Rally against racism in Pamplona to condemn the events in Torre Pacheco
Groups against racism in Navarre have concentrated this Saturday in Pamplona Town Hall Square to denounce the increase in hatred and racist violence.
Concentration against racism in Pamplona.
The anti-Racism groups of Navarrehave concentrated this Saturday in the Town Hall Square of Pamplona "alarm, indignation and rejection" ES inthe faceofrecent events in Torre Pacheco (Murcia), denouncing the escalation of hatred and racist violence .
During the event, participants carried large black hands as a symbol against racism and displayed a banner with the slogan "Iruñerria anti-racista" In addition, they shouted"No one is illegal", "Papers for everyone or all without papers" "The Aliens Act kills people every day"
On behalf of the convening groups,\u00A0 SOS Racismo Flavia Navarrete has read a statement stating that the attacks and threats suffered in Torre Pacheco are not isolated incidents, but are the directresult of hate speeches spread throughout the year through lies, media criminalization and institutional immobility.
The groups reject the use of public security as an excuse to justify racist practices and warn of the danger of building a narrative that treats migrants and racists as threats, denouncing that this encourages control policies, police presence and restrictions on freedoms while concealing the real causes of inequality and structural violence.
They have also accused those who actively promote racism and those who do not oppose it of nurturing the politics of fear . "The beast of fascism has always existed, the question is howthey fed it, "they say.
SOS Racismo Navarra, Salhaketa Navarra, Paris 365, Medicos del Mundo Navarra, Oxfam Intermón, Gaz Kalo, the Ibero-American Circle of Navarre and other social and neighbourhood groups have been among the groups called for the rally.
Vitoria and San Sebastian
On the other hand, in Vitoria-Gasteiz and Donostia-San Sebastián there was alsoa rally against racism on Friday to denounce the events in Torre Pacheco.
The groups have denounced that racism isnot an isolated event, but a structural one. They have also stressed that racist groups are organizing themselves to create fear, and have thereforecalled for the union offorces .