The mayor of Toulouse Jean-Luc Moudenc banned a conference of the feminist and identity collective Némésis, following damage committed by far-left activists on the building where it was to be held.
The mayor of Toulouse Jean-Luc Moudenc announced this Thursday afternoon on the Citizen Initiative association. This conference by the collective's spokesperson, Alice Cordier, was, according to its organizers, expected to bring together 200 people and was scheduled for this Thursday evening at the Maison Toulouse Services de la Roseraie.
However, it is not the content of the conference or the positions taken by Nemesis that Jean-Luc Moudenc invokes in his message on acts of degradation. We can notably read among these inscriptions, of which the mayor publishes photos, “no neighborhood for faf”. “A revolting and unbearable attack against the local public services of Toulouse residents”protests Jean-Luc Moudenc, according to whom this «trouble» has been “organized and claimed by far-left activists”. The mayor mentions in particular “the presence of excrement in their workplace”and announces to file a complaint, regretting the “terror of extremes”.
“The announcement of the conference arouses numerous reactions, raising fears of radical counter-demonstrations and clashes”relates the municipal order prohibiting meetings. In addition to the damage, anonymous calls announcing disturbances to public order were made to the local town hall and calls for mobilization were launched on social networks. “by the Antifa movement and other far-left movements”according to the words of the decree. On social networks, anti-fascist or far-left organizations have in fact given “meet at 7 p.m. at the Roseraie metro station”.
-“An attack on women’s rights,” replies Némésis
The activists of the Némésis collective, who indicate to Figaro their intention to file appeals to prevent the cancellation of their conference, denounced in return a “odious blackmail” antifa collectives. “The cancellation of my conference is an attack on women’s rights. Victims from all over France have come to testify and you are currently preventing them from doing so. This is a serious attack on democracy and a real abuse of power.reacted Alice Cordier in a video where she speaks directly to Jean-Luc Moudenc.
The Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau recently welcomed the «combat» of which he said “very close” from the president of the identity collective Némésis, provoking the indignation of deputies from La France insoumise this Thursday. Tuesday, during a conference on internal security, he indeed wanted “congratulate” Alice Cordier, who had asked him to dissolve La Jeune Garde antifasciste, a far-left movement. “Congratulations for your fight. You know I'm very close to it.”declared the minister, comments that the person concerned described as“tremendous pride” on X, and which were criticized by several rebellious deputies.
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