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1 | The Christmas When the French City of Angoulême Built Cages Against Its Homeless People | Fefy Vy Iadiana Amin'ny Tsy Manan-kialofana Ao an-Tanànan'i Angoulême |
2 | Angoulême city hall. | Lapan'ny tanàna ao Angoulême. |
3 | Photo by JLPC via Wikipedia Commons. | Sary: JLPC tao amin'ny Wikipedia Commons. |
4 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
5 | On Christmas Eve, the residents of Angoulême in the southwest region of France found out that the downtown public benches were surrounded by metal fences so that homeless people “cannot come and lay there to get drunk” (as stipulated by a city hall memo). | Nahita ireo mponin'i Angoulême ao amin'ny faritra atsimo-andrefan'i Frantsa ny andro alohan'ny krismasy fa nohodidinina fefy vy ny sezam-bahoaka ao afovoan-tanàna mba tsy ahafahan'ireo olona tsy manan-kialofana hipetrapetraka hisotro toaka eo (araka ny voalazan'ny fitsipiky ny lapan'ny tanàna) |
6 | French Internet users were outraged by the measures: | Tezitra noho izany fepetra izany ireo Frantsay mpisera aterineto : |
7 | WTF RT @sudouest: #Angoulême: barbed fences to prevent homeless people from sitting on public benches http://t.co/GjhpSmlJbv pic.twitter.com/Uk3rwo50vz | WTF RT @sudouest: #Angoulême: fefy vy iadiana amin'ireo tsy manan-kialofana tsy hipetraka eo amin'ny dabiliom-bahoaka http://t.co/GjhpSmlJbv pic.twitter.com/Uk3rwo50vz |
8 | City hall is taking full responsibility for the decision, arguing that “the decision was taken with the approval of the local stores downtown”. | Nandray ny andraikiny manontolo tamin'ny fanapahan-kevitra ny lapan'ny tanàna, ary nilaza fa “noraisina tao anatin'ny fankatoavan'ireo magazay ao afovoan-tanàna izany fanapahan-kevitra izany”. |
9 | The outrage grew strong and was further amplified when news spread that the mayor has just given himself a raise: | Niha-nitombo ny fahatezerana ary vao mainka nihamafy raha niparitaka ny vaovao fa nampitomboin'ny ben'ny tanàna ny karamany: |
10 | The Angoulême mayor takes measures against homeless people but gives himself a … 62% raise! | Nandray fepetra manohitra ireo tsy manan-kialoffana ny ben'ny tanànan'i Angoulême kanefa mampakatra… 62% hoan'ny tenany! |
11 | And there are people who give their vote to such a politician? | Ary misy ireo mandrotsa-bato hoan'olona tahaka izany? |
12 | A few Internet users suggested that cartoonists ought to boycott the renowned annual cartoon festival of Angoulême in protest: | Nanoro-hevitra kosa ireo mpiserasera vitsivitsy fa tokony tsy handray anjara amin'ny fetiben'ny sariitatra fanao isan-taona ao Angoulême ireo mpanao sariitatra ho mariky ny fanoherana : |
13 | Will cartoonists boycott the city that fenced out homeless people #Angoulême? | Hanao ankivy ny tanàna izay mamefy ireo sezam-bahoaka tsy hidiran'ny olona tsy manan-kialofana ve ireo mpanao sariitatra? |
14 | The France-Info website reported on the proposed boycott by a group of cartoonists. | Nitatitra momba ny volavolan'ankivy ataon'ireo vondrona mpanao sariitatra ny habaka France-Info. |
15 | Denis Robert, a writer, cartoonist and member of the jury for the festival, was not in favor of a boycott. | Tsy mankasitraka ny tsy fandraisana anjara i Denis Robert, mpanoratra, mpanao sariitatra sady mpitsara amin'ny fetibe. |
16 | Instead, he posted a note on his Facebook page to encourage his fellow cartoonists to write to the mayor directly: | Ka nandefa hafatra tao amin'ny pejy Facebook-ny izy mba handrisika ireo mpanao sariitatra namany hanoratra mivantana any amin'ny ben'ny tanàna: |
17 | I'm not crazy about petitions but with a few friends, we decided to write this short text and send it to the mayor of Angoulême at: communication@mairie-angouleme.fr Here is a copy of the letter, to disseminate widely if you so wish: | Tsy adalam-panangonan-tsonia (fitakiana) aho, saingy miaraka amin'ireo namana vitsy, nanapa-kevitra hanoratra ity lahatsoratra fohy ity izahay ary nandefa izany any amin'ny ben'ny tanànan'i Angoulême ao amin'ny: communication@mairie-angouleme.fr Toy izao no voasoratra ao anatin'izany, haparitaka araka izay tratra raha sitrakao |
18 | Mr. Mayor, At first we thought it was a joke, but sadly the reality is undeniable. | Andriamatoa ben'ny tanàna, Tany am-boalohany, nihevitra azy io ho vazivazy izahay saingy hitanay miharihary ny zavamisy. |
19 | You actually built fences around public benches in Angoulême to prevent homeless people and punks with dogs to use them. | Namefy vy manodidina ireo sezam-bahoaka ao Angoulême tokoa ianao mba hanakanana ireo olona tsy manan-kialofana sy mpirenireny tsy hipetraka eo. |
20 | It is very difficult for us, designers, journalists, editors, fans of comic strips or simple passersby, to accept this decision rife with intolerance, ugliness and shame. | Sarotra tanteraka ho anay, mpanao sary, mpanoratra gazety, mpamoaka lahatsoratra, mpankafy ny tantara an-tsary na ireo mpandalo tsotra ny hanaiky ity fanapahan-kevitra maneho tsy fahazakàna, feno faharatsiana sy mahamenatra ity. |
21 | We therefore ask you to remove the grids and give Angoulême's benches their roles back. | Mangataka aminao izahay mba hanaisotra ireo fefy ary hamerina indray ireo sezam-bahoaka ao Angoulême amin'ny ampiasana azy. |
22 | We would like to have the freedom to sit our butts down on them at the next festival. | Te-hipetrapetraka eo izahay mandritra ny fetiben'ny tantara an-tsary hoavy. |
23 | This would save you the embarrassment and additional demonstrations of our outrage. | Amin'izay ianao tsy ho voahelingelina sy tsy ho tratran'ny fihetsiketsehana avy amin'ny fikorontanan'ny sainay. |
24 | The parody Twitter account AgenceFrancePresque sarcastically suggested a more human decision: | Nanoro-hevitra amim-panesoesoana ny kaonty Twitter AgenceFrancePresque : |
25 | #Angoulême: Homeless people should be given access to public benches but tourists will not be allowed to feed them peanuts | #Angoulême: Afaka mampiasa ireo sezam-bahoaka ihany ireo olona tsy manan-kialofana saingy tsy mahazo manipy voanjo ho azy ireo ny mpitsidika |
26 | Internet user @Nitro_Politic describes himself as an “activist against poverty, racism and lying politicians”; he identified the commercial brands that condoned the measure: | Namariparitra ny tenany ho “mpikatroka manohitra ny fahantrana, fanavakavaham-bolonkoditra sy ny mpanao politika mpandainga” ilay mpisera Twitter @Nitro_Politic, nahatsikaritra izy fa nankasitraka ilay fepetra ireo marika ara-barotra: |
27 | The anti-homeless fenced benches with the brands linked to the fences. | Nahitana marika ara-barotra ireo fefy nanoherana ireo olona tsy manan-kialofana. |
28 | Find them here: http://t.co/wFoGpKm842 pic.twitter.com/vUUCaHfJMz | Jereo eto izany: http://t.co/wFoGpKm842 pic.twitter.com/vUUCaHfJMz |
29 | A few teenagers showed signs of solidarity with homeless people: | Tanora vitsivitsy nampiseho firaisankina tamin'ireo olona tsy manan-kialofana: |
30 | Two teenagers seating inside the anti-homeless cages (video) http://t.co/w7pNOkwjqA via @charentelibre pic.twitter.com/LecIR6b1Fq | Tanora roa nipetraka tao anatin'ireo fefy iadiana amin'ny olona tsy manan-kialofana ao Angoulême (lahatsary) http://t.co/w7pNOkwjqA via @charentelibre pic.twitter.com/LecIR6b1Fq |
31 | Given the viral nature of the outrage, the mayor decided to remove (temporarily or not) the cages on the night of December 25: | Noho ny fiparitahan'ny tsy fankasitrahana, nanapa-kevitra hanaisotra (maharitra na tsia) ireo fefy ny ben'ny tanàna ny alin'ny 25 Desambra? |
32 | Ashamed, the mayor discreetly removed the fences last night http://t.co/Y4WDOFziEu pic.twitter.com/uOd0RXUA50 | Menatra, nanaisotra ireo fefy ny ben'ny tanàna halina http://t.co/Y4WDOFziEu pic.twitter.com/uOd0RXUA50 |
33 | Angoulême is not an isolated case, though. Other larger French cities followed the same logic, like this measure in front of a bank in France: | Tsy maningana ny tranga ao Angouême, fa nisy ihany koa ireo tanàna lehibe Frantsay hafa nanaraka izany, tahaka ity fepetra teo anoloan'ny banky ao Frantsa ity : |
34 | Caged fences in #Angouleme but it is not better in Paris. | Fefy vy iadiana amin'ireo olona tsy manan-kialofana ao #Angouleme: tsy tsara kokoa noho izany ny ao Paris. |
35 | Lawmakers should take action: http://t.co/NM3309fOOZ pic.twitter.com/utxRex810l | Tokony handray fepetra ireo mpanao lalàna: http://t.co/NM3309fOOZ pic.twitter.com/utxRex810l |
36 | Elsewhere in the world, more welcoming measures were taken, like this one in Canada: | Any ivelany, nisy ireo fepetra sasany noraisina, taka ity tao Canada ity: |
37 | In Canada, public benches… welcoming homeless people http://t.co/o7HPxjZHGz via @KonbiniFR@fsoulabaillepic.twitter.com/6rizmAKVsm” #Angoulême | Ao canada, misy ireo sezam-bahoaka… hoan'ireo olona tsy manan-kialofana http://t.co/o7HPxjZHGz via @KonbiniFR@fsoulabaillepic.twitter.com/6rizmAKVsm” #Angoulême |