French Communist figure in stand with Stop Murder Music campaign

TJENBÉ RÈD WELCOMES THE COMMUNIST IAN BROSSAT’S STAND IN CONFRONTING THE HOMOPHOBIC SINGER SIZZLA

Press release No.TR10INT11G

Paris (France), Tuesday 7 September 2010 EN

TJENBÉ RÈD, an Afro-Caribbean association for the struggle against all forms of racism, homophobia and AIDS, the French section of the international STOP MURDER MUSIC campaign, applauds Mr Ian BROSSART’s plain and simple stand against murder music, mentioned today in the daily newspaper Le Parisien.

The homophic, Jamaican singer SIZZLA was due to appear on Friday 24 September at L’ÉLYSÉE-MONTMARTRE in the 18th arrondissement of Paris.

In a letter to the GARANCE group (owner of this this concert hall), the chairman of the Communist and Left Party group in Paris council (and member for the 18th arrondissement) expressed his sorrow that GARANCE and L’ÉLYSÉE-MONTMARTRE were contributing to the «trivialisation of violence against homosexuals by scheduling singers who call explicitly for their murder». He asked them to «go back» on their «decision».

In doing this, Ian BROSSART is joining numerous other elected representatives, who have already taken up a position against murder music and against the homophobic persecutions in Jamaica, notably in 2007 Pierre COHEN, member of the Socialist Party (at that time, French MP and mayor of Ramonville-Sainte-Agne, South of France), or Fabienne KELLER, member of the UMP (French Conservative Party), at that time, French MP and mayor of Strasbourg (East of France).

For Tjenbé Rèd, David AUERBACH CHIFFRIN, Chair

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[1A] 7 September 2010 - Opponents of Reggae singer Sizzla turn up the volume (Le Parisien)http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100907-48.pdf [en]

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100907-49.pdf [fr]

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100907-89.pdf [fr]

[1B] 7 September 2010 - Sizzla: yet another concert cancelled because of homophobia (Le Nouvel Observateur)

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100907-48.pdf [en]

http://teleobs.nouvelobs.com/rubriques/musique-s/articles/sizzla-encore-un-concert-annule-pour-homophobie [fr]

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100907-88.pdf [fr]

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100907-87.pdf [fr]

[2A] 3 September 2010 - Letter from Ian Brossat, chair of the Communist Party and Left Party group in Paris city council, counsellor for the 18th «arrondissement» [district], to Garance Productions and Élysée-Montmartre about homophobic singer Sizzla’s concert at Élysée-Montmartre on 24 September

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100907-48.pdf [en]

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100903-89.pdf [fr]

[2B] 3 September 2010 - A singer of homophobic reggae at the Élysée-Montmartre? - Press release from Ian Brossat, chair of the Communist Party and Left Party group in Paris city council, counsellor for the 18th «arrondissement» [district], about homophobic singer Sizzla’s concert at Élysée-Montmartre on 24 September

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100907-48.pdf [en]

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100903-88.pdf [fr]

[3A] 30 August 2010 - Stop Murder Music campaign: Reply to the brothers of Reggae-Unité blog on the subject of the Sizzla concert at l’Élysée-Montmartre - Release No. TR10INT11F

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100830-09.pdf [en]

http://glbtqja.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/tjenbe-red-responds-to-blog-on-sizzlas-cancellations-and-the-smm/ [en]

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100830-00.pdf [fr]

http://blogs.tetu.com/outre_mers_et_pairs/2010/09/01/sizzla-3/ [fr]

http://www.citegay.fr/associations/256836@campagne-stop-murder-music.htm [fr]

http://www.lepost.fr/ [fr]

[3B] 28 August 2010 - Stop Murder Music Campaign: Concert by homophobic singer Sizzla cancelled in Belgium - Press release No. TR101NT11E

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100828-09.pdf [en]

http://glbtqja.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/sizzla-cancelled-in-belgium/ [en]

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100828-00.pdf [fr]

http://blogs.tetu.com/outre_mers_et_pairs/2010/08/29/sizzla-2/ [fr]

http://www.lepost.fr/ [fr]

[4] 13 juillet 2010 - Photographies de la manifestation de Tjenbé Rèd lors de la venue de Capleton à l’Élysée-Montmartre à Paris

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100713-99.html

English translation of this French original text. In the event of any differences between the English translation and the French original, the French text shall prevail. Translated by T. E.

7 septembre 2010 - Campagne Stop Murder Music : Tjenbé Rèd salue l’engagement du communiste Ian Brossat face au chanteur homophobe Sizzla - Communiqué de presse n°TR10INT11G

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100907-00.pdf [fr]

http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100907-09.pdf [en]

http://www.lepost.fr/article/2010/09/08/2211404_contre-le-chanteur-homophobe-sizzla-les-communistes-de-paris-se-mobilisent.html [fr]