Racism has no place in Europe!
To the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, the Directorate-General for Personnel and all members and staff of the European Parliament.
Petition
We call on the European Parliament to reschedule Maboula Soumahoro's conference and to take a firm stand against the racist hatred and threats that led to its postponement.
Why is this important?
Democracy just took a hit. Far-right extremists launched a hate campaign to silence an anti-racism researcher. They succeeded in cancelling her conference at the European Parliament, and in dictating what Europe can - and cannot - discuss. [1]
This isn’t just a personal attack against researcher Maboula Soumahoro [2]; it’s a calculated effort to silence anyone fighting racism.
These extremists are sending a chilling message: hatred and intimidation can shape Europe’s decisions. If we do nothing, they'll only grow stronger and gain more control over the stories that shape Europe. This is a fight for the soul of Europe.
Researchers, activists and Members of the European Parliament are already mobilising against these attacks and demanding that Soumahoro’s conference be rescheduled. [3] But they need public pressure from people across Europe to make their demands impossible to ignore.
If enough citizens like you act, we can show that Europe is about inclusion, not hate, and force the conference back on the agenda.
Join the movement to demand that the European Parliament reschedule Soumahoro’s conference. Together, we can ensure that racism has no place in European institutions.
References:
- https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/03/how-has-the-french-far-right-managed-to-cancel-a-black-anti-racism-scholar-for-racism
- Maboula Soumahoro is a renowned French scholar and public intellectual. Holder of a PhD from both France and Columbia University in the United States, she is an associate professor at the University of Tours, a specialist on the African diaspora and one of France's leading academics on race relations.
- https://www.liberation.fr/idees-et-debats/tribunes/madame-la-presidente-du-parlement-europeen-reprogrammez-la-conference-de-maboula-soumahoro-sur-lantiracisme-20241126_Y6PDI4UR7FGB3B3OD3QXAI5UJY/?redirected=1
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