Friday, February 14, two miners were attacked with knives in the Saint John area by
right-wing activists. The escalation of violence in this area for many years and many
fascist attacks and Lyon in France must mobilize everyone to demonstrate that public space
is not the fascists. ---- For several years, we are witnessing an increase in serious
assaults committed by right-wing extremists throughout France. Clement Meric assassination
in Paris, attack gun in Clermont-Ferrand against a concert support undocumented attacks
bars and associative areas (the "vice versa" in Lille, the "Buck Mulligan's" Tours ...),
activists and ordinary citizens targeted for their ideas or their physical appearance. ---
These attacks are part of a context of reactionary mobilizations (AKI for all, Day of
Wrath ...) decomplexing right-wing discourse. The lack of concrete reaction of the powers
that have fostered a sense of entitlement and impunity led to the escalation of violence.
Lyon is no exception to this observation: Assault 3 unionists St John in 2010, attempted
murder in Villeurbanne, beating band with iron bars, a former militant, physical assault
of a journalist; racist attack a couple Duguesclin street.
Friday, February 14, two youths were stabbed by right-wing activists in St Jean. This
attack is the latest in a long series in this neighborhood. Extreme right-wing groups have
been trying for several years to spread terror in it, they seek to capture. The most
striking is the existence for 3 years of local identity "The Traboule" Ascent of Change
example.
These events are intolerable and we denounce the lawless area that is now the Saint Jean.
The mayor and the prefecture remain unresponsive despite the fact that many collectives
and associations have alerted the past several years.
We denounce the lack of concrete policy responses.
We denounce the complacency of some courts against perpetrators.
We denounce the racist statements and state policies that maintain this foul weather.
The public space is not the fascists! Let the street, resuming our neighborhoods!
EVENT Saturday, February 22
14h PLACE DU PONT (Guilloti?re)
First signatories: Libertarian Alternative-Lyon, AS, Coordination of Anarchist Groups
Lyon, Educ'Action CGT, CGT Vinatier, Union county CNT 69 collective Villeurbanne for
Anti-Capitalist Rally, Generation Palestine, Antifascist Group Lyon and About, IMPACT, New
Party anticapitalist, OCFR, Left Party 69 Partizan G?ney Fransa, PCMF, Pir Sultan Abdal
K?lt?r Merkezi, Ras l'front, Solidarity 69 .... (The list is open and will be updates as
and when)
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