road protests 1997
| road protests (current)
| movement links
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 1997 00:58:52 +0100
To: roadalert@gn.apc.org
From: roadalert@gn.apc.org (Road Alert!)
Subject: It's back..... not much to do with roads
News from Germany
Thueringer Forest Motorway ...
For the second time activists have squatted land on the route of the most
expensive motorway to be built in Germany. The motorway will cut through
the thueringen forest with numerous bridges and viaducts. On the weekend
of the 16th and 17th on August activists squatted the land and in just two
built platforms and treehouses. On monday afternoon the police arrived
with clinbers to evict the tree protestors. This proved too difficult and
the police switched tactics to removing all protestors on the ground and
surrounding the trees with a police courdon. At this time one person was
arrested but later released in the day.
For over a week the protestors have been refused food or water by the
police and at the moment only two protestors remain in the trees. The
others were evicted after a visit by a doctor who said the police were
able to evict the protestor "to protect them" after so long without food
or water. This typical reaction by the Thueringer police follows the last
eviction in below zero temperatures (in december) when the police
surrounded the trees and removed all food, water and blankets from the
trees, leaving the protestors to starve and freeze.
A17 Hut village.
At the end of July the hut village was attacked by fascists who burned
down the large tipi that was situated at the entrance to the village. By
chance no one was sleeping in the Tipi at the time - this was not usual
and the tipi was used as a comunal area - with many people sleeping there.
Rudolf Hess "memorial weeks"
The anniversary of the death of the nazi Rudolf Hess is celebrated every
year by fascists in Germany and this year was no different. Although the
fascists in mosts parts of Germany were unable to march due to either the
police! or Antifa (AFA) actions against them. The weekend of the 16th/17th
saw the culmination of fascist activities and the Hut village was on "full
alert". A few hours before it was dark a small number of police arrived
and informed the people in the village that the police have been tipped
off that the village would be attacked overnight. Barricades were soon
built on the supporters from all over the Dresden area arived to support
the village.
Luckily - (for the fascists) they did not arrive - although information
from Antifa (AFA) suggests that the fascists met in a pub not far from the
village but there "leader!" did not arrive and for these reasons the hut
village was not (then) attacked.
The next weekend hut villagers were again faced by a fascist attack. A
group of about 8 fascists arrived at the camp and attacked one person who
was alone at the other end of the village.
Support the A17 hut village!!!
The hut village against the A20 was in July closed down after attacks by
fascists made it increasingly difficult to keep the village going.
This must not happen to the A17 hut village!
Your support is needed now!
Huettendorf gegen A17,
Am Erlengrund 9a,
01462 Zoellmen.
Germany.
road protests 1997
| road protests (current)
| movement links