French Red Cross Foundation
held On December 10, a free conference titled “Reinventing Refugee Reception in France” will be held at Gaite Lyrique, a woke arts center owned by the socialist-led Paris City Council and housed in a historic 19th-century building. It was done. Fellow travelers, clearly keen to put theory into practice, guided more than 250 migrants from Algeria, Mali and other African countries through the venue.
While some military-age immigrants took the trouble to listen to the supposed refugee experts, others immediately began deciding where on the compound they would spend the next few weeks hunkering down.
More than 300 immigrants currently occupy the space. radio france shown The problem is exacerbated by the fact that the theater is also a destination for homeless Parisians.
The awakened theater that originally reaped the whirlwind
said Although the venue “was not designed or equipped with accommodations of that scale,” Gaîté Lyrique nevertheless “maintains activities that allow the venue to remain open to a diverse audience.” ” he said.
“They are intimidated by all the young people.”
Understandably, hundreds of foreigners making demands and squatting in a place without enough toilets, not to mention a toxic environment next to a children's playground and a war memorial. Business disruptor. After all, the destructive presence of the occupiers was not limited to the confines of the theater.
According to According to The Times (UK), the occupation forces hold daily general meetings, beating drums and shouting slogans.
The theater currently states on its website: “Due to the building being occupied and no solution proposed by the competent authorities, Gaethe Lilike is currently unable to maintain conditions for receiving the public in its space. The decision has been made to remain closed. Scheduled events will be canceled, postponed or moved to partner locations until further notice.”
All performances at the theater have been canceled until at least January 24th. The Times noted that ticket sales account for about 70% of revenue, with the rest coming from subsidies, but theaters may miss payments or be unable to maintain their income. Although the company has 60 employees, it may eventually go out of business.
The theater is effectively dying from its own weakness, which is about to defeat other businesses as well.
“They're ruining my business,” the manager of Bistro de la Gaite, a restaurant next to the theater, told the Times.
“They hang out outside my terrace, smoking joints and fighting among themselves,” said the caretaker, the daughter of an Algerian national identified only in the report as Elia. . “Not only are theaters closed and theatergoers not coming, but passersby are also not coming. They are being scared away by young people.”
“There are racist systems that deny opportunities to people of color.”
The leaders behind the theater, including CEO Vincent Carey and director Juliette Donadue, appear to lack the fortitude and survival instinct needed to save the theater in the interest of the occupiers. .
claim On the one hand, he said, “It is unthinkable for Gaîté Lyrique to leave these people out on the streets in the middle of winter,'' and on the other hand, he acknowledged that the number of young foreigners squatting on the premises continues to grow. Sanitary conditions are worsening day by day. ”
A socialist-led council proved similarly ineffective, concluding that it was unable to find a place to move the immigrants. The members reportedly tried to blame their problems on the state.
focused on ukraine President Emmanuel Macron's government rejected their request.
The Times pointed out that it is fraudulent to prove that an immigrant is a minor. After all, if this incident occurred and the immigrants were under the age of 18, the city would be obligated to find housing for them and provide assistance. But authorities determined they were adults.
Left-wing activists who organized the occupation, members of a group called
Belleville Park Collectif des Jeuneshas been campaigning against age restrictions, calling them “racist and coercive.”
radical activist group
swore not to leave the theater “without the provision of suitable accommodations”; claim If their demands are not met, they argue, it's because “a racist system exists that denies opportunities to people of color.”
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