Putting Their Money Where Their Mouth Is

SOLID is a [F]rench non-profit organization. It aims to provide help and support to peoples struggling for their survival, the preservation of their culture and the defense of their identity… [T]he members of SOLID have committed themselves to serve all men, all over the world who want to continue living on the soil of their ancestors according to their laws, customs, rules and traditions. – Solidarite-Identites

One of the consistent accusations against Europe’s nationalist and identitarian movements is that they are guilty of xenophobia and race-hatred. All but the most NS among them, however, reject this accusation and instead assert their commitment to ethnopluralism – to each people’s “right to difference” – in the context of an international struggle against the global monoculture.

Of particular interest in this regard are the humanitarian assistance programs of Solidarite-Identites (SOLID), which, together with CasaPound Italia and Comunità Solidarista Popoli has undertaken relief projects around the world.

The three organizations have worked consistently to support the Karen people of Myanmar/Burma, an ethnic minority which has been involved in a decades-long struggle against that country’s military regime. (Popoli began this relief effort as early as 2001.)

Recently a delegation from CasaPound and SOLID traveled to Kenya, where they started a new project supporting an orphanage – the Imani Childrens Home. According to Gianluca Iannonne of CasaPound,

These days the life of these kids is mainly working in fields and going to school. With our modest help we want to offer them alternatives. Developing the economy of this region is fundamental so people don’t have to chose between dying of starvation in their own country, or becoming desperate invaders of other countries.

Globalization has starved Africa since decolonization. The same politic is destroying Europe, leading millions of people to leave their country. This creates a melting pot of modern slaves. People need to cooperate and remain in their country for their own sake. Casapound and SOLID are on the front line of this fight.

The signal we want to give with this mission is this one: that nations and peoples stand against globalization, against this modern slavery. [This awkward translation is theirs, not mine]

All in all, an excellent example of the “right thing” and the right politics going hand-in-hand.

For more on SOLID, see the organization’s web site, which has some information in English and, if your French is better than mine, this Novopress interview.

There is little available in English on CasaPound, however Casa Pound and the New Radical Right in Italy, while unsympathetic, is informative and well-worth the read.

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