France, Alternative Libertaire AL #241 - Death of Clement Meric: Against Oblivion and an anti-fascist response magnitude (fr, pt)

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The weekend of June 7, several events were organized to commemorate the assassination of 
Clement Meric by fascist June 5, 2013, but also to revive a class struggle and mass 
against the far right we have more than ever need. ---- On 7 June in Paris, in the 
Committee's call for Clement joined by forty associations, political, trade union and 
autonomous collective organizations, feminists and undocumented, nearly 8,000 people 
marched in memory of Clement Meric, murdered by members of the nationalist Third Way 
movement. Twenty rallies and demonstrations were also held in other cities in France and 
abroad, including Germany, Greece and Spain. ---- The event, whose atmosphere was both 
solemn protest, ended with a series of interventions antifascist comrades European, 
Brazilian trade unionists, victims of police violence and finally a tribute to Clement 
Meric and all antifascist militants killed, and more broadly to all those who are 
repressed-es and fighting for social justice. Note also the impressive and ridiculous 
deployment of police forces around the event. A series of concerts were also held on June 
6 and 7 in the evening, bringing together hundreds of people.

Solidarity and alternatives

This mobilization, even if it is a success compared to Parisian antifascist demonstrations 
in recent years, is nevertheless below what might be expected given the seriousness of the 
event, especially after the score concern of the National Front the last European 
elections (although it should relativize to the record low turnout and electoral collapse 
of the PS and UMP). The low union mobilization on the event (except Solidarity students, 
who was one of the pillars of mobilization) shows that the militants fighting is far from 
over with workers and the public, even if we can pleased with the strong presence of youth 
in the procession.

Facing extreme right multiplying attacks on the streets and at the polls grows throughout 
Europe, and whose security, racist and xenophobic discourse are legitimized in the acts 
for decades by the bourgeois media and liberal leaders, it is urgent to unite and 
retaliate massively. Held in late November, the FN congress in Lyon should be an 
opportunity to organize a popular anti-fascist mobilization.

However, it is in the field of struggle, organizing collectively where we live and our 
workplaces we can really push back the fascists and ideas. By conducting a cultural 
ideological battle, political, with concrete solidarity and possible alternatives 
proposals, supporting workers in struggle as the railroad in June, undocumented, 
undocumented housing, all those and those that hardening of capitalism left in the lurch. 
A class anti-fascism, mass, gender and internationalist: now more than ever, the message 
must be worn. In memory of Clement, Pavlos and too many other victims of fascism and 
racist crimes, the fight continues!

The Libertarian Alternative Antifascist Committee