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 past and its postcolonial present. Its authors addressed people from former colonies and their descendants as political subjects, challenging the idea that colonialism belonged only to the past. The appeal generated a broad debate and later helped form an association and political movement. This entry records a major intervention in public discourse, rather than implying that all anti-racist organizations shared its analysis.
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