Contractor's van sabotaged at Mainshill

Barry Kader | 16.12.2009 20:22

On Wednesday 16th, contractors parked in front of Mainshill Solidarity Camp returned to find their van sabotaged.

The Raeburn workers turned up at 2.30 with the estate manager and left their vehicles unattended while they took soil samples within the camp. In less than ten minutes, though the work van windows were smashed and 'out of mainshill' and 'no more coal' sprayed on the sides. A bucket of compost was tipped over the bonnet. Unfortunately, the estate manager's 4x4 only got a small scratch.
The occupation of Mainshill continues, and we welcome others who wish to join us in resisting open cast coal mining and the environmental toxification it causes.

Never forget “A truth cries out to be heard in my heart, and it goes like this: any movement or struggle that does not provide support to the fallen is destined for failure. As certainly as day follows night. Support for the prisoners should be considered the top priority within the movements and for people like you or me, who never know when the prison bars will close behind us. Or when these bars will open to permit our release.” Harold H. Thompson [trans: I couldn’t find the original quote, so I had to translate this back from Spanish; therefore it’s probably not the exact quote] On Tuesday 15 December, anarchist comrade Tamara was detained in Madrid. Her arrest warrant originated in Barcelona, from the Mossos d’Escuadra [Catalan autonomous police force]. She is accused of mailing a letter bomb to Albert Battle, director of the Penitentiary Institutions of Catalunya. [Tamara is AWESOME!] On Wednesday she was transferred to Barcelona and on Thursday morning made her declaration at the preliminary court appearance. A group of people in solidarity gathered at the courthouse: despite not personally knowing Tamara we felt it necessary and desirable to give her all of our support. After passing the whole morning outside we discovered that the judge had decreed pretrial detention for Tamara, who was transferred to Wad-Ras women’s prison in Barcelona. Faced with this situation we went into action. There’s little time and much to do. We decided this same night to approach the prison where Tamara was being held to let her hear our shouts and our rage, to give a rapid response, to demonstrate to the repressive forces that we won’t permit them to strike us with impunity; they have kidnapped our companion and we want them to hear one clear message: though our struggle does come with consequences for us, their repression will also have consequences for them. We also wanted Tamara to know that we won’t leave her alone for an instant. There is no fear in our eyes, they have not succeeded in intimidating us, there is only rage and conviction. We called for an assembly, passing on the word person to person, and a group of people volunteered to knock on doors and inform folks about the situation and the upcoming call-outs. We met in the evening and, despite the scarcity of people in attendance, we organized a march on Wad-Ras for that same night. We also decided to prepare a protest for the coming Sunday. We are not many, but we are sufficient to circle the prison shouting loudly, throwing fireworks, and speaking with prisoners who had gathered at the windows. Later we learned that Tamara heard us and it filled her with strength to hear us out there. On Friday we convoked another meeting and organized a protest. They told us that Tamara had been transferred to the prison at Can Brians, located one hour by car outside Barcelona. Despite this, we decided to continue with the same location and route, because we understood that the powers did not want us to gather at Wad-Ras, but going to a prison always has a purpose, and they won’t succeed in making us incommunicado also. Posters were made that were put up in nearly all the neighborhoods of Barcelona, mainly on the doors of the social centers. There was also a proposal placed on the internet for a meal on Sunday to gather money for Tamara. On Sunday, at 6 in the evening, we gathered in the designated place, Plaza Can Felipa in the neighborhood of Poblenou. About a hundred people came and we marched towards the jail with banners, flyers, fireworks, and spraypaint. The area was full of undercovers but there weren’t uniformed cops close by. When we came close to Wad-Ras they appeared in their riot vans and we gritted our teeth, not letting them intimidate us with their presence. Never again! Knowing that our companion was held prisoner outweighed any consequence we could suffer for showing our support. When we arrived at the jail they were already awaiting us outside their vans, clubs in hand, with their uniforms and all their gear. We shouted all the louder and surrounded the jail with these waged torturers one meter away. We stopped next to them and yelled in their disgusting faces. This time the prisoners were not in the windows, they had isolated them so we couldn’t talk with them, though we knew they were listening to us. We continued the march and then left. We want to thank all the people who showed solidarity with the actions that were taken, because we believe it is important to reaffirm that under these calculated blows we should not respond as they expect, staying in our houses. More than ever we have to demonstrate with all our force and courage, to feel that we are not alone, that if one day the blow falls on us there will be those who will give their everything from the streets. We don’t know how long they will hold Tamara prisoner. There is much to be done. Her closest friends and companions live in Madrid, therefore we in Barcelona have to mobilize so that Tamara isn’t lacking anything, neither in things material, emotional, or revolutionary. We find it important to stress that this repressive blow should not paralyze us, should not interrupt our daily struggle. Despite our support for our companion, we should continue the struggle, not stagnate. The continuation of the social war is the best homage that we can make for Tamara. A space has been created at the Ateneu Llibertari del Besòs [an anarchist social center] to drop off things for Tamara, such as: -Books -Clothes that are not blue, nor grey pants [these would be regulations of the prison] -Music CDs, originals and still in the packaging [not copies] [the address of the Ateneu is Rambla Prim 76, 08019 Barcelona, Espanya, include a note inside the package that the material is for Tamara, she probably only reads a little English but I haven’t been able to find out yet. Here’s the website of the Ateneu http://www.nodo50.org/albesos/ ] Her address is: Tamara Hernandez Heras C.P. Brians - Dones Carretera de Martorell a Capellades, km 23 08635 Sant Esteve Sesrovires Spain Some actions realized in solidarity with Tamara, found on the internet -Solidarity with Tamara and the prisoners Last night, in the neighborhood of Sants, real estate offices, banks, and offices of public institutions were painted in solidarity with the recently detained Tamara and all the other prisoners of this murderous state. Also two banners were hung calling for her freedom. Solidarity and action! -Two banks burned in solidarity with anarchist prisoner 22 December 2009 Early Friday morning we set fire to two banks in Guinardó (Barcelona), as two small acts of solidarity. In the first place we want to claim this action in support of Tamara, the young madrileña detained this week accused of having mailed a letter bomb to the director of Penitentiary Institutions for being responsible for the current situation of prisoner Amadeu Casellas. Beyond whether she was or wasn't the author of this deed, we know that this arrest is framed within the attempt to stop all shows of solidarity with Amadeu. A fact that is corroborated by the different reports the Mossos have presented to raise the alarm about the dangerous relations that are being woven in relation to the hungerstrike of this anarchist prisoner. It is in this direction that we understand her arrest and in this direction that we understand our solidarity. In the second place we want to show our deepest support to the companions detained by the Chilean state. Just as our enemies do not understand borders, as personified by the Italian collaboration with the Chilean police, neither do we, as internationalist proletarians. You are not alone! Where there is struggle there is repression! Where there is repression there is solidarity!

Never forget “A truth cries out to be heard in my heart, and it goes like this: any movement or struggle that does not provide support to the fallen is destined for failure. As certainly as day follows night. Support for the prisoners should be considered the top priority within the movements and for people like you or me, who never know when the prison bars will close behind us. Or when these bars will open to permit our release.” Harold H. Thompson [trans: I couldn’t find the original quote, so I had to translate this back from Spanish; therefore it’s probably not the exact quote] On Tuesday 15 December, anarchist comrade Tamara was detained in Madrid. Her arrest warrant originated in Barcelona, from the Mossos d’Escuadra [Catalan autonomous police force]. She is accused of mailing a letter bomb to Albert Battle, director of the Penitentiary Institutions of Catalunya. [Tamara is AWESOME!] On Wednesday she was transferred to Barcelona and on Thursday morning made her declaration at the preliminary court appearance. A group of people in solidarity gathered at the courthouse: despite not personally knowing Tamara we felt it necessary and desirable to give her all of our support. After passing the whole morning outside we discovered that the judge had decreed pretrial detention for Tamara, who was transferred to Wad-Ras women’s prison in Barcelona. Faced with this situation we went into action. There’s little time and much to do. We decided this same night to approach the prison where Tamara was being held to let her hear our shouts and our rage, to give a rapid response, to demonstrate to the repressive forces that we won’t permit them to strike us with impunity; they have kidnapped our companion and we want them to hear one clear message: though our struggle does come with consequences for us, their repression will also have consequences for them. We also wanted Tamara to know that we won’t leave her alone for an instant. There is no fear in our eyes, they have not succeeded in intimidating us, there is only rage and conviction. We called for an assembly, passing on the word person to person, and a group of people volunteered to knock on doors and inform folks about the situation and the upcoming call-outs. We met in the evening and, despite the scarcity of people in attendance, we organized a march on Wad-Ras for that same night. We also decided to prepare a protest for the coming Sunday. We are not many, but we are sufficient to circle the prison shouting loudly, throwing fireworks, and speaking with prisoners who had gathered at the windows. Later we learned that Tamara heard us and it filled her with strength to hear us out there. On Friday we convoked another meeting and organized a protest. They told us that Tamara had been transferred to the prison at Can Brians, located one hour by car outside Barcelona. Despite this, we decided to continue with the same location and route, because we understood that the powers did not want us to gather at Wad-Ras, but going to a prison always has a purpose, and they won’t succeed in making us incommunicado also. Posters were made that were put up in nearly all the neighborhoods of Barcelona, mainly on the doors of the social centers. There was also a proposal placed on the internet for a meal on Sunday to gather money for Tamara. On Sunday, at 6 in the evening, we gathered in the designated place, Plaza Can Felipa in the neighborhood of Poblenou. About a hundred people came and we marched towards the jail with banners, flyers, fireworks, and spraypaint. The area was full of undercovers but there weren’t uniformed cops close by. When we came close to Wad-Ras they appeared in their riot vans and we gritted our teeth, not letting them intimidate us with their presence. Never again! Knowing that our companion was held prisoner outweighed any consequence we could suffer for showing our support. When we arrived at the jail they were already awaiting us outside their vans, clubs in hand, with their uniforms and all their gear. We shouted all the louder and surrounded the jail with these waged torturers one meter away. We stopped next to them and yelled in their disgusting faces. This time the prisoners were not in the windows, they had isolated them so we couldn’t talk with them, though we knew they were listening to us. We continued the march and then left. We want to thank all the people who showed solidarity with the actions that were taken, because we believe it is important to reaffirm that under these calculated blows we should not respond as they expect, staying in our houses. More than ever we have to demonstrate with all our force and courage, to feel that we are not alone, that if one day the blow falls on us there will be those who will give their everything from the streets. We don’t know how long they will hold Tamara prisoner. There is much to be done. Her closest friends and companions live in Madrid, therefore we in Barcelona have to mobilize so that Tamara isn’t lacking anything, neither in things material, emotional, or revolutionary. We find it important to stress that this repressive blow should not paralyze us, should not interrupt our daily struggle. Despite our support for our companion, we should continue the struggle, not stagnate. The continuation of the social war is the best homage that we can make for Tamara. A space has been created at the Ateneu Llibertari del Besòs [an anarchist social center] to drop off things for Tamara, such as: -Books -Clothes that are not blue, nor grey pants [these would be regulations of the prison] -Music CDs, originals and still in the packaging [not copies] [the address of the Ateneu is Rambla Prim 76, 08019 Barcelona, Espanya, include a note inside the package that the material is for Tamara, she probably only reads a little English but I haven’t been able to find out yet. Here’s the website of the Ateneu http://www.nodo50.org/albesos/ ] Her address is: Tamara Hernandez Heras C.P. Brians - Dones Carretera de Martorell a Capellades, km 23 08635 Sant Esteve Sesrovires Spain Some actions realized in solidarity with Tamara, found on the internet -Solidarity with Tamara and the prisoners Last night, in the neighborhood of Sants, real estate offices, banks, and offices of public institutions were painted in solidarity with the recently detained Tamara and all the other prisoners of this murderous state. Also two banners were hung calling for her freedom. Solidarity and action! -Two banks burned in solidarity with anarchist prisoner 22 December 2009 Early Friday morning we set fire to two banks in Guinardó (Barcelona), as two small acts of solidarity. In the first place we want to claim this action in support of Tamara, the young madrileña detained this week accused of having mailed a letter bomb to the director of Penitentiary Institutions for being responsible for the current situation of prisoner Amadeu Casellas. Beyond whether she was or wasn't the author of this deed, we know that this arrest is framed within the attempt to stop all shows of solidarity with Amadeu. A fact that is corroborated by the different reports the Mossos have presented to raise the alarm about the dangerous relations that are being woven in relation to the hungerstrike of this anarchist prisoner. It is in this direction that we understand her arrest and in this direction that we understand our solidarity. In the second place we want to show our deepest support to the companions detained by the Chilean state. Just as our enemies do not understand borders, as personified by the Italian collaboration with the Chilean police, neither do we, as internationalist proletarians. You are not alone! Where there is struggle there is repression! Where there is repression there is solidarity!

An other prisoner found dead today, this time a 21 year old Kurd in Korridalos prison in Athens Greece

An other prisoner found dead today, this time a 21 year old Kurd in Korridalos prison in Athens Greece, as broadcasted by 105.5fm radio, without further comments and details on the how.

Against the death penalty!

11-12-09 Sweden: Social war - not socio-ecological crisis

Lund,Sweden: Shell-station burnt down

The other side, are you ready?!
This is an act directed against the political spectacle of COP15 - We are not going to let the charades of the political elite distract us from what we know needs doing.
Last night a gas-station was burnt to the ground in the city of Lund in the south of sweden, just across the bridge from Copenhagen.
Unlike the elite gathering in Copenhagen, we consider the destruction of life a serious matter. While they twist themselves around trying to seem concerned, they are fanning the flames of the fires that have been consuming all life it can for hundreds of years.
The fires we build - and ignite - are those intended to rid ourselves of our shackles and create the space to build the worlds we dream of.

We see no other solution to the situation that industrial capitalism has put us in, than burning down gas-stations and all other monuments holding up this system. We are living in a socio-ecological crisis, and it will remain untill we remove it's cause.
Social war - not socio-ecological crisis

Policestate shows its face in Copenhagen

the leftradical black bloc

By activists from the black bloc.

December 12 2009. This was the big day. All eyes were on Copenhagen as about 100.000 demonstrators from all over the world came together at the Parliament, Christiansborg. It was a big, colorfull demontsration with 41 different blocs that marched towards the Bella Centre, to give their climate political demands to the politicians at the COP15. “Climate Justice Now!” was the slogan that united all the demonstrators today.

But not all demonstrators belive that appealing to the politicians will make a change.

“No nation-no border-fight law and order”

The left radical, now disolved network Never Trust A Cop, had called for an anticapitalistic bloc. We met at Højbro Plads, which is a square close to the parliament, and walked together as a black bloc with the big demonstration. We were about 1000 and the slogans were strong: “No nation-no border-fight law and order” , “Our climate not your business” , “One solution –REVOLUTION!” etc. The frontbanner of the black block, which was Swedish said: “Intät människa er illegalt” which means people can’t be illegal! When the block passed Børsen - the finance capital centre of currency speculations and other crimes against humanity, 18 windows were broken and people were shouting: “A-Anti-Anticapitalista!”

The demonstration went over the bridge “Knippelsbro” and as we arrived at Christianshavns Torv, a square in the western part of town, a few windows from one of the biggest banks in Denmark, “Danske Bank”, were broken. That arouse some hilarity and slogans, there were no police. We continued to Amager, another part of town.

Without any warning or reason

At the square “Christian Møllers Plads” the big suprise came. Suddenly, without any warning or reason, our block was attacked by a lot of roaring police. Behind them were police vans and cars filled with police dogs. None of us had expected this and it all went very fast. The police was shouting, pushing everybody around and most of the black block and some other demonstrators were pressed into a side street, which end also was blocked by the police.

“This is what democracy looks like!”

913 activists were arrested during the demonstration, handcuffed and put on the freezing ground. ( Futher 55 activists were arrested near the freetown area called Christiania). “This is what democracy looks like!” shouted the arrested demonstrators. The activists were not told why they were arrested. Later on, the police’ spokesperson Per Larsen said, that it was because of preventive causes... The police have also announced, that more reasons are to come along with the “investigation”! Many activists had to sit on the ground for 3-4 hours, some even got cramps from sitting there in such cold temperatures for so long time. Now they are being transported to the “climate-prison” in Valby, which is a hall with cages that looks like a mix of an animal farm and Guantanamo.

... handcuffed and put on the freezing ground.

200 in solidarity with the arrested comrades

Around 7 pm, a text message were circling around saying: “Come and protest against the meaningless arrests of peacefull demonstrators! We will gather at Toftegårds Plads at 9 pm and go to the prison! Freedom for all political prisoners!”

Around 21.45 200 demonstrators had gathered at Toftegårds Plads demanding the release of all the imprisoned activists. There was a smaller confrontation and one activist was arrested.

A German comrade, who was the first to be released this evening told that inside the prison, the arrested had been forced to sit on the ground, while roaring policemen screamed, that they were not allowed to move. When she was released she had not yet got an explanation for her arrest.

ST.PAULI COMRADES AND FANS UNFURLED THEE BANNERS IN HAMBURG
IN SOLIDARITY TO THE PEOPLE AND COMRADES ARESTED ON DECEMBER 6 IN GREECE
AND TO KOSTANTINA COUNEBA !!

COP15 EASIER access to Denmark and COPENHAGEN

BUT, there are more, perhaps, less controlled borders to Denmark, they follow below,
and also warnings against the more controlled border crossings.

DONT TRAVEL THROUGH:

Copenhagen Airport or Billund Airport

and;

The land border crossing at PADBORG, KRUSÅ, in other
words AVOID any land border crossings in Jylland!

TRAVEL BETTER THROUGH THESE CROSSINGS
(so far):

RED ROUTE ONE;
Travel to Rostock in Germany (old DDR), best by train/bus/car, then
jump on the ferry (SCANDLINES) to GEDSER port in Denmark, less
heavy controlled, at the moment.

Then jump on the train/bus to Copenhagen, takes two hours.

RED ROUTE TWO;
Travel to Helsingborg in Sweden, best by train/bus/car, then
jump on the ferry (SCANDLINES or HH-ferries) to HELSINGØR port in Denmark,
less heavy controlled, at the moment.

Then jump on the train to Copenhagen, takes one hour.

Or take the local train to Hillerød (half an hour) and then the S-train
to Copenhagen, 40 mint. travel time.


RED ROUTE THREE;
Travel to Oslo in Norway, take the ferry direct to Copenhagen (DFDS).


RED ROUTE FOUR;
Travel to Bornholm, then by ferry to Køge, then S-train to Copenhagen (half hour).

Giannis Dimitrakis sent back to Domokos prison

Giannis Dimitrakis sent back to Domokos prison

While the appeal court yesterday accepted the proposal to postpone the trial (to Tuesday 15-12) of cοmrade Giannis Dimitrakis, because of his transfer to Athens one day before the trial thereby preventing the lawyer from speaking to him to prepare his defence, the State sent Giannis back to Domokos prison, some hours after the court disbanded.

According to the media:
"The lawyer of Dimitrakis, C.Papadakis defines this institutional act a scandal that ostentatiously violates a court order. The transfer of Dimitrakis fits in perfectly with the police State ,the atmosphere that prevailed at the trial and limits of the accused's rights of defence.The lawyers had asked the court to postpone the trial,noting that, almost a month ago they made the request to transfer the accused to Korydallos prison (Athens) and have sufficient time to prepare the defense, this came just one day before the trial."

Announcement for solidarity

Financial support to Greek arrested anarchists of “Resalto” center

Following the police assault and brutal break-in at the anarchist/ antiauthoritarian center of “Resalton” during the afternoon of Saturday, December 5th , the 22 arrested comrades were released by the Piraeus Court at the dawn of Tuesday, December, 8th.

For their release, both from prison and from custody until their trial, the Court imposed limitative clauses on them, and furthermore, bail money was set at a very high amount.

The total amount of bail money sums up to the amount of 51,000 euros. More specifically, for one of those arrested bail was set at 15.000 euros, for three of them at 5,000 per person and for the remaining seven, bail starts at 3,000 euros.

The total financial amount of bail-money must be deposited by Thursday, December 17, but it is advisable, for the purpose of avoiding bureaucratic deadlocks, that this money is raised until Tuesday, December 15th.

So, for the financial support of the 22 arrested of Resalto, but also for the prompt payment of bail, a solidarity fund has been established. It is necessary for all of us to assist in gathering this, unusually high, total amount of bail money.

For this purpose, in order for this amount of money to be securely raised you are all greatly encouraged, and kindly asked to establish direct contact at the following telephone number: 30 6973657960 or establish contact via e-mail, at the address tameio22@espiv.net in order to obtain the bank account number where this money may be deposited.

Solidarity is our weapon

Andra sidan är ni klara?! (The other side, are you ready?!)



This is an act directed against the political spectacle of COP15 - We are not going to let the
charades of the political elite distract us from what we know needs doing.
Last night a gas-station was burnt to the ground in the city of Lund in the south of sweden, just
across the bridge from Copenhagen.

Unlike the elite gathering in Copenhagen, we consider the destruction of life a serious matter.
While they twist themselves around trying to seem concerned, they are fanning the flames of the
fires that have been consuming all life it can for hundreds of years.

The fires we build - and ignite - are those intended to rid ourselves of our shackles
and create the space to build the worlds we dream of.

We see no other solution to the situation that industrial capitalism has put us in, than burning
down gas-stations and all other monuments holding up this system. We are living in a
socio-ecological crisis, and it will remain untill we remove it's cause.

Social war - not socio-ecological crisis

URGENT COMMUNIQUE FROM ATHENS ANARCHISTS 9-12-2009

URGENT COMMUNIQUE FROM ATHENS ANARCHISTS 9-12-2009


RECENT DAYS HAVE SEEN INCREDIBLE JUNTA ORGIES IN GREECE

EXAMPLES:

1) Cops with guns in the demonstrations
2) Motorbike raids against protesters
3) Cops following peaceful demonstrators in their tracks, wild and indiscriminate arrests
4) Staged events such as the alleged assassination attempt against the rector of the Pritanea
5) An enormous number of vague and even criminal charges and arresting people young and old
6) Closing schools on the pretext of swine flu and the merciless beating of students who wanted to get to their schools
7) Undercover cops kidnapping young protesters
8) Higher level visible collaboration between Golden Dawn neo-nazis and the Police
9) Secret meetings between Chrysohoides and the bosses of the TV channels and journalists to decide on how TV reporting was going to be done over these days
10) Secret covert cameras and helicopters hovering constantly
11) Zero tolerance makes a bitter orange and a stone against a bank a felony and a pretext for a police attack
12) BAN on demonstrations and political gatherings in the conversion areas with massive police intimidation and outrageous filing
13) Hacker attacks on indymedia, and sites of squatted places and TVXS (no borders TV), deleting comments
14) Invasion and PREVENTIVE ARRESTS in many self-managed spaces.
15) In an Orwellian way anarchists and the rebels are referred to "fascists and Nazis!".
16) Junta-like removal of asylum [in the universities]

AND HOW MUCH MORE!

Some of these things happened in isolation, and some only happened before under the junta in 1967-1974; others have never happened before, only now.
They never ever happened altogether in such a short space of time!
It seems that the crash which happened here and they are hiding, like the indomitable December, has the power to activate an emergency plan, a new ‘PLASTER CAST’. [repeating the pronuncement of the junta in 1967]
These moments are more than historical. We are witnessing for the first time since 1967 an attempt to impose a fascist police coup. If a parliamentary democracy are able to commit those crimes, the junta is something different and we have all have begun to understand that. The anarchist slogans in the streets are beginning to say bluntly: "DOWN THE JUNTA"
A collusion of prosecutors, rectors, the upper classes, TV media and police, and still we do not know what other local and foreign forces have been mustered. You hear of missing people. The climate is heavy like unde the junta.

THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO BE SILENT! THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO RELAX!
EVERYBODY IN THE STREETS - SQUATS EVERYWHERE!
PLEASE HELP TO SMASH DOWN THE GREEK JUNTA!
THE REGIME IS GOING THE WAY OF 1967!
Wake up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

translation fixed a little by act for freedom

updtday news for our comarde dimitrakis. athens. greece

Acepted the request for postponement because of non-understanding of John with his lawyers and was postponed to Tuesday, 15/12 at 9.30 this morning.

AGAINST THE STATE AND EACH ROUFIANI!!

FREEDOM TO GIANNIS DIMITRAKIS

updtday news for our comarde dimitrakis. athens. greece

Acepted the request for postponement because of non-understanding of John with his lawyers and was postponed to Tuesday, 15/12 at 9.30 this morning.

AGAINST THE STATE AND EACH ROUFIANI!!

FREEDOM TO GIANNIS DIMITRAKIS

Protests against the G20 member Mindaugas Lenartavičius London sentenced 2 years in prison

On 1 December, on Tuesday, was jailed for two years before the G-20 aimed at demonstrators in London held in clashes with police apogee tried to ignite the bank.„Royal Bank of Scotland“ tried to ignite the Royal Bank of Scotland blinds after another demonstrator broke the windows. Video cameras showed his face as a cloud, Balaklava pull Lenartavičius still retreat to see whether the blinds already flaming. m Each time the test fails, he returned and re-establish the flame test. i. London's Southwark district court, he finally succeeded, and from a building in Threadneedle Street, the Bank of England, the smoke began to rise. The prosecutor Charlotte Welsh argued that his efforts have culminated in only apsvilusios blinds to the ceiling and raised svilėsių smoke. areštuotas. She added that despite Lenartavičiaus attempts to conceal his identity, the police sent his colleagues detailed knowledge of its distinctive headgear, and he was quickly arrested. lighter and Balaklava were found in his pocket. 22 year-old boy, who stayed on the Palmers Green area in the skvote, was charged April 1 met arson. In the previous hearing, where Lenartavičiui been indicted "endangering the lives of arson," he was formally acquitted. Who spoke the sentence the judge Geoffrey Rivlin said: "There is no doubt that with your help a peaceful protest turned violent and angry protest. “ Padeginėjimas is a serious matter, and the offense was committed entirely to the public. " As punishment Lenartavičiui in excess of 12 months, he will be deported. Welsh said that Lenartavičius came from Lithuania a few days to protest against the G20 protests and was soon to return to Lithuania. Oliver Wellingsas defender argued that his client is "pacifist" and never took the opposition in order to cause trouble. "His beliefs and attitudes are strong, he supports peaceful protests. However, it affected the power of the crowd, and perhaps the feeling that all the monitors. It is a moment to lose self-control. sHe said he did not intend harm to human life and believed it would jeopardize the ", - said Wellingsas.

Around 3am on December 8th, two bricks shattered the window of the Greek Embassy at 2228 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, D.C. This action was taken in solidarity with those who have taken to the streets in Greece on the recent anniversary of the murder of Alexis Grigoropoulos.

Around 3am on December 8th, two bricks shattered the window of the Greek Embassy at 2228 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, D.C. This action was taken in solidarity with those who have taken to the streets in Greece on the recent anniversary of the murder of Alexis Grigoropoulos.

The recent socialist government has shown through its use of state repression that is no different in character from the right wing government that took Grigoropoulos's life. State power, regardless of who wields it will be used to repress and murder , and we will never be free of this violence until we've dismantled the rule of state and capital, and confront the roots of power and hierarchy wherever they manifest themselves.

We mean to demonstrate that the uprising in Greece, the acts of building and defending autonomous spaces have been an inspiration not only to those in Europe, but the whole world over. With these bricks thrown we've made the Greek embassy in Washington, D.C. better reflect the current landscape on the streets of Athens and Thessaloniki. Let this serve as a reminder to those who hold power, whether their offices are in Athens or Washington, D.C. that their time to murder and silence the voices of resistance has come to an end.

In solidarity,

clashes with riotcops in athens 6/12/09