In June, a series of presentations and discussions will take place across France focusing on imprisoned anarchists and anti-fascists in Russia, anti-war resistance, and solidarity with Ukrainian society.
Representatives of the Fires of Freedom project and former political prisoners from Russia will participate in events in all cities. In some locations, representatives of Anarchist Black Cross Moscow, the Solidarité FreeAzat association, and an anarchist who fled Russia to escape persecution will also join.
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many Russian anarchists and anti-fascists have opposed the war through public statements, solidarity actions, sabotage, and other forms of resistance. As a result, several have faced criminal prosecution, received lengthy prison sentences, and been subjected to torture and pressure.
The meetings will discuss imprisoned anarchists and anti-fascists in Russia, how their cases are connected to the war against Ukraine, and why, for many of them, resistance to the Russian invasion is inseparable from solidarity with Ukrainian society.
Several cases will be presented, followed by discussions on how people in Europe can support prisoners of the Russian regime. There will also be a separate discussion on how the Russian state criminalizes support for prisoners itself.
At all events, attendees will be able to donate to support imprisoned anarchists and anti-fascists in Russia and purchase solidarity merchandise. In several cities, there will also be opportunities to write letters to prisoners.
Schedule
Bordeaux — June 9, 7:00 PM (already passed, sorry for that!)
Café Fantoche
19 rue des Douves
Limoges — June 11, 7:00 PM
Local anarchiste
145 rue Armand Dutreix
Paris — June 12, 7:00 PM
Salle verte du CICP
21 ter rue Voltaire, Paris 11th arrondissement
Paris — June 13, 3:00 PM
Librairie Publico
145 rue Amelot, Paris 11th arrondissement
Saint-Étienne — June 16, 7:00 PM
La Poussière
7 rue Henri Barbusse
Marseille — June 18, 5:00 PM
Casa Consolat
1 rue Consolat
Presentations will be delivered in Russian with French translation provided. A French-language announcement is here.
Additional Russian-Language Event
On June 14 at 3:00 PM in Paris (Bibliothèque Tourguenev, 11 rue de Valence, Paris 5th arrondissement), a separate event for Russian-speaking comrades will take place, featuring Fires of Freedom, Solidarité FreeAzat, and former Russian political prisoners.
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
You may find the contact addresses of all prisoners in Russia supported by Anarchist Black Cross Moscow here. If you want to make a donation to a particular prisoner or case, please contact us beforehand via e-mail to make sure that the supporters of the prisoner or case are currently gathering donations, our e-mail is the same as the listed PayPal account. We are present in Telegram and Facebook, you may sign up to our e-mail newsletter here.
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