unions and associations demand a ban on the presence of the identification collective Nemesis of demonstrations | EUROtoday

Unions and associations are calling on Thursday February 26 in a letter to the Minister of the Interior for a ban on the presence of the identification collective Némésis within the demonstrations on March 8, International Women’s Rights Day.

The signatories of this open letter – the CGT, the CFDT, the UNSA, Solidaires, the FSU, Family Planning and Dare Feminism – ask Laurent Nuñez “to prevent any violent incident by prohibiting the presence of Nemesis in and around [leurs] demonstrations ».

“If this collective wishes to march, let it organize its own initiatives elsewhere instead of sabotaging ours”they add. The signatories emphasize that, for a number of years, the demonstrations organized for March 8 have been “disturbed by the participation of Némésis, a far-right female collective”.

This collective “absolutely does not share the demands of the feminist movement, particularly in terms of the right to abortion” And “seeks to exploit the mobilization of women in the service of racist objectives”they proceed. Every time members of Nemesis attempt to “infiltrate” within the processions, they’re “protected by several dozen men, activists from small far-right groups, trained in violent action and ready to fight”denounce the authors.

A March 8 with out restoration

“We condemned the tragedy in Lyon and we hope that the feminist demonstrations of March 8 can take place peacefully”they emphasize. In mid-February in Lyon, radical far-right activist Quentin Deranque, aged 23, died after being violently overwhelmed. He had come to make sure the safety of activists from the Némésis identification collective who have been demonstrating in opposition to the arrival of La France Insoumise MEP Rima Hassan for a convention at Sciences Po Lyon.

Six males suspected of getting overwhelmed him to dying have been indicted for “intentional homicide” and an assistant to LFI MP Raphaël Arnault for “complicity”. According to a supply near the case, these seven indicted are “known to be either members of or close to the Young Guard”an ultra-left motion dissolved in June.

The tensions surrounding the presence of Nemesis throughout the feminist demonstrations of March 8 aren’t new. Unions and associations level out that the security of members is frequently threatened by the arrival of far-right teams, who search to impose their imaginative and prescient and disrupt the progress of rallies. This scenario fuels considerations about the potential of organizing peaceable and inclusive occasions on this symbolic day.

Faced with these dangers, the signatory organizations insist on the necessity to assure a protected area for all mobilized ladies. They name on the authorities to take concrete measures to forestall any try at restoration or violence, emphasizing the significance of preserving the spirit of International Women’s Rights Day.

The letter addressed to the Minister of the Interior is a part of a preventive strategy, aimed toward stopping new incidents from marring the deliberate mobilizations. The associations and unions hope to acquire a speedy and agency response from the general public authorities in an effort to make sure the serenity of future demonstrations.