G20 Pittsburgh : Συγκρούσεις αντικαπιταλιστών ακτιβιστών

Συγκρούσεις αντικαπιταλιστών ακτιβιστών πραγματοποιήθηκαν στο Pittsburgh κατά την διάρκεια της συνόδου των 20 πλουσιότερων της αυτοκρατορίας. Εντύπωση προκάλεσε ότι στα καθεστωτικά μέσα ενημέρωσης έκαναν λόγο για διαδηλωτές που δεν είναι απλά ενάντια σε πλευρές του καπιταλισμού , αλλά συνολικά ενάντια στο σύστημα , όπου δεν έχουν να περιμένουν τίποτα από αυτό σύμφωνα με τις ανακοινώσεις και συνθήματα τους. Μπορείτε να πάρετε μια ιδέα από το βίντεο που ακολουθεί

Budapest GAY PRIDE 2009

This year’s Pride Parade in Budapest was calm and rather boring, as fewer people showed up compared to the previous year. Indeed, Pride Parade 2008 was rather violent with neo-nazis and average observers, apparently homophobes, throwing eggs, tomatoes and bottles into the participants of Pride Parade 2008.

>> By the way, this violence is caused by the government headed by ex-prime minister Gyrcsany as before 2007 and 2008 the Pride Parade was peaceful and boring for the media. <<

The only positive thing about 2008 Pride was high attention of the media and increased security (Not all cops are bastards after all) this year. Not only Andrassy avenue, where the Parade took place this year, but also parallel streets were closed and surrounded by fences. Basically, a big part of central Budapest including metro was closed.

>> The right to free assembly is a basic constitutional right. But in gulyas democracy of Hungary this right has to be protected by hundreds of policemen and rows of fences. <<

Crowds of people were to be observed outside the fences, apparently not as many as previous year. Moreover, this day was a football match between Hungary and Sweden and most probably most hooligans were already at the stadium by the end of the Parade. The Parade participants turned out to be hard nuts for those willing to attack them, as police was escorting them even after the end of the Parade at Deak sq. and Blaha Lujza sq., as all the participants were recommended to go to Blaha Lujza by metro.
This decision was based on previous year’s accident when at the end of Pride Parade it turned out that the participants were trapped because most of neo-nazis gathered at the end point of the Pride 2008, Heroes’ sq.

To the Pride 2009 itself: there were a number of groups and individual people from both Hungary and abroad. The opening speeches were delivered by Juris Lavrikovs, Paata Sabelashvili (ILGA Europe) who welcomed the participants and shared tehir thoughts of the importance of the Pride. There were two cars with sound systems, a froup of people carrying a rainbow flag, and a number of smaller groups including Amnesty-Hungary (the yellow group) and the pink-black bloc.

Overall, it was just another good opportunity for queer people to claim for their right for equality and for their supporters to express their solidarity. Hopefully, the peacefulness of Pride Parade 2009 will become a good tradition and the tolerance in Hungarian society to queer people will grow to the level that no fences will be needed in the future.

Long Live Pride Parade in Budapest!

>> More pictures from the Pride Parade 2009 are to be found here <<

12ο Fuck Parade Βερολίνο 22 Αυγούστου 2009

Το 12ο Fuck Parade στο Βερολίνο θα λάβει μέρος αύριο. Όπως κάθε χρόνο και φέτος διαδηλώνουμε ενάντια στην καταστολή και στις κοινωνίες ελέγχου.

Γαλλία: άγρια καταστολή ενάντια στα teknivals

Morze Infoshop Βουδαπέστη , νέα αφίσα

"NO" to oil pipe-line "Bourgas-Alexandroupolis"

μία ανακοίνωση για το θέμα του αγωγού πετρελαίου Μπούργκα - Αλεξανρούπολη , ένα θέμα που αποτέλεσε κεντρική συζήτηση στο περασμένο συνέδριο του PGA στην πόλη.




98.97 % out of the 14 900 people who voted in the Pomorie municipality
voted "NO" on the referendum about the oil pipe-line
"Bourgas-Alexandroupolis".

This became clear once 100% of the votes had been counted. The ones that
voted "Yes" are 1,03%, and the turnout is 50,12%, this had been stated by
the chair of the election commission - Luba Stravolevoma, as quoted in
Focus information agency. Such a turnout means that the locals had managed
to pass the 51% and that the referendum is legitimate. The Pomorian
referendum is the first legitimate referendum out of the three that had
place. In Bourgas 50 000 said 'no' to the project, 5000 from Sozopol, who
also expressed their negative attitude towards the project. But in both
cases the turnout did not go over the 51% barrier that would have made
them legitimate.

The question was "Do you agree on the construction of the oil pipeline
'Bourgas-Alexandroupolis', having its track and installations on the
territory of the Pomorie municipality?" The results will be send to the
local authorities as well as to the company that will be implementing the
project.

Earlier, the mass participation of the citizens of the Pomorie
municipality, had made the city mayor - Petar Zlatanov, happy. "I am
grateful to the citizens, that they went to give their vote. In this way
they help our administration, the help the government and the people, that
are engaged in the project. The referendum showed that citizens are
gaining confidence, that their opinion will be taken into account. I am
completely confident in this, because I see the useful contact between the
government, the municipal authorities and and companies that will
implement the project.

The election day started at 6.00 in 47 sections, reported the chair of the
municipal election commission. The activity of the citizens at about 9.00
am was 9.5% already, that is more in respect to the last local elections,
when at that point the turnout was at about 6%. At about 12.00 27% had
voted and it was expected that the turnout will be high and that it will
go over 50%.

In the Pomorie municipality there a bit more than 23 000 people have
voting rights.

Radical X change call Βουδαπέστη

Μετά από καιρό συναντήσεων και συζητήσεων το κάλεσμα για το Radical X change στην Βουδαπέστη είναι έτοιμο. Μπορείτε να το διαβάσετε εδώ :

http://apples-underground.blogspot.com/2009/04/radical-x-change-call-budapest.html