In Paris as in Gaza, Intifada

On May 3, 1993, at the Palais de la Mutualité, the GUD celebrated its 25th anniversary. The very provocative poster, “In Paris as in Gaza, Intifada,” was far from unanimously accepted among the movement’s veterans. The black rat dressed in a Palestinian keffiyeh was seen by some as heresy. Frédéric Chatillon, first speaker at the meeting and instigator of the poster, was quick to explain the reasons for this choice.

Since its inception and for many years, the GUD has been politically and physically involved in the fight against communism, which was then the number one enemy. Today, having collapsed, the red danger no longer exists. Does that mean it must cease to exist? Communism has certainly disappeared, but its reconversion to the spiral of anti-racism has been perfectly realized.

Les Rats Maudits, 1995.