A-Infos (en) France, UCL AL #349 - Politics, Call for mobilization: In Brittany, the anti-fascist response is being organized (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

This April 21, 2024, a broad and united mobilization is called in Saint 
Brieuc to counter the rise of fascism, echoing an upsurge in the 
establishment of reactionaries in a region which until then seemed 
preserved. ---- For several years now, attacks and fascist acts have 
been accumulating in Brittany. ---- A worrying assessment... ---- Even 
if the center stage was occupied by the events in Callac, where 
far-right activists mobilized against the opening of a reception for 
asylum seekers, this was only the most visible part of a significant 
upsurge in this region. Attacks on activists, emergence of small 
neo-Nazi groups or those advocating a fantasized "Breton identity", 
LGBTQIphobic attacks, threatened journalists, the list is long and 
revealing of a worrying movement, which affects a historically remote 
region RN votes and which until then seemed protected from the most 
radical fringe of the far right.

However, it would be misleading to speak of a total novelty. Already in 
the 2000s, the ADSAV party, defining itself as right-wing nationalist, 
attempted to appropriate public space by mixing Breton independence and 
Islamophobia. Even if this group was dissolved, others have emerged, and 
can count on propaganda tools like Breizh Info, an outspoken far-right 
media outlet. More recently, we were able to witness the creation of the 
"An Tour Tan" group in Vannes or even the "Oriflamme" group in Rennes, 
which are not content with being active on social networks, and are 
multiplying their actions and targeted attacks.

... which calls for a strong, united and united response
In Saint-Brieuc, an "anti-fascist common front" was created in reaction 
to the numerous attacks, and is calling for a large demonstration on 
April 21. This date is not insignificant, since it was chosen on the one 
hand in echo of the mobilization of 2002 against the first arrival in 
the second round of the FN in the presidential elections, but also in 
relay of the march against Islamophobia and racism organized on the same 
day in Paris.

This call, with which the UCL groups from the West are joining, has 
several objectives. First of all, organizing a massive demonstration on 
a regional scale has a strong symbolic significance, especially since 
the list of signatories has been open, in addition to collectives and 
political and trade union organizations, to traders and even to local 
associations. .

But it also allows us to connect all those who, at their level, try to 
fight against racist, sexist and xenophobic ideas. Many anti-fascist 
groups have recently been set up, debates and training are also 
multiplying in public spaces, in unions and activist places, giving hope 
for the broadest and most unified response possible.

Florence (UCL Lorient)
https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Appel-a-mobilisation-En-Bretagne-la-riposte-antifasciste-s-organise
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