Etat d’urgence : les fachos manifestent toujours

Cet après-midi à Calais s’est déroulée une manifestation de “soutien

aux riverains” organisée par les “Calaisiens en colère”. Environ 70

fachos se sont retrouvés sur la route de Gravelines qui longe la

jungle armés de leurs plus beaux drapeaux tricolores et autres

pancartes sur lesquelles ont pouvait lire “Soutien aux forces de

l’ordre”, “Soutien aux routiers”, “Soutien aux agents de sécurité et

cynophiles” ou encore “Immigration arme du capital”. Ce dernier slogan

provient du MAS (Mouvement d’Action Sociale), groupe se revendiquant

clairement national-socialiste.

Pas mal de flics en tous genres étaient bien sûr présents également.

Des activistes se sont placés de l’autre côté de la route pour

observer le déroulement des choses et ont rapidement été intimidés par

la police.

Après avoir entonné la Marseillaise, les manifestants ont tenté un

début de marche sur la route, ce qui a été jugé “trop dangereux”par

les forces de l’ordre. Cela a fait monter la tension. Tandis que

certains insultaient les migrants qui passaient ou criaient “On est

chez nous !”, deux membres de la BAC s’en sont pris à un migrant et

ont agressé physiquement les activistes. L’un-e d’entre eux a été

arrêté sans aucune raison apparente.

En outre les activistes ont été filmés par la police et par les

militants nationalistes.

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Emergency state : fascists groups still protest…

Sunday afternoon in Calais, a protest took place “to support the neighbourhoods” organized by “Calaisiens en colère” (Angry Calaisians). About 70 fascists met on Route de Gravelines, which runs along one side of the jungle, with their three-coloured flags and other banners on which we could read “Support to police presence”, “support to the lorry drivers”, “support to security agents and dog-breeders” and “Immigration, Capital’s weapon”. The latest motto comes from MAS (Mouvement d’Action Sociale, a group which claims an ideology of national-socialism).

Many cops were also present. People with papers, who live in the jungle, were on the other side of the road to watch how things were going but they were rapidly intimidated by police.

After singing “La Marseillaise”, the fascists tried to march along Route de Gravelines. It seemed like they were going to be allowed to but were finally stopped from doing so as it was considered “too dangerous” by police. This made the tension increase. As some of the protesters shouted insults to people from the jungle, including “On est chez nous” (This is our land), two members of BAC (undercover police) insulted a migrant. They then turned their anger on observing activists, attacking someone who was attempting to film the situation, and later snatching them away to be controlled without any obvious reason.

This represents another step in the slow march of fascism in Calais. The only answer we have is to oppose these hateful scumbags on the streets and in our communities. We cannot let fear or the state stop us from combatting the xenophobic nationalism that manifests itself in the hearts and minds of our neighbors. We need to stand up to racism, fascism, and hatred whenever it appears.