Conference: Matinik Doubout - The anti-colonialist, class struggle in Martinique and the Antilles

central america / caribbean | community struggles | anarchist communist event Wednesday July 07, 2010 19:54 by UCL-Montréal - Union Communiste Libertaire

"Matinik Doubout": Conference/debate jointly organized by the UCL-Montreal and Alternative Libertaire Martinique

The Montreal branch of the Union Communiste Libertaire invites you to a summer conference with the author of the book "Matinik Doubout" on Thursday 22 July 2010 at 7.00pm at 4525 Rue St-Jacques, Montreal (metro Place St-Henri). [Français]

When? Thursday 22 July 2010 at 7.00pm

Where? 4525 Rue St-Jacques, Montreal (metro Place St-Henri)

In February and March 2009, Martinique was shaken by the strongest popular movement seen in the country since the last century. Thousands of Martinicans found themselves as part of a general strike movement which spread like a powder-trail throughout the French Antilles.

Nemo, a teacher and member of Alternative Libertaire Martinique, was a witness to and participant in these events. He will be presenting a talk on the anti-colonialist struggle and the class struggle in Martinique and the rest of the Antilles. He is also the author of the book "Matinik Doubout", which gives a day-by-day account of the 2009 movement and analyses the political and economic conditions which lay at its root.

This conference will cover the history of these struggles and the current situation, also in the light of the global economic crisis. The talk will be followed by an opportunity for questions and debate.

Translation by FdCA-International Relations Office