Mouvement des Indigènes de la République

“We are the Indigenous of the Republic” appeal enters public debate

📅 18 January 2005

In January 2005 the Appel des Indigènes de la République circulated publicly, connecting contemporary racism, unequal access to housing, work, health and education, and policing with France’s colonial...

First Indigènes de la République march links colonial memory to present-day racism

📅 8 May 2005

The movement’s first march took place on 8 May, the anniversary of the 1945 Sétif and Guelma massacres in Algeria and the end of the Second World War in Europe. Organizers used the date to contest...