A-INFOS N42, February 1994, produced by the Secretariat for International Relations of the French Anarchist Federation edited by HUMEURS NOIRES (group of FA) (HUMEURS NOIRES, FA, BP 79, 59370 MONS EN BAROEUL, FRANCE) - E-Mail: HumeursNoires@lifl.fr) FEMINISM AND ANARCHO-FEMINISM : - January 8th, 1994, Parisian suburbs : 15 people, members of the association "S.OS.-Tout petits" ( Fundamentalist Catholics, Fascists...) demonstrated at the Lilas Maternity hospital, were abortions are provided, shouting "Here, they kill children ! ". Fortunately, around 30 people had organised a counter-demo, to express their support to the hospital staff and to the women inside. They distibuted condoms and pills plaquettes to the "S.O.S -Tout Petits" Catholics, stressing "A bas la calotte, vive la capotte !" (Down with the calotte, up the comdom !). When they started singing anti clerical songs, the prays increased on the other side, some Catholices even failed on their knees ! The Lilas Maternity Hospital has been the target of several other assaults for the last few months, from "S.OS.-Tout Petits" squads. Their President Xavier Dor (Fundamentalist Catholic) has been sentenced for to heavy fines. (See in the previous A-Infos). - January 15th and 16th 1994, Paris : National meeting of the Associations Coordination for the Right to Abortion and Contraception to prepare the European meeting about the right to choose next March 25th, 26th and 27th in Paris. - January 29th 1994, Tours : Public meeting organised by the Tours collective for the right to abortion and contraception. About 80 women attended to get informations and to prepare the trial due on March 24th, following the attack by Claire Fontana and her accomplices against the Tours hospital abortion centre last November 18th 1993. - January 30th 1994, Lille (North) : The General Council (Conservative majority) decided a 70% cut in the grant provided to the local Family planning.The "French Movment For Family Planning" is an association struggling with some doctors for the right to abortion and contraception. It provides advices in particular to teenagers and women in difficult situations. It doesn't charge them for receiving medical cares or getting contraceptives. All the Planning centres are targeted, even the ones under hospitals or city councils authority. - March 25th, 26 and 27th 1994, Paris : Third Eoropean Meeting for the Right to Abortion and Contraception : news and adresses in the special leaflet. - This part has been published like every month with the help of the Women Department of the Anarchist Federation, c/o PUBLICO, 145 rue Amelot, 75011 Paris, France. To get anarcho-feminist files and news... Just write to us ! Federation anarchiste Relations internationales 145, rue Amelot, 750011 Paris France Tel. 33 / 1 48-05-34-08 Fax 33 / 1 49-29-98-59 *********************************************************************** French Anarchist Federation: E-Mail: HumeursNoires@lifl.fr **************************************************************************