the
injuries are first observed.

Intimidations, lies and threats: this government is at the Abois
Since Saturday, the government has led a battle for disinformation, shaking shame
on the number of demonstrators, on the terrible violence perpetrated by the
police and the gendarmes, despite the images. New affront, to divert attention
from the evidence of his lies, Darmanin announces this evening to initiate a
procedure for dissolving the uprising from the earth.

The violent, physical, judicial repression and the means deployed to defend the
interests of a few large operators shows the little interest that the government
has for peasants who defend nourishing and environmentally friendly agriculture.
Faced with the ecological challenges of sharing increasingly limited resources,
the State is radicalized by having a purely security and criminal response.

French power tries to break our struggles, our hopes, but we will remain united.
Oppositions to unnecessary and harmful megaprojets are of the same nature as the
opposition resolved to the counter-project of pension reform.

Two irreconcilable visions of the world of tomorrow oppose. A world sold to the
short-term interests of capitalists or a viable world for all, a solidarity and
sharing world.

The denial of democracy, the spoliation of rights and the murderous repression
will not consume our determination, we will defend our rights and our class
interests as long as it will be.

The ecological and social struggle is vital!
The UCL is held in solidarity with people injured and arrested or prosecuted
since Saturday. We will be present to the rallies called by the Confédération
Paysanne, Bassines no thank you and the uprisings of the earth before the
prefectures Thursday March 30, 2023 at 7 p.m.

Libertarian Communist Union, March 28, 2023

https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Partages-des-ressources-partage-des-richesses-meme-combat
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