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The March for Equality and Against Racism (French: ''Marche pour l’égalité et contre le racisme''), also called Beurs’ March (''Marche des beurs'') by French media (''beur'' is the backslang of ''arabe''), was an anti-racist march that took place in France in 1983, from October 15 to December 3. It was the first national anti-racist movement in France. == Genesis == In the summer of 1981, riots occurred in the district of Les Minguettes in Vénissieux, a suburb city of Lyon. Widely reported in the media, it was the first incident of large scale public unrest in a French suburb, and marked the first time cars were burned as a protest in France. In 1983, France was experiencing a wave of racist crimes, particularly perpetrated against African immigrants from The Maghreb (for example, the murder of Habib Grimzi, stabbed in a train and then defenestrated, a crime committed by three army soldiers with racist motivations). On March 21, 1983, a police raid led to violent confrontation between a group of young people of Les Minguettes and the police. Demanding the end to police intimidation, a hunger strike began. On June 21, 1983, during a police raid, a police officer shot and seriously injured Toumi Djaïdja, the young president of the association ''SOS Avenir Minguettes'' (SOS Minguettes’ Future).〔« (8 pm TV News ) », ''Antenne 2'', 20 June 1983〕〔« (Minguettes: radioscopie d'un quartier ) », 1 pm TV News, ''Antenne 2'', 27 June 1983〕〔« (Visite du Président Mitterrand au "Mont-Chauve" (Montchovet) à Saint-Étienne et aux Minguettes ) », 8 pm TV News, ''Antenne 2'', 10 August 1983〕〔« (Interview du Père Christian Delorme ) », 1 pm TV News, ''Antenne 2'', 24 June 1983〕〔Jamel Atallah (who was at the time treasurer of SOS Avenir Minguettes and took part to the 1983 March), « (J'ai marché pour l'égalité en 1983: on était des stars, aujourd'hui la plupart sont au RSA ) », ''Le Plus Nouvel Obs'', 27 November 2013〕 In response, the idea of a nonviolent march emerged in order to attempt to reduce tensions between the police and the youth of Les Minguettes. Priest Christian Delorme (called Minguettes’ priest, in French: ''Curé des Minguettes'') and pastor Jean Costil, organised an extended, non-violent march, inspired by Reverend Martin Luther King's demonstrations calling for the end of segregation in the United States and those of Mahatma Gandhi for Indian independence from the United Kingdom. They demanded equal rights, and an end to injustice and social inequality.〔Franck Chignier-Riboulon, ''L'intégration des franco-maghrébins : L'exemple de l'est lyonnais'', éd. L'Harmattan, 1999, p.187-188〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「March for Equality and Against Racism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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