Marking The 30th Anniversary Of The Beurs’ March For Equality · Global Voices
Lova Rakotomalala

30 years ago (October 15, 1983), a march for equality against racism [fr] began in Marseille with 32 people, mostly of Arab origin, to ask for the right to vote and a 10-year resident card. The Beurs’ March (Beur is a colloquial french term for people with roots in Northern Africa) arrived in Paris on December 3 with more than 60,000 people having joined in the initial set of marchers. Numerous events are celebrating the anniversary all over France, though in a complicated context given the rapid rise of the far-right in France. The following video is one of the many media productions commemorating the anniversary [fr]: