Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 23:16:03 +1000
From: Steve Wright <pmargin-AT-xchange.anarki.net>
Subject: AUT: Milan demo against evictions this Saturday


found this from a link on the main page of Squat net - http://www.squat.net/

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Demo Milano Saturday 14 october




This is a document wrote by grrlz and guyz from the student's lab. Deposito Bulk
in Milano, evicted last year
and re-squatted at new year's eve Y2K. It's a call for participation to a demo
in Milano saturday 14.10.00, but
also (at least) a supercall for support-on-line. The situation in Milano is
getting shitty because of the elections
climate: in spring we'll vote our new major. The actual government is pretty
right wing, let's say fascist indeed
and the electoral campaign runs (literally!!) over our squats and our bodies.
More, they try to criminalize us
for being 'riot-people' while we try to passively resist to their attacks, they
say we don't want to talk while
we're calling for dialogue every time we have the chance... The last month saw
the mobilization of all the
squats that are under threat of eviction in milano (at least 5) for a series of
events and demos that were aimed
to rise at-tension on the topic: 'squats-quality of life-safety' which is a kind
of electoral slogan for the right
wing bastards, which we can turn upside down in its meaning without changing the
words... Now it's time for
direct confrontation, we need the broadest attention we can gather, we do need
to feel the support of our
fellows around the whole word, because we believe the point is not only focused
on Milano... To send
support, write a message to : bulk-AT-ecn.org or movimento-AT-ecn.org

WILL WE WALK ALONE? We don't fear this scenario but are we sure this is right?
We're used, since quite
a while, to the idea of giving surprises and thrills to our fellow citizens: we
always tried to carry our way with
creativity, giving nothing for granted and always being unexpected. We walked in
demonstrations hands up
on our heads, we squatted empty buildings in the daylight and publically (even
if we were risking jail 'cause
squatting in Italy is a crime), we always jumped out of the frame in which
someone else wanted us to fit. We
always took full responsibility of our choices and actions. What we have today
is three evictions in almost one
year, and the complete deafness of the city institutions to our calls: we're
part of an urban community ruled
by some elected representatives, but is pretty clear that our complete
(physical?) elimination from this city
would be a dream becoming true for a number of these representatives Who's the
one who refuse the
dialogue?? Who's the one who's looking for it?? Since years we're concentrating
our time and our energies
on the possibility of developing projects, paths of growth and self-training and
a web of relationships among
different peoples, cultures, genders, planets we've always believed that what's
useful to enhance the cultural
level of our metropolis, Milano, but also the one of all the other big and small
cities 'round the world is
openness and dialogue, more than defending our place or ourselves from attacks.
But patience doesn't last
forever, we're not dumb and not even subordinated to the 'peaceful-living' game.
Time has come when
everybody has to play his/her role in the game, taking position and
responsibility. The 'democratic, left wing
society of Milano', people always ready to mobilitate for the rights of the
(average) citizen, that we do support
as well, is getting more and more silent: this is a dangerous behaviour in front
of the hunger of police control,
xenophobia and unlawfulness that is seizing with cramps our city. It's time for
a turinig point, it's time for
something strong: who's gonna carry the responsability of making us loose our
temper? Everybody must
know that we're not going to refuse this last challenge of the fascist power
that rules our city: we'll be there
this time as usual: united, smart, and most of all really fucked up!! Saturday
14 october Global demo in
Milano LSOA DEPOSITO BULK - SQUATTED HOUSES AUS, HATA, MI CASA Contacts, info,
support
at: bulk-AT-ecn.org, 0039-02-34934549, 0039-338-2826191, 0039-338-4323945,
0039-339-2744441

www.ecn.org/bulk/

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