“It is a tragedy for the association”: the mobile Solidaribus branch of the Secours Populaire organization in Dijon was vandalized

“We are shocked and disgusted. It is a tragedy for the association.”says David Lebogle, Secretary General of the Popular Relief Organization in Côte d'Or. During the night from Friday to Saturday, the Solidaribus truck, the truck that served as a mobile antenna for the association, was vandalized. “It was our volunteers, who went out to collect like every Saturday morning at Carrefour de la Toison d'Or, who found him in this state in front of our headquarters.”David Lebogle points out.

“The person(s) attempted to enter the truck, first through the cab, where they broke the window with a concrete block, but were unsuccessful.”describes. “So they vandalized the back door to get into the car, and broke up the furniture that was inside just so they could get to the reversible air conditioner on the roof and steal it.” Damage is estimated at several thousand euros: “There is a bodywork that will have to be rebuilt, a window that will have to be replaced, a completely broken rear-view mirror, a large part of the furniture that will have to be redone, and the side door closing system is completely broken, so we estimate between 10,000 and 15,000 euros in repair costs, which will be “This car is unusable and unusable for several months.”

Mobile antenna to reach vulnerable people

Solidaribus has been used by the association to reach vulnerable people in isolated areas, “In the white areas of the department and on the colleges.”Therefore, the association will have to find other solutions to continue its work: “Next week, we have to go to Mirebau and Fontaine-Française, to meet about fifty families cut off from all support systems, so we will go there but with a tent, a table and a vehicle to transport food parcels in the field.”“, explains David Lebogle. “But with Solidaribus, we had a secret office to welcome people.”

“We are disgusted that the People's Relief Organization helps the most disadvantaged people, and because we can attack, whatever the association is, the associations that work for solidarity, it is unreasonable for us to do so. We give volunteers the means to work and there, we attack the equipment that is there!” “Solidarity”He is indignant. The association is scheduled to file a complaint next week.