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La Haine Film showing Urban Intafada In France

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Wednesday November 09, 2005 18:44

by Martin O'Sullivan - Socialist Workers Party

martin_osullivan at vodafone dot ie

66 Edenmore Avenue Raheny Dublin 5 Ireland

0878289243

La Haine Film showing Urban Intafada In France

Tuesday 15th Nov 7.30pm, Senior Citizen Centre, Swords
Speaker on the French riots followed by screening of film “La Haine” - a film that exposes the alienation, social
tensions and racism under the surface of French society
Information: 0878289243

Laurent Lévy an eyewitness explains:
“We now know that the young people who tragically met their deaths in an electrical substation in Clichy-sous-bois were not, to use the given expression, “well known to the police.” They were quiet young people who had no record of trouble”.

“Throughout these events the agents of the State have acted as if they were in a civil war”.
“When the Minister of the Interior sets the example by lying, one sees no reason why his subordinates should not follow suit. So a police officer goes on the radio and says that no tear gas was used against the mosque, and that it was the demonstrators who used “pepper spray grenades”, and that this is what stung some peoples’ eyes. Just like his boss knew full well that there had been no theft, this cop was fully aware of what we all learnt later on, namely that they were in fact tear gas grenades from the police that were used.

And so it was that during their prayers, on the Night of Destiny, that the Moslems of Clichy were given a chance to appreciate the efficiency of their country’s police. They have no need to fear for their safety. They got to see how the Flash-Balls work. They got to see the children running scared while their mothers, trying to protect them, were called “whores” and chased down the stairs by the Mr Sarkozy’s soldiers. Those who did not know are now able to see what “colonial neighbourhood management” means”.

Come to the meeting and film screening this Wednesday to discuss the events in France and what we can do in Ireland to protest against the French state’s response.

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Comments (4 of 4)

SWP

by Trotwatch

Fri Nov 11, 2005 15:54

Typical SWP opportunism trying to recruit a few members out of the French riots.

fiendish

by brendan

Fri Nov 11, 2005 18:36

bod67 at hotmail dot com

typical of those pesky trots to provide a forum where art and politics can be discussed,that martins such a bad man!

Fri Nov 11, 2005 18:40

Its typical of the SWP to hijack everything. You can be assured that the SWP line will prevail at this meeting.

"la racaille." The rough translation is "scum."

by -

Sat Nov 12, 2005 13:51

that was the word Sarkozy used 2 weeks ago.
Now the first police have been arrested for being "racaille" like and beating a youth last monday into intensive care.

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La Haine Film showing Urban Intafada In France

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