Project of international leaflet
PURPOSE ON AN EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL MEETING
ABOUT IMMIGRATION STRUGGLES
On november 30th, 1996, a demonstration to support
the "sans-papiers"
(illegal immigrants) will take place in Paris. The national coordination of sans-papiers
wants this demonstration to be a strong day of struggle. So a call to international
solidarity has been decided.
For this purpose, we propose to many movements and
organizations from different countries to come to Paris to participate in the demonstration,
on Saturday 30th novembrer, and, on Sunday 1st december, in an european, maybe international,
meeting about illegal immigrants struggle and immigration in general.
Concerning the demonstration, the point is to organize
an international section with all the movements and organizations which will answer
positively to our proposition, and to agree on a common call to the demonstration.
We propose to adress in this call the following main issue :
"FULL FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR MEN, WOMEN
AND IDEAS"
Concerning the meeting, we propose the following
frame work. Your contributions and suggestions are of course welcome. Then, we'll
have to agree on a common one to prepare the meeting.
INTRODUCTION TO THE DEBATE
The Schenguen Convention, and the Trevi and Dublin
ones, make clear that the european immigration policy leads towards the implementation
of an "Fortress Europe", with no opening to aliens. Netheless, because
of their own history of immigration struggles and political situation, the different
member states of the European Union do'n't carry out the samme policy.
The position of the immigrant population in the differents
states is more or less safe. But it does'nt prevent the anti-immigrant policies
to start to coordinate at an european level, by example with the use of european
charter planes to deport illegals immigrants. Today, Europe has a double stand :
one of firmness against the southern emigration countries (like in Africa), and one
of toleration with the eastern emigration countries (withe bi-lateral treaties).
We think that the following issues must be adressed
:
- How can we take advantage of the experences of struggle, past and
present, lead locally or at a national level in other countries ? And how can we
make ou own experiences be known ?
- Which political stand can we put forward together ? And how can
we bring it up to an european level ?
- Are we able to create a common framework on this issue, with the
intention of undertaking common actions ?
PROPOSITION FOR THE RUNNING OF THE MEETING
The December 1st meeting objective is to elaborate
an inventory of our respective situations and to create a droft of a common frame
work. So we propose the following agenda for the running of the meeting :
- A speech by each delegation about its national situation : immigration
legislation, today struggle, the meaning of the notions of "integration"
or "citizenship", the impact of xenophobia and racism.
- A debate cenbtred on the confrontation of experiences of struggles
and on the european situation. Which stand can we assume ? How can we put it forward
?
- A discussion about the organization of a common framework
able to break the technical obstacles : languages, communication tools... With the
objective to launch new initiatives and common actions.
The groups which won't be able to attend the meeting
can sen written contribution to the debate.
FIRST GUESTS
For France, the following organizations, groups and
individuals : the clocals groups from "No Pasaran!" network, the collective
"des papiers pour tous" (in which we are in), Organisation communiste
libertaire (OCL), "Apache" collective, the Mouvement de l'immigration et
des banlieues (MIB), the Association des travailleurs turcs (ATT), delegates from
locals groups of "sans-papiers" and the national coordination.
First list (not closed) of foreign movements and
groups invited :
- The participants of the "Hunger Gathering" meeting in Rome (Italy),
in november 8th to 17th (against the FAO summit).
- Italy : differents squatted social centers , the National anti-racist
network, "Razismo Stop" association .
- Germany : various antifascist groups (Berlin, Göttingen, Dortmund).
- Great-Bretain : Class War, Contra Flow, Freedom Press.
- Belgium : Alternative Libertaire.
- Sweden : antifascist magazine "Expo".
- Swiss : Organisation socialiste libertaire (OSL).
- Spain : Ateneo Libertario (Saragosse), El Lokal (Barcelona), Coordination
"Lucha autonoma" (Madrid), Trade union confederation "Solidaridad
Obrera".
- Netherlans : Autonom Centrum (Amsterdam)and various antifa groups.
- Members from european anti-racist network "United for intercultural
action"...
DEADLINES
The deadline for your answers and contributions is
November 15th. Then we'll send you a new mail, includind the contributions to the
debate and the technical aspects of the demonstration and meeting. If you want to
attend, please tell us if you need an interpreter.
Each european, international or french group which
wants to participate to the writing of the call of the demonstration must send their
contributions as soon as possible. A synthesis will be made an then sent to all
the participants foe approval, before publication.
Groupe Scalp-Reflex Paris
Pour le Réseau No Pasaran
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