April2008 everywhere: breaking news
Actions, demonstrations, gatherings and various initiatives are happening everywhere in april 2008, in support of squats and autonomous spaces. While we hope detailed reports will be made available on this very website as soon as possible, here’s a series of quick reports and news from around the world, updated as events unfold. There is an effort to sort actions geographically in the reports wiki.
Please add your own! It’s as simple as scrolling down and adding a comment!
2008-04-10 at 12.56 am
Early April, a new squat has been opened in London. Called the « two point two », it aims at becoming a social centre, to be launched for the April2008 action days. The space will host an art exhibition, a squatters estate agents, skill sharing workshops and discussions along with films and a cafe.
More info in here.
2008-04-10 at 1.33 am
On April 5th, a demonstration in support of autonomous spaces and squats took place in Amsterdam, announcing the april2008 action days. Some 200 people took part, together with sound-systems, street theatre, and speeches. Some photos and a report in dutch are available here.
2008-04-11 at 10.50 am
Leuven, 11 april 2008
Wij zijn overal
Op 11 en 12 april vinden overal in Europa gedecentraliseerde acties plaats voor het behouden en uitbouwen van autonome ruimtes. Ook in Leuven vinden er acties plaats.
We geven met onze acties een antwoord aan deze oproep voor internationale actiedagen.
Al lange tijd is er in Europa een strijd aan de gang voor autonome ruimtes en tegen het kapitalisme. Autonome ruimtes zijn plaatsen waar dingen eens anders kunnen, waar mensen anders met elkaar kunnen omgaan, waar het kapitalisme niet aloverheersend is, waar alternatieven uitgewerkt worden. De repressie tegen deze beweging en haar vrijplaatsen neemt steeds toe, over heel Europa. Daarom willen wij een internationaal antwoord geven op deze repressie.
In Leuven willen we de aandacht vestigen op kraakpanden die ‘dringend’ ontruimd moesten worden en nog steeds leegstaan. We spreken hier over de St. Pieterskliniek (die nooit in gebruik is genomen) die een aantal jaar geleden ontruimd werd om tot op de dag van vandaag leeg te staan. Ook Niemendal ( een kraakpand in de Onzelievevrouwenstraat) en het huis in de mechelsestraat werden ontruimd voor verbouwingen die nog steeds niet begonnen zijn. Net zoals het kraakpand op de Naamsesteenweg, dat eigendom is van de Christelijke Mutualiteiten, die het liever zag leegstaan en verkrotten dan bewoond te worden en gebruikt als autonome ruimte.
Ook willen we reageren op de gerechtsdeurwaarders die niet kunnen verwachten dat ze mensen maar kunnen blijven tergen. Ze kunnen niet verwachten dat ze mensen steeds maar weer uit hun huis kunnen zetten opdat de rijke grootgrondbezitters meer geld kunnen verdienen. Ze kunnen niet verwachten dat mensen zich keer op keer zullen laten tergen zonder te reageren. Deze nacht hebben wij een voorbeeld gegeven aan de mensen die zich niet langer willen laten doen.
Een lijst van de acties
-Aan het voormalig kraakpand in de mechelsestraat dat vorig jaar werd ontruimd werd, werd een spandoek opgehangen: ‘Waar blijven de renovaties?’
-Tegen de gevel van een voormalig kraakpand aan de Naamsesteenweg werden posters geplakt tegen de CM die het gebouw liet ontruimen, maar nog steeds laat leegstaan.
-De deuren van enkele deurwaarders werden dichtgemaakt, ze kregen het volgende uitzettingsbevel:
Vanwege:
Mensen
Overal op Aarde
3000 Aarde
Universum
Aan: de bezetters van deze woonst
Met als beroep deurwaarder
Geachte,
Wij stellen vast dat u thans een schurkachtige carrière heeft opgebouwd, waarbij de miserie van anderen u in staat lijkt te stellen tot het betrekken dezer woning. Deze eigendommen, de percelen waarvan u zich eigenaar of huurder waant zijn echter onrechtmatig verkregen. Wij beroepen ons hierbij op de geschiedenis van de planeet Aarde en de Wet Van De Natuur, art 65.1, die stelt dat geen enkel historisch feit ooit het te koop stellen van deze planeet kan rechtvaardigen, noch de verkoop in stukjes van de planeet Mars. Uw werk dat erin bestaat mensen onrechtstreeks van de aardbol te verjagen in naam van eigenaars en wetten die de facto niet bestaan, wordt dus bij deze met terugwerkende kracht afgeschaft. De uitzettingen veranderen in bezettingen.
Wij verzoeken u dan ook met aandrang dit terrein te verlaten en een menswaardige baan te zoeken. Bij gebreke hieraan veroordelen wij u tot een lot dat u even hard zal raken als de mensen die u raakt volgens het principe van het evenredig geweld. Gelieve u te verdiepen in de realiteit van scheidingen, familiedrama’s, de voedselbank en slapen in een kartonnen doos.
Hoogachtend (vergeef ons de ironische klank van dit woord),
X
Mensen
Voor eensluidend verklaard door zoveel mensen dat u verschieten zou.
PRO een ander soort JUSTITIA
2008-04-11 at 11.03 am
updated pages to feed from here.. and indymedia…
http://pretentiousartist.com/coolingtowers.html
2008-04-11 at 11.28 am
Indymedia en radio Patapoe zorgen voor live coverage van het hele gebeuren. We willen graag een zo compleet mogelijk overzicht geven van wat er overal gebeurd. Bel dus je nieuws door op 06-44 238 148.
2008-04-11 at 11.32 am
Indymedia and radio Patapoe wil cover the actions days live from Amsterdam. We will try to give an overview as complete as possible about the different action. If u have news, call 0031 (0)6-44 238 148
2008-04-11 at 11.45 am
Bristol UK. A vacant city centre building, the Little Theatre in Colston Street, was occupied this morning by homeless Bristolians as part of a co-ordinated day of action round the world.
2008-04-11 at 11.46 am
The new squat, which has been occupied as part of the weekend of action for free culture and autonomous spaces has so far been successfully taken. Please come along, we really need people to help clear the space and make it one of our own! So where is it? The building is known as the Old County Hall, 23 High Pavement, Nottingham City, UK. It is the building straight opposite the Galleries of Justice.
2008-04-11 at 11.49 am
We have now occupied the building for this weekend’s events.
The building is the former Kingfield Heath stationer’s offices and
warehouse, between Bradford Street and Warwick Street in Digbeth, Birmingham (on the 50 bus route and very near the Spotted Dog pub).
2008-04-11 at 11.51 am
As part of the series of events taking place in various London autonomous spaces over the weekend of the 11th and 12th April, a squatters estate agents has been set up with a display showing a number of empty properties around London along with details about their location, history and suitability for squatting. The properties range for abandoned houses and flats, to pubs, shops and even government buildings. Some would suit small residential squats and others grand large scale housing communities, squat cafes, freeshops or social centres.
The squatters estate agents is based at a new squatted venue in Bowl Court, Shoreditch and opens Saturday at 10am.
2008-04-11 at 1.31 pm
People have occupied the Old County Hall in Nottingham as part of the international days of action for free culture and autonomous spaces. The building, also known as ‘the Judges’ Lodgings’ has both a fascinating history and is a building of outstanding beauty.
At some point the County Council gained ownership over the property and housed various offices in it. In 2000 they sold it and while it has switched owners at various times, it has remained empty for years. Until now that is of course as people will be putting this marvellous and significant building back into good use.
2008-04-11 at 2.52 pm
A temporary autonomous zone -a squatted warehouse - has been established in Birmingham UK for the weekend, and we will be carrying on to Sunday at least.
The building - privately owned - is in a part of the city key to the council plans for gentrification.
see http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/birmingham/2008/04/396099.html
More soon.
2008-04-11 at 3.18 pm
At around 2 pm two big buildings were opened in the Netherlands. In Nijmegen the old postal building on the station square was squatted and in Amsterdam an empty building on the terrain of the state museum will be used as the location for the action days program.
2008-04-11 at 5.24 pm
already yesterday, on the 10th of April, organized the Besetztes Haus in Erfurt a demonstration which surprised the authorities due to fake announcements for a street party made in advance. The police could not find the party in the city center, as claimed on flyers before but had to deal with a group of about 150 people which arbitrarily proceed through the city and could pass by at all important spots in the city center. eventually the police could surround and stop the demonstration. this resulted in the legal announcement of a spontaneous demonstration which stopped in the city center to play football and the final announcements at the Anker.
http://de.indymedia.org/2008/04/212996.shtml
2008-04-11 at 5.31 pm
in Rostock, the Global Actions Days started at 3pm at the Doberaner Platz. Some people already “occupied” a children’s playground besides the place with lawn chairs. This resulted in the arrival of about 8 personal carriers of the police and some patrol cars. Eventually, the police checked the ids of the playground occupants.
At 5.30pm, a radio ballet starts at the Uniplatz
http://de.indymedia.org/2008/04/212991.shtml
2008-04-11 at 5.36 pm
[…] A lo largo de este fin de semana iremos actualizando esta entrada para ir informando de las acciones que se realicen en las distintas ciudades. Tambien puedes encontrar mas información en april2008.squat.net […]
2008-04-11 at 5.47 pm
At the 10th of April, a group of about 30 persons payed a visit to the caretaker of the Rigaer Strasse 94, Oliver Rohn. A group of about 30 people started a short protest march to his house at the the Breitunge Weg 25. Flyers were distributed to the neighbors to inform them about the case. Oliver Rohn didn’t want to speak with the demonstrators and stayed in his house. The demonstrators left after beautification of his house and garden.
http://de.indymedia.org/2008/04/212990.shtml
2008-04-11 at 5.59 pm
In Dijon, France, a group of some 80 people gathered in front of the Préfecture (local representation of the state), blocked the road with banners (”Solidarity with illegal immigrants” & “Free Ivan & Bruno now!”) and filled the street with smokebombs, in solidarity with two activists, Ivan & Bruno, who are waiting for their trial in jail, accused of “terrorism” after being caught with smokebombs, on their way to an illegal immigrants’ solidarity march. After an hour of successful road-blockade and chanting slogans, demonstrators left. The police stood near throughout the action with a few vans, but didn’t make any move.
Early February, the police had carried a series of arrests and raids within the activist community, throwing people in jail and making up accusations out of nothing (like carrying smoke bombs, which has been common practice in demonstrations for years), while the media made headlines of an alledged “resurgence of anarchist and autonomous terrorism”, linking it with squats and radical left writings.
Called by a prisonner solidarity collective, together with RUSF21 and RESF21 (two illegal immigrants’ support group), today’s action meant to express a clear rejection of the increasing repression of social movements that has been happening in France over the past few months.
More information (in french) on http://paris.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=94855 and http://brassicanigra.org/
2008-04-11 at 6.34 pm
In Madrid, a demonstartion with the moto “For a life without burden, against Bologna, anti repression and for delight” went through the University quarter today between 12h and 14h. After passing at the Department of Physics, the demonstration occupied the Facultad Okupada Autogestionada (FOA), an abandoned building and former plenary hall. The building was left empty due to the order of the rector of the university. After the occupation, a short meeting took place inside the building and finally, the activists decided to leave it to just set a symbol. The demonstration continued afterwards.
2008-04-11 at 7.06 pm
Barcelona 11 april
on 12 different buildings that have recently have been evicted and bricked up and/or demolished, banners were dropped with various slogans protesting eviction and supporting autonomous spaces internationally
on sunday there will be a reclaim the street action. time and place will be anounced on radio bronka (lokal squat pirate radio)
2008-04-11 at 7.47 pm
In Vienna a demonstration for autonomous spaces took place on Friday, 11. April 2008. Some 300 people participated. After the demonstration a new wagenburg was squatted in Arsenalstrasse, 3rd district of Vienna. There a party started with soundsystems and some 200 people and few police. At 8:30 pm some 200 people have party, only one police car is there. the people will stay there at least until tomorrow. There is a call to join the party….
Further Information: https://at.indymedia.org
Featrue (english): https://at.indymedia.org/node/9901
Feature (deutch): https://at.indymedia.org/node/9845
Newsticker (deutsch): https://at.indymedia.org/node/9913
Report (deutsch): https://at.indymedia.org/node/9919
Fotos: https://at.indymedia.org/node/9918
2008-04-11 at 8.08 pm
In Helsinki around 150 people demonstrated today for free spaces, and headed to house squatted at sunday in Töölö district. Weekend will continue as GhettoXperience -fest with workshops and gigs.
In Turku a new house was squatted today, and there will also be a festival going on for whole weekend.
Tomorrow there’s going to be street partys in Tampere and Jyväskylä.
2008-04-11 at 10.22 pm
we squatted a house in annenstraße 3. it is a wonderful big building near the center. at the moment there are about 40 people in there. the police is patroling on the streets and it was not so easy to get into the house. tomorrow there will be some workshops and a party and on sunday there will be more of it. so come around!
solidarity to all the squatting- crews all over the world!!!
2008-04-11 at 11.27 pm
The second day of the squat action days, Saturday, April 12, 2008 started with an new squat in Linz, Austia. The squat “Louise” was opened with a party…
2008-04-12 at 12.01 am
A feature on the Decentralized Days of Action for Squats and Autonomous Spaces was published on the global indymedia website in english (everyone can easyly translate it to other languages):
http://www.indymedia.org/de/2008/04/904274.shtml
2008-04-12 at 12.17 am
Summary from Austria - Actions in Graz, Linz, Innsbruck and Vienna
Friday, April 11
In Vienna some 300 people took part on a demonstration, afterwards a party started on a squatted areal
In Graz a building in Annenstraße 3 was squatted on Friday evening. On Saturday a street party and workshops are planned there.
In Innsbruck some 150 people squatted a building and started a party. They demand more autonomous spaces. Report from Innsbruck (de)
Saturday, April 12
The second day of the squat action days, Saturday, April 12, 2008 started in Linz with the opening of the squat “Louise”. It’s partytime …
Further information in english: https://at.indymedia.org/node/9901
2008-04-12 at 1.28 am
Bewtween 400 and 500 people paticipated at a demonstration to celebrate the first anniversary of the social center la Traba in Madrid. The demonstration started at la Glorieta de Embajadores and ended at the social center where a concert took place in the evening.
2008-04-12 at 1.48 am
2pm - Chat “Fascination Society. The case Yuye” ( by the embassy and support goup of Yuye)
2pm - Castilian Food (by IzCa)
4pm - Film “La Haine (the Hate)” by Mathew Kassovitz + introduction by of member of LaHaine.org
6pm - Box show - Thaiboxing and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
7pm - Chat “Direct actions and occupations” (by Propaganda de Guerra)
9pm - Film “La Traba, 1 year of occupation” (by La Plataforma)
10pm - Fiesta
2008-04-12 at 1.56 am
from 6pm on - Debate forum: The struggle and the change of the meaning of social centers.
The social centers as places of debate, reflection, counterculture, self organization, anti-fascism, anti-patriarchy and anti-capitalistic political actions en general. (by La Encrucijada, La Casika a CSOAs)
2008-04-12 at 10.26 am
A pirate radio station was set up for the in berlin. it will send a german and international stream during the weekend. In Berlin, u can listen at 95.2 Mhz
If u have more informations u can call the radio under 0049(0)15202637666
2008-04-12 at 10.33 am
Program for the 12th of April at Rigaer/Liebigstr. in Berlin
2pm - Rigaer/Liebigstr. (Friedrichshain): Streetparty
DIY - bring everything that u think u need for a relaxed and nice afternoon. Come all!
7:30pm - X-B-Liebig: Movies
The documentary “9 Tage hinter den Barrikaden” will be screened after the streetparty
10pm - Sama-Café: Lounge
Squats and autonomous spaces-Lounge. Action days chillout.
2008-04-12 at 11.12 am
a party is still going strong outside (and inside) 128 Abel Smith Street.
bands are playing open air, DJs are going hard out, good turn out. we had some belly dancers too. heaps of kids around and the fire brigade showed up at around 9pm and got rid of one of our fires (didnt see the other one) which was all good. we like the fire brigade. all the kids got to have a go with the hoses
the social center is covered in banners speeches are being made talking about autonomous space - our radical social center ‘128′ - and talking about the Tuhoe Nation, an indigenous nation who never gave up soverignty and who last year, on 15th October, was invaded by the colonial forces of the state. 128 was raided too that day.
see http://www.October15thSolidarity.info for more on that
2008-04-12 at 11.49 am
this morning, Project A-Z in Graz announced its program for the saturday, sunday and monday.
the program can be found under
- http://at.indymedia.org/node/9934
- http://april2008.squat.net:8080/index.php/tag/graz/
2008-04-12 at 12.52 pm
live coverage of radio patapoe set up in the squatted rijksmuseum. starting from 2pm until late. also live coverage of the streetrave which starts at 3pm.
u can receive patapoe in amsterdam at 88.3 or as stream under
http://icecast.freeteam.nl:8000/patapoe
2008-04-12 at 2.30 pm
In Gothenburg, Sweden a old floating restaurant has bin squatted.
around 30 people are in the boat and the cops are outside waiting for higher orders.
they have bin there sins 12 and the cops camed 15min after.
they are all acused for breaking entrance,but no one have bin taken.
2008-04-12 at 2.37 pm
At about2.30 the police came to fuss about the trucks before the start of the Reclaim the streets. There are a lot of cops roaming the area since the last few hours. There are a few vans of riot cops, they seem to expect trouble.
2008-04-12 at 4.49 pm
In Dijon, France, a temporary autonomous zone was set in the city centre at 2pm, with a free zone, an infokiosque with tons of leafets and fanzines, music, vegan food, a billboard subvertising workshop, and a photo exhibition on squats and social movements.
At around 3pm, a hundred people gathered to demonstrate through the streets, carrying banners against the eviction of the Mat-Noir squat, and in defense of autonomous spaces around the globe. Smoke-bombs were lit as pro-squat graffitis were being sprayed, slogans were being chanted, posters were being glued and advertisments were being sabotaged.
The demonstration ended with the resquatting of the Toboggan, a former squat that was evicted by the city council a year ago, and left empty since then. Squatters have issued a statement explaining why they re-occupy this building (available in french here) and are planning a series of activities over the week-end.
More infos and photos to come.
2008-04-12 at 4.53 pm
On 12/13 april in support of autonomous spaces and squats a T.A.Z. took place in Milan:
At 15:00 on Saturday April 12 we have squatted an abandoned building in Milan. The initiative was made to denounce the lack of space of aggregation in Milan.
In particular, as students, also denounce the lack of living space and prohibitive prices of the houses.
Saturday 12
17.00 contest of writing.
23.00 techno music and d’n'b
Sunday 13
09.00 breakfast
15.00 assembly
Info (in Italian): http://asso.noblogs.org
2008-04-12 at 6.04 pm
update from vienna:
the wagenburg-party which started after the demonstration on friday on a squatted area in vienna was finished on saturday, april 12, 1pm without problems. but after the police stopped and controlled some of the cars when they had left the squatted areal.
“bimparty”
the next action started 4pm at the metro and tram station schottentor. it’s called “bimparty” (bim means tram), some people rought snacks and drinks and were dressed for this event. the security from the vienna public transportation services was confused. Around 16:20 the first tram started - but it was not enough place for more then 100 partyguests. some had to wait for the next one.
during the following hours the bimparty changed from time to time the public service vehicle and arrived around 18:10 the westbahnhof, where the riot police stopped the tram. a demonstration started threw the vienna shopping mall mariahilferstrasse and took their the metro.
around 18:50 the bimparty reached the station stephansplatz in the center of vienna, some securities are getting nervous and more police is coming…
more updates will follow. for further information and pictures from several actions in austria have look @ https://indymedia.org
2008-04-12 at 6.16 pm
At the Amsterdam Reclaim one person got arrested when the group tried to move into a street the police had just blocked. De Reclaim is continuing its road but seems to be getting followed by a growing number of arrest units in plain clothes.
2008-04-12 at 6.32 pm
Tampere
200 people in a demo (better than Helsinski!!) Now we have occupied an house and there are 2 bands playing tonight! SOme food from dumpster diving.
Party in the central market square. Journalist coverage and police awareness, but no arrests. Long march in solidarity with occupation with squat banners, Anarchist and Food not Bombs (Ruokaa ei aseita!) provided food.
Some Black Metal Nazis resistance to our march, but dealt with effectively. THe action goes on!
2008-04-12 at 6.35 pm
Latest info from Tampere Finland here!
Its in suomi kieli! Says 250 people!
2008-04-12 at 6.50 pm
The reclaim has arrived back at the Rijksmuseum. The crowd is standing in the little street in front of the building, listening to bands and speeches.Half of the plain clothes cops just withdrew. Two riot police vans still wait around the corner.
2008-04-12 at 8.00 pm
11.4: in Jerusalem, a banner was hanged over a massive bridge being constructed in the entrance to the city, saying “free space for free people!”.
later that day, a street party took place inside a pedestrian tunnel in a park.
party was joined by radical activists from Tel Aviv.
2008-04-12 at 8.17 pm
In Oslo activists first interrupted a christian anti-gay marriage demonstration with noise, dance and love. Afterwards reclaim the streets started up in front of the city hall with barbeque, beer and music. Later on the street moved over to Bjørvika were the new Opera-house was opened. The politicians use billions of kroner on high culture, but have no room for the youth and the autonomous movement. The party continues throughout the night at the threatened squat Brakkebygrenda with concerts and fun.
2008-04-12 at 9.32 pm
Barcelona for international squat days april 2008
Friday 11th:
20H Dinner, Discussion and movies about liberated squated spaces in Europe and Latin America.
CSO La Papa, Calle Sagrera #14 Sagrera
19H Informative Discussion about the TMB bus workers city wide strike.
Cso El Segon assalt, Calle Argentina #3 Vallcarca
20H Tapas and Tea with Movies about squating in spain, and usa.
CSOA La Revoltosa, Calle Rogent #82 Clot
Saturday 12th:
16H Street Parade and squating action (secret location)
18H Workshops for homemade musical instruments,juggeling,and banners, from recycled materials. 21H Benifit concert for Ungdomshuset and local prisoners.
CSO La Papa, Calle Sagrera #14 Sagrera
22H Inaguration of a new squat and party (secret location)
20H Dinner, Videos against repression, and games.
CSO Can Vies Calle Joc Florals #42 Mercat Nou
Sunday 13th:
10H Reclaim La collserola walk through the endangered green mountain around Barcelona, ending in food on top of Tbidabo mountain.
http:/collserola.org
15H Reclaim the Streets parade and street party, with music, theater, and creativity.(secret location)listen to Radio Bronka pirate radio 104.5
http://www.radiobronka.info (live streaming)
2008-04-12 at 9.35 pm
Saturday 12 April
New squatted social centre in Barcelona
19:00 Around 200 people gathered in Plza de la Virreina, Gracia, Barcelona to walk through the neighbourhood - flyposting details of up-coming events in the city (events against speculation, solidarity with the bus drivers strike etc.) and making pro-squat and anti-police graffitti. The demo passed by the bricked up shells of many evicted social centres in the neighbourhood, decorating them with graffitti and posters explaining the history behind the now lifeless buildings.
20:00 The demo arrived at Ronda General Mitre, 9 (in the Plaza Lesseps), and people, protected by the demonstration, succeeded in entering the long-empty building in good old-skool punk style! The new squat was then secured while people outside handed out flyers to those passing by, explaining the social, political and economic reasons for occupying the building.
The new social centre is called the Ateneo Mayo ‘37, to commemorate May 1937, the year the bourgeois republic and the communists (who today talk so much about historic memory) put an end to almost a year of social revolution. Another group, the M.I.L. chose this name forty years ago for their publishing house, which they financed through bank robbery… We chose this name because, although history is told by the winners, the true history of this city is in the revolts and the barricades, not in the universal expos or the olympics!
We aim to spread critical thought and action against the system, and to support other similar struggles.
2008-04-12 at 9.40 pm
upadte from vienna, saturday, 10 pm:
the first vienna “bim party” was celebrated from 4pm to 7:30pm.
report and fotos: https://at.indymedia.org/node/9955
more fotos: https://at.indymedia.org/node/9953
new autonomous space occupied and opened to the public:
20:00: a new automous space was opened in spitalgasse 11, 1090 vienna. more and more people arrive. the clown army is on the way.
20:30: the preparation for the party started. the music is already on, there is also food.
21:00: First 3 police officers found the new squat.
21:30: More police is arriving.
22:00: Police and a politician (from the social democratic party) are giving advices opposite the house.
22:30: short negociaciones between the activists and the official took place.
the results of the negotiation ist that the occupiers at least till sunday 1pm. The owner could not get reached till now.
further information: https://at.indymedia.org
feature (english): https://at.indymedia.org/node/9901
newsticker (in german): https://at.indymedia.org/node/9913
2008-04-12 at 9.41 pm
Today Saturday 12th of April at 7pm there was a big squating action in Lesseps in Barcelona , to create a social center about a 100 people took part and so far, so good!
tomorrow there will be a reclaim the street action, location will be anounced on radio bronka (lokal pirate radio) on the air or streaming live from http://www.radiobronka.info
okupa tu tambe!
2008-04-12 at 9.58 pm
Eviction is announced by the police for sunday morning. People are preparing to defend the building and call for solidarity: bring materials, tools, and the spirit of resistance…
Stationsplein in Nijmegen is next to central station and police station.
Link: http://www.indymedia.nl/nl/2008/04/51661.shtml
2008-04-12 at 10.05 pm
Nuevo Ateneo “Mayo 37″ okupado en Gracia, Barcelona
19:00 Alrededor de 200 personas se juntaron para hacer una cercavila de Gracia, encartelar sobre las jornadas contra la especulación, la mani para los autobuseros, y hacer graffittis. La mani pasó por las cáscaras de antiguos centros sociales del barrio, decorándoles con graffitis y carteles explicando la historia detrás de esos edificios ya muertos.
20:00 La mani llegó a Ronda General Mitre, 9 Lesseps, y algunas personas, entraron en el edificio, que lleva muchos años abandonado, en el buen estilo del punk “old-skool”! Entonces la nueva okupa fue chapada, mientras la gente en la calle repartían flyers por el barrio explicando los bases sociales, políticos y económicos de la ocupación del edificio.
Hemos escogido el nombre de Ateneo MAYO 37 por ser esa fecha en que la burgesía republicana y los comunistas, que hoy tanto hablan de memoria histórica, pusieron fin a casi un año de revolución social, el verdadero peligro contra el que se sublevó el ejercito nacional. Otros escogieron este nombre para su editorial hace casi cuarenta años. Se llamó M.I.L. y mantenían esa editorial con expropiaciones bancarias, os sonará el nombre del malogrado Salvador Puig Antich.
Elegimos este nombre porque aunque la historia la cuentan los vencedores (hoy el Periódico, la Vanguardia, grupo PRISA, grupo Godó, CIU, PSC, IC ERC…) la verdadera historia de esta ciudad la han hecho sus revueltas y barricadas, y no sus exposiciones universales ni sus olimpiadas.
Nuestros objetivos son difundir pensamientos y acción críticas con este sistema, y apoyar otras luchas que se llevan a cabo en las misma líneas…
RECUPERAMOS UN BARRIO DE LOS DE ANTES: ALEGRE, VIVO Y COMBATIVO
2008-04-12 at 10.10 pm
The public space was occupied in Dortmund today. A spontaneous demonstration was announced which requested the creation of free and autonomous spaces in the city. About 30 persons joined the demo initially. People provided food, a lot of fun, games, etc. Later, the demonstration joined the “Dominique” anti-repression demo at the Freitreppen which resulted in between 100 and 200 people having an outdoor vegetarian barbecue.
2008-04-12 at 10.34 pm
A street party with masks, sound systems, some infos on evicted places and on previous squatting actions, attended by some 300 people. Went for a march and put two banners on empty buildings. No problem with police.
A Squatek - party in a squatted place takes place, with 200 - 250 people.
2008-04-12 at 10.40 pm
update from linz:
the squat “lousie” is still there. the cultural program should be a counterpoint against the standardize mainstream culture
2008-04-12 at 11.37 pm
torino_12_aprile_2008_italy
Today on the pre-election-day to renew the national governament, a block of squatters, masked as politicians, brought 400 hundreds pounds of concrete wall and brix ruins of a former evected squat in the front of the entrance in the turin city hall. During the action some flyers flow up, and a flag with this message: “Chi vota paga e i danni sono suoi” The more you vote, the more you pay-and the ruins are yours” was attached.
The group get back quietly and no one was stopped.
Sorry for the english.
FUCK THE LAW
SQUAT THE WORLD
This is the italian version of the flyer:
RUINS ONLY RUINS-MACERIE SOLO MACERIE
Oggi siamo venuti qui davanti al tempio locale della democrazia a torino a riportarvi i risultati del vostro dominio.
Macerie solo e soltanto macerie avete prodotto in tutti questi anni. Avete inventato la citta’ spettacolo e ci venite a raccontare che ”PASSION LIVES HERE!” “LA PASSIONE VIVE QUI!” (l’avete scritto in inglese – che fa piu’ figo – e l’avete moltiplicato all’infinito con una propaganda Goebbelsiana sistematica). Certo l’antica passione di essere presi per il culo non è sparita. Prima producevamo inutili automobili per tutti gli italiani (in italia abbiamo due significativi primati mondiali: il più alto numero di auto e di cellulari procapite) e ora fabbrichiamo spettacoli da mandare in onda via cavo. Il baricentro aristocratico economico del regno FIAT, nonostante i continui spot e i sorrisi smaglianti del nuovo re Mida di turno Marchionne, si e’ sfaldato e quello che era la citta’ dell’auto per eccellenza è stata trasformata in una giostra di vetrine, flash, coriandoli, sponsor, plastiche facciali, nani, bagasce e ballerine. Olimpiadi invernali, paraolimpiadi, universiadi, nel 2008 la capitale mondiale del design, nel 2011 i 150 anni dell’unità d’italia… mondiali di scacchi, mondiali del nulla .!. Ci volete convincere col vostro mantra pubblicitario che questi eventi faranno la nostra fortuna ed il prestigio sara’ sancito dalla costruzione di ben 2 grattacieli che certo mancavano ad un vera metropoli che si rispetti. Due torri che devono solo indicare gli scranni del potere: la regione piemonte da un lato e la banca SanPaolo dall’altro. E’ proprio vero che turin “non sta mai ferma” e senza neanche la pretesa di un’identita’ che non sia solo mediatica gira e vortica su se stessa finche’ ci saranno soldi da intascare e bonza da sniffare finche’ la giostra si sgancera’ per finire direttamente smaltita in una discarica in germania. Lo show deve continuare e questo e’ il progresso! Tutto questo accade con contorno di pubblico be(l)ante con tanto di sventolio di bandierine in plastica ignifuga. Lo stesso pubblico inconsapevole (?) servo della gleba che con pizzi e gabelle ripiana i debiti del baraccone dell’intrattenimento e tutti i giorni legge sul giornale a che punto è arrivato il liquame. Oggi vi riportiamo gli straordinari effetti del vostro sistema che sta crollando proprio grazie alle vostre brillanti idee. Qui davanti trovate le macerie delle politiche economiche: un susseguirsi continuo di crack finanziari di societa’ dai mirabolanti falsi in bilancio: Enron, AT&T, parmalat, cirio, bond argentini, borse che quotidianamente bruciano miliardi, la recessione diffusa e migliaia di famiglie con mutui che non possono permettersi di pagare… Vi riportiamo le macerie delle vostre politiche ambientali fatte di inceneritori/generatori di diossina e micropolveri, di munnezza smaltita altrove, di treni ad alta velocità e di tunnel sotto il Po. Le macerie della gestione climatica mondiale in cui procede inarrestabile la desertificazione del pianeta condita dall’antartide frantumato in iceberg galleggianti pei mari del mondo e da orsi polari ermafroditi. Questo il risultato della politica sulla sicurezza del lavoro: 1200 morti all’anno solo in italia e una famiglia di acciaieri nazisti (Thyssen&Krupp) che bruciano 7 operai perché non vogliono spendere soldi in estintori e allarmi.
Questi i miracolosi effetti dell’ “esportazione della democrazia” 5 anni di guerra e 100000 morti iracheni in cui le uniche zone “liberate” sono aree blindate da muri di cemento invalicabili dai nomi altisonanti liberty e prosperity e tutt’intorno soldati bombe e morti per strade battezzate “guns n’ roses”. Una guerra di occupazione per accaparrarsi pozzi petroliferi giustificata dalla ricerca di armi di distruzione di massa totalmente inventate. Questa è lo stato sublime a cui avete portato il livello della qualita’ della vita: vita precaria vita a progetto cibo in plastica vitamine a parte, antidepressivi ed un lento suicidio di massa a cui noi non vogliamo partecipare. Queste sono le macerie dei vostri sgomberi a suon di sbirri e denunce ma non per questo le vostre intimidazioni ci faranno arretrare. Noi stiamo cercando altro e del vostro incubo che puzza di carogne e miseria non sappiamo che farcene.
SQUATTERS ON THE MOVE
2008-04-12 at 11.55 pm
Tour de Squat – Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Today started at 13h in Rotterdam at Noordplein the Tour de Squat. The meaning of this bicycle tour was to show that squatting is a part of the culture of a city. We cycled through the areas of ‘het oude noorden’ (the old north), ‘crooswijk’, ‘kralingen’,
Centre and ‘kop van zuid’ (head of south) and in almost every street we passed a squat, an ex squat or a hole where first a squat was.
There were 30 people and there was a very good atmosphere. No police and one reporter of the mainstream press. We cycled and came by (among others): het hotel (the hostel), de Paardenval (the Horsetrap), de Boeg, de Rottepoort (Gate of the Rotte = river), het EKV Eigen Risico (squatrestaurant Own Risk) – we stopped there to eat and drink a bit. Then we went further to de Slagerij (the Butchery), de School (The School) we had a quick peak inside, de Villa (the Villa), Squat Vitrine, het Slaakhuys, Hang, Locus 010, Op-stand (Rise – up), Poortgebouw, Discomfort bar. We ended in the Nijverheidsstraat. I didn’t mention a lot of houses that have no name of their own.
We started cycling at 13.30 and were finished at 17.30. In the end there was also a part of the route we didn’t go to, because it was already too long. So in the end we didn’t see (among others) de Onrust (the Unrest), het Boogje and the Groene Voltage (the Green Voltage).
Also nice to know:
There were 9 (former) squatrestaurants:
Paardenval (Horsetrap), Hektiek en Bonen (Hectic and Beans), Eigen Risico (Own Risk), de Fridge (the Fridge), Hexe, Slaak, Hangry, Katerkafe (Hangover bar), Poortgebouw.
Also we saw houses where (in the past or now):
*people lived
*former giveaway house (for squatters temporarily without home)
*3 squat cinemas (1 still working)
*6 give away shops
*Squats where lessons were given in Dutch, Spanish, Karate, Capoeiro
*Squats where have been parties and concerts
*Squats where artists worked and made expositions
And 1 person who was cycling (and didn’t help with the route) had lived in 6 houses!
We have cycled through a small part of Rotterdam. There are so many other squats and places that are worth mentioning. It is more of a coincidence that we cycled this route. You could cycle trough every part of Rotterdam, because in every part are squats. In almost every street at least a former one has been. A lot of the evicted houses are demolished, but the ground is empty already for a long time. At a lot of places where squatters lived first are now people living with a bigger wallet. It shows why we squat. So much is empty, so much is unused. And the long term plans are no good for people who don’t have much money.
Also in Rotterdam squatting will continue!
Next year a new route in different areas!
For example visiting: Snellinckstraat, Lincke Soep, de Fabriek (the Factory), Polish Art Galery, Roos in Faas, Buik op Zuid (Belly at South) etc. etc. Ideas are welcome!
2008-04-13 at 12.19 am
Collected reports of the April 2008 actions from Graz, Innsbruck, Linz, Salzburg and Vienna. The activities will continue during the next days, there are still new squatted spaces in Linz, Graz and Vienna.
April 11: https://at.indymedia.org/node/9901#april11reports
April 12: https://at.indymedia.org/node/9901#april12reports
Feature (en):https://at.indymedia.org/node/9901
Feature (de): https://at.indymedia.org/node/9845
Newsticker (de): https://at.indymedia.org/node/9913
2008-04-13 at 2.28 am
More than 300 people and soundsystems blocked the city traffic in Dresden at a Reclaim the Streets Party today for 4 hours (12th of April).
2008-04-13 at 4.57 am
after disrupting the annual Labour Party Conference in Wellington, New Zealands capital city, we went back to local legalized squat radical social centre 128 community house where a reclaim the streets was organised, about 120 people appeared throughout the night, police repression continued and there wasn’t the numbers to hold the street down. One of the two fires was extinguished by fire brigades. A solidarity message from germany was read out. Police eventually confiscated equipment (most of it was secured in the houses) after and overall radical and wicked day with No Arrests!~
2008-04-13 at 9.16 am
Interspace Meeting May 24-26 2008
2nd meeting about autonomous and free spaces with feedback from April Days of Action
Kesselberg, near Berlin
for more information, go to: http://www.interspace.blogsport.de
2008-04-13 at 3.22 pm
Any one with pictures of the Squat or of the parade could you please send me your photos to ChantalBaptiste@hotmail.co.uk. Would all be appreciated thanks
2008-04-13 at 4.54 pm
On Friday a house in central Umeå called “Tullkammaren” was squatted as part of the April 2008 initiative and as a protest to the present normalization process in Sweden, the EU and the rest of the world.
Some 30 people entered the building around 17:00 on Friday and barricades were built quickly, followed by banners dropped from windows with messages like “Struggle for Ungdomshuset”, “Support for the autonomous meeting spaces of Europe: Ungdomshuset, Köpi, EKH, Blitz & Soumi Squatters”, “Fight for a world with space for many worlds”, “More free spaces” etc.
At 18:00 a press release was sent and journalists and cops started to show up, as well as supporting friends. In the press release it was made clear that the house was to be occupied until midnight and that the action was to be made without violence. There was some dialog with the police and later the inhabitants ate, played and played guitar while the sun set outside. Later 4 young activists tried to leave but were identified even though the cops promised not to. It’s unclear if they will be charged.
After a meeting in the house it was decided that the occupation ended at 23 and the occupiers left through a cellar door and got away. We want to thank everyone involved and hope for more squatted houses in Umeå, Sweden and the rest of the world!
The house “Tullkamaren” has been empty a number of years in the center of Umeå and we see it as a big hypocrisy that a house of that size can be empty while youth centers are closed and people live on the streets. We also want to raise attention about the need of alternative meeting spaces by supporting the existing ones and also future ones.
/ the squatters of Tullkammaren
2008-04-13 at 5.37 pm
Update from Austria, Sunday 13:
The squatters left Lousie in Linz without contact with the police and organised a free breakfast in the center.
Project A-Z in Graz is still squatted. Cultural program is running.
Sunday, April 13, 18:30: In Vienna the Building in Spitalgasse 11 is still squatted, A good deal more than 100 people are in the space, some workshops are running, in one floor people are playing football. The clowns army is on the street and supports the police, quite a few supporters in front of the building.
But more an more police as well as ambulance are arriving. The police already went on the roof of the neighbouring house, but many activists are on the roof of the squat now and the police left. At the ground the police started to redirect the traffic. It seems that the police is preparing an eviction…
Uptades on the situation (in german):
https://at.indymedia.org
http://freiraum.at.tt
2008-04-13 at 10.56 pm
In Freiburg, four Days of Infos and Action took place. On thursday we had a rainy Wagenburg-Bar-PArty with great DIY-Pizza and networking. On Friday “Freiburg — Polizeiburg” (Film about Squatting in Freiburg in the 80ies) was projected in KTS, we had great food, Punk Gigs and more exchange about plans of action made and realized throughout the world.
On the 12th, we started the Bike-Freespace-Rallye (”Reclaim Freiburg 2″) at about 1 p.m. with great weather and an unanounced street-party in the alternative district “Grün”. A lot of Police (more than 300) was in the city, when we started the Rallye with four groups of about 15 people. Diferent actions where led against local housing politics, police repression, gentrification, biking-prohibitions and so on.
The four Blocks (”White Noise”; “pink cake”; “yellow sticks”; “Black Blümchen Block”) used bikes most of the time and grew, as they where coming past the little Street Party on Adler- and Grether-Straße. Food and Drinks where served and the place, which was closed off by curtains hung in the Streets.
After three hours of decentral actions and putting up Banners on empty houses, about 100 made a spontaneous demonstration through the city center to block the main square “just as if”. After speeches about the Action Days and local shit-politix, the crowd went further on, towards the Augustinerplatz. There, a new street party happened and the different groups could play the LPs they where carrying throughout the rallye. They all won a dance, to different styles of music…
The DIY-Kitchern got blockaded on the Schwabentorring during that time, so two dozens of activists started emtying the blocaded vehicle. That put a bit of tension, the Police-chief let a hundred cops onto the lower square, but put told’em them to retreat after 20 minutes of negotiation. Then a final illegal demo accompanied the soundsystem back to the KTS. We had no repression from th police, a part from filming and blocading the food.
Great to see that so many things happened - See you in Berlin End of May!
2008-04-13 at 11.02 pm
Listen Patapoe http://www.freeteam.nl/patapoe
or in amsterdam 88.3 FM
DADAIStic raDio 24 hours/day
2008-04-13 at 11.03 pm
Ok, and on Sunday we had a open Day in KTS with lots of Workshops (Samba, Screenprinting, Dancing, Filming, Technix…), Infos, Films… A more complete articele will probably be ready in german soon… See ya still in Berlin!
2008-04-14 at 12.58 am
today there was a reclaim the street action in barcelona, about 150 people gathered at the forat de vergonya (hole of shame) in the past year the stage for the evictions of squats (metges) and a neighbourhood park built by squatters…
we set off on a festive march around town, litterally taking back the streets for a while, and ended up in parc ciutadella chilling out with music, a free shop, drinks and games….
Fotos can be found on the barcelona indymedia page
2008-04-14 at 9.34 am
on saturday there was a demonstration right in front of the cultural epicenter of salzburg, the festspielhaus. a soundsystem was put up in order to get attention for the terrible situation of young culture movements and autonomous spaces in the city. about 60 people showed up and lots of info was distributed.
since there is absolutely nowhere to go for us we have to start making party in the streets!
2008-04-14 at 12.01 pm
On the night of Friday 11th April offices of Angel Group in Leeds Uk came under attack. This was part of the days of action in support of squats and autonomous spaces.
Angel group make their money by providing poor quality housing for asylum seekers, profitting from vulnerable people and racist asylum laws.
This company were targetted as part of the days of action in support of squats and autonomous spaces because housing is a right, not a means to make profit. This company are known to exploit their position of providing housing to vulnerable people who are not in a position to complain, getting away with providing substandard accomodation.
The front of the Angel group offices were redecorated, slogans painted, and locks glued. 12 company vehicles were attacked with paint stripper, spray paint, and had their tyres slashed.
This should send a message to Angel that their racist business will not be tolerated.
2008-04-14 at 5.06 pm
3 trucks of cops in front of the Toboggan II in Dijon. Might be preparing for eviction, situation still unclear
2008-04-18 at 8.59 pm
The Autonomous Culture Center Jokikatu is alive and active! The house was squatted 11.4. During the first weekend hundreds of people visited at the Free Culture Festival, which was organized in Jokikatu. All kinds of culture happenings have taken place at the house, from puppet theatre to punk-gigs. Painting, writing, free movies and food also… Surprisingly the city has agreed to let us use the house and we are very happy about it.
2008-04-21 at 7.55 pm
Ja vel, livet går bra for alle ser man her. English, I am impressed, happy and ecstatic for the upsurge in squat activites. MySELF i HAVE BEEN travelling around the world this year and have much to tell. I am currently on my way home to beautiful Norway (som jeg savner deg Oslo) if anyone can tell me of a squat in Oslo that can take in this weary traveller much aprreciated. I am a writer, a story teller, a poet, a massage master, and a practicing magician (the real kind). Peace love and prosperity, and if you sometimes feel like you want to burn the whole world down and laugh at its ashes your my kind of scum!!. Send your curiosity or help notes to insaneclown@ikillclowns.com
2008-04-24 at 5.07 pm
Un nouveau squat est ouvert à poitiers depuis le 11-12 avril : la chienlit
Nous sommes une bande d’oiseaux migrateurs (qui se frottent que d’un coté) ayant soif
de liberté. A l’aube du printemps nous nous sommes réunis pour créer un seul et même nid à poitiers.
Donc, depuis une charmante maison bourgeoise entourée d’un terrain et d’un hangar surmonté d’une terrasse est ouverte à des tas de projets farfelus comme :
*Une zone d’echange & de grat
*Des manifestations touts nus
*des concerts de pipos
*des fabrications de cacapultes contre les flics
*une tambouille permanente
*des ateliers divers, infokiosk & expos…
Toutes propositions est la bienvenu notre souhait est de s’approcher au mieux de l’autonomie grâce à la récupération d’eau de pluie, de nourriture et par la suite installer une éolienne et des panneaux solaires afin de génerer notre propre courant (on peut même produire du gaz avec notre caca)
Ce lundi 21/04/08 vers quatre heure 4 flics en tenues et deux bakeux ont tentés de s’introduire sur le terrain et dans la maison (violation de manifeste de notre
domicile) avant d’être repoussé par deux occupants.
Motif : “dénonciation d’un passant”…! Après quelques provocations et menaces à peines voilées (”Mefiez vous les squats c’est dangereux il y a des gens cagoulés
qui pourraient vous cogner la nuit avec des barres de fer”) Les apprentis milichiens ont disparus en emportant la chaine du portail et en permettant de revenir bientôt.
Nous lançons un appel à tout-E-s celles-ceux qui voudraient nous rejoindre pour defendre la chienlit et à promouvoir la construction de cet espace autonome rendez vous chaque jour au 2bis rue du tison à Poitiers!
Une expulsion ne nous feras pas renoncer : la chienlit représente une étape importante vers la création d’un mouvement squat perpétuel à poitiers et ainsi notre expulsion se traduira par l’ouverture de nouvelles maisons dans et autour de l’agglomération pictave.
Un squat expulsé, dix de ré-occupés.
Pour la création de lieux autonomes contre toutes les oppressions.
Seul la lutte paie !
Des squatteurs-euses de la chienlit
nb : depuis lundi 21 avril, les flics sont revenus presque chaque jour, ils ont à nouveau pénétré sur le terrain et jusque dans la maison (sans autorisation d’un juge), mercredi, avec un agent d’edf (proprio…), sans huissier, nous avons dû leur rappeler qu’une intrusion à notre domicile pourrit leur valoir 30 000 € d’amende et 2 ans d’emprisonnement. Ils ont aussi envoyé un ami à l’hosto (à coup de tonfa dans les dents…). Ils ont fini par comprendre et par partir, mais sont revenus ce jeudi matin avec un huissier, toujours sans la moindre autorisation judiciaire évidemment, et sans tenter de rentrer cette fois… Du coup on a la rage dedans, et on a un peu amélioré le barricadage de notre nid, et on a commencé le potager ; donc bienvenue à tous les punks jardiniers, et même les jardiniers pas punks, ou les punks pas jardiniers, et autres zoizos rares !