That Friday, May 3, 1968, the police broke into the Sorbonne University, in whose courtyard several hundred students equipped to fight against the fascists had gathered.…
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The repercussions are well known: not only did the rage explode in the vicinity of the university with an impressive and spontaneous street outburst, but the echo of that revolt spread to various parts of French territory.
Once the fuse was lit, an event called May ’68 gained momentum at that moment to shake the prevailing status quo and change countless things.
That same Friday, May 3, in the city of Lyon, a high school student, with no prior political implications, but attentive to the echoes coming from Paris, suddenly discovered anarchism and threw herself body and soul into the agitation promoted by the CALs (“ Committees d’Action Licéens” – Action Committee of Institutes -).
Born in 1951, Claire was then 17 years old, a minor. She has recounted that intense experience in a beautiful text titled “Un Mayo Menor” , written 20 years after May 1968, translated and published by La Linterna Sorda in the book Esplendor en la noche .
Samudaripen – Genocide of the Gypsies – Claire Auzias ..
This is a clear example, one more, that certain events suddenly and radically transform people, leaving a mark so deep that it is maintained throughout a lifetime.
From that moment, dreams of freedom and solidarity, punctuated by outbursts of rage against the indignity of the established system, accompanied Claire to her deathbed on Tuesday, August 6 in Paris.From that moment, dreams of freedom and solidarity, punctuated by outbursts of rage against the indignity of the established system, accompanied Claire to her deathbed on Tuesday, August 6 in Paris.
Claire Auzias en dédicace à la Comédie du Livre de Montpellier en 2011.
For more than half a century, Claire Auzias’ anarchist commitment, and therefore a feminist, kept her constantly at the forefront, publishing countless articles and books, participating in demonstrations, giving talks in various cities, dedicating herself to the defense of the people. gypsy (Romani) and denouncing their genocide.
Auray – Mai 68. L’histoire oubliée des mauvais garçons – Le Télégramme
A great person, a dear friend, an example of anarchist coherence and indomitable rebellion. Her articles and her books have already become part of the libertarian bibliography.
Tomás Ibáñez
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