From: Michael_E_Jackson-AT-brown.edu
Subject: Re: Re: AUT: Italians Blocking Trains Carrying Soldiers and  Military Supplies!
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 11:55:28 -0500



This is all fantastic...

(donning obnoxious american hat)

As these actions unfold, is there a bilingual person on the list with the time, if not to translate, then to summarize what's being said in the italian-language links posted here? Or not... sorry even to broach the subject...

beginning to mutter crazily about esperanto,
MJ




> thanks enda,
> 
> I heard too that train conductors are providing protesters with the 
> 'reserved' info on where the trains are being 'redirected'. there's also 
> the likely prospect of strikes, which only the dockers can 'legally' carry 
> out at this stage.
> just to add one thing,  locals from the villages where the stations are 
> occupied turn up to support the protesters and provide them with food and 
> drinks.
> 
> for a lengthy personal report from one of the participants: 
> https://www.autistici.org/mailman/public/rekombinant/2003-February/002543.html
> 
> 
> 
> At 15:05 24/02/2003, you wrote:
> >for those interested, the actions have apparently continued today with the
> >halting of two civilian trains on stretches of railroad destined to be used
> >by the war trains:
> >
> >http://www.repubblica.it/online/politica/noguerraquattro/freno/freno.html
> >
> >a few interesting aspects of this:
> >
> >-Saturday's action saw the train blocked not only in Padova, but also
> >Verona, Brescia, and Fornovo (roughly 20k from Parma).  Police were also
> >forced to clear protestors from its final destination, the station in Pisa.
> >This reveals once again a felicitous use of telecommunications technology
> >(mainly cell phones I imagine) in the co-ordination of similar types of
> >direct action.
> >
> >-also, the action brought to light interesting tensions between the
> >Disobbedienti (and other groups) and the CGIL.  It was, as Casarini pointed
> >out, rank and file unionists who provided tips on the provenance and
> >destination of the train in question.  According to him (is anyone else from
> >the Disobbedienti allowed to speak BTW?), this demonstrated once again the
> >extent to which union leadership was out of touch with its base:
> >
> >http://www.repubblica.it/online/politica/noguerratre/porti/porti.html
> >
> >However, Cofferati's support for the action (granted he's not heading the
> >CGIL any longer) is at the very least interesting.
> >
> >Does anyone else have any further thoughts on this?
> >
> >e.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >on 23/2/03 4:15 am, Steve Wright at pmargin-AT-froggy.com.au wrote:
> >
> > > more photos from a local PRC site in Padova:
> > >
> > > http://utenti.lycos.it/panerose/pagina_art.php?id_art=1303&loc=1
> > >
> > >
> > >
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