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1The Christmas When the French City of Angoulême Built Cages Against Its Homeless PeopleFefy Vy Iadiana Amin'ny Tsy Manan-kialofana Ao an-Tanànan'i Angoulême
2Angoulême city hall.Lapan'ny tanàna ao Angoulême.
3Photo by JLPC via Wikipedia Commons.Sary: JLPC tao amin'ny Wikipedia Commons.
4CC BY-SA 3.0CC BY-SA 3.0
5On 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)
6French Internet users were outraged by the measures:Tezitra noho izany fepetra izany ireo Frantsay mpisera aterineto :
7WTF RT @sudouest: #Angoulême: barbed fences to prevent homeless people from sitting on public benches http://t.co/GjhpSmlJbv pic.twitter.com/Uk3rwo50vzWTF 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
8City 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”.
9The 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:
10The 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!
11And there are people who give their vote to such a politician?Ary misy ireo mandrotsa-bato hoan'olona tahaka izany?
12A 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 :
13Will 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?
14The 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.
15Denis 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.
16Instead, 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:
17I'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
18Mr. 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.
19You 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.
20It 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.
21We 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.
22We 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.
23This 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.
24The 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
26Internet 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:
27The anti-homeless fenced benches with the brands linked to the fences.Nahitana marika ara-barotra ireo fefy nanoherana ireo olona tsy manan-kialofana.
28Find them here: http://t.co/wFoGpKm842 pic.twitter.com/vUUCaHfJMzJereo eto izany: http://t.co/wFoGpKm842 pic.twitter.com/vUUCaHfJMz
29A few teenagers showed signs of solidarity with homeless people:Tanora vitsivitsy nampiseho firaisankina tamin'ireo olona tsy manan-kialofana:
30Two teenagers seating inside the anti-homeless cages (video) http://t.co/w7pNOkwjqA via @charentelibre pic.twitter.com/LecIR6b1FqTanora 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
31Given 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?
32Ashamed, the mayor discreetly removed the fences last night http://t.co/Y4WDOFziEu pic.twitter.com/uOd0RXUA50Menatra, nanaisotra ireo fefy ny ben'ny tanàna halina http://t.co/Y4WDOFziEu pic.twitter.com/uOd0RXUA50
33Angoulême 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 :
34Caged 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.
35Lawmakers should take action: http://t.co/NM3309fOOZ pic.twitter.com/utxRex810lTokony handray fepetra ireo mpanao lalàna: http://t.co/NM3309fOOZ pic.twitter.com/utxRex810l
36Elsewhere 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:
37In Canada, public benches… welcoming homeless people http://t.co/o7HPxjZHGz via @KonbiniFR@fsoulabaillepic.twitter.com/6rizmAKVsm” #AngoulêmeAo canada, misy ireo sezam-bahoaka… hoan'ireo olona tsy manan-kialofana http://t.co/o7HPxjZHGz via @KonbiniFR@fsoulabaillepic.twitter.com/6rizmAKVsm” #Angoulême