>From: "Kurt Lhotzky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >21:15 CET, Vienna > > >In spite of the attempts of the petty-bourgeois organization SOS Mitmensch >to cancel the demonstration which was announced for today, at 17.00 CET some >4.000 - 5.000 people gathered at the Ballhausplatz in front of the seat of >the Federal President. The place was largely dominated by red flags and >banners reading "Resistance", "Down with the FPÖVP government", "No >coalition with racism". >At about 17:15, the demonstrators started to cross the city and turned to >the FPÖ Head Office at Kärntner Straße. On the way, more people joined the >march, and (its hardly to say) about 6.000 people finally held a rally in >front of the FPÖ premises. There was a heavy contingent of anti-riot police >their; after some minor scuffles, the protesters left the center of Vienna >and started for the first time a march through working-class districts. >There, youth, especially from turkish and yugoslav families, joined the >march. Now, some 8.000 to 10.000 people are again in the city and rallye in >front of the parliament. There were no clasches up to now. > >Impressions: In spite of the well-known illegality of the actions, the >spirits are high, people are in best mood, there is a very optimistic and >militant feeling. The participation of youth from "Gastarbeiter" (immigramt) >families brought a very positive and vivid element in the protests. The >ruling circles react more and more hysterical. The leader of the Viennese >FPÖ, Hilmar Kabas (who was designated Minister of Defense but rejected by >President Klestil because of his xenophobic electoral campaign) warned in an >interview that "violent left terrorists, backed by the Socialdemocrats and >the Greens[!!!]" want to destabilize the country... Schüssel anf Haider >issued an appeal for "fairness" - a strange word from their mouthes! > >More news later > > >Kurt > > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
