Formed after the assassination of Clement Meric, the anti-fascist and anti-racist
Committee Loiret, the LAPA has actively campaigned in the month of October 2013 against
the coming of Dieudonn? Orleans, then scheduled for January 11. ---- Collection of
individuals united to fight against the far right, found particularly in the CAAL of
activists of Solidarity students, AD, AL, the NPA and the solidarity movement with
Palestine. Learning that comes to Dieudonn? Orleans, the LAPA decides to make a priority
mobilization against his coming. That the LAPA first asserts is that Dieudonn? is not a
comedian, but rather a right-wing activist. Therefore, the LAPA refuse to discuss any
"show" but clearly speak of a fascist rally.
A far-right rally
Tactical choice made in October, when we are away from the media frenzy is to publicly ask
the question of the prohibition of anti-Semitic show Dieudonn?. In the CAAL meeting,
activists thought so highly unlikely such a ban but said at least commitment to the far
right of Dieudonn? would be clearly stated and exposed in public. Under the slogan of "No
Zenith for fascists", the LAPA organizes a campaign: a leaflet is published and
distributed, action is organized to Fnac Orleans on a Saturday and a public meeting is
scheduled. Video interview with a member of the CAAL, titled "This is a far-right rally" ,
gathers thousands of views on the local newspaper website. And when the UMP mayor of
Orleans ends about a possible lawsuit against the coming of Dieudonn?, the LAPA also
reminds him dry as young UMP UDI and the Kingdom of Orleans have taken a picture grinning
doing dumplings.
Valls, three small towers and then go
The emergence of Valls will give another twist to the case. A statement, "The fight
against Dieudonn?: the LAPA did not wait for Mr. Valls mobilize" is immediately issued.
Other actors hitherto silent, occur: the PS and announce the CRIF and want to organize a
rally - which will not happen - the night of the "representation" of Dieudonn?. The LAPA
is clearly distinguished from each other as saying he "can not however interfere his voice
one hand with that of Mr. Valls stigmatizing Roma one day, the next day the Muslims to
divide the poorest of of us, and that CRIF supporting unconditional policy of
colonization, occupation and blockade of Gaza by the Israeli government. "
Programmed upstream public meeting with one of the authors of The Galaxy Dieudonn?, stands
on January 8 while the ban is about to be pronounced. This is an opportunity for members
of the CAAL to reflect critically upon the slogan of prohibition, by better measuring all
its dimensions. Yet the desire to build opposition to the arrival of Dieudonn? was right:
the solved the CAAL campaign helped dispel the speech allegedly "anti-system" Dieudonn?
which it was found he touched a lot more widely than we thought, even among adherent and
members of our unions for example.
Theo Rival (AL Orleans)
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