Vladimir Us
artist & curator
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> Message: 1> Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:13:07 +0200> From: "Alex Foti" <[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]>> Subject: [savenodesign] Fwd: [Euromayday] Call for solidarity!>
> Helsinki squat threatened with eviction
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------> From: ak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> > Date: Oct 21, 2007 11:25 PM> Subject: [Euromayday] Call for solidarity!
> > Helsinki squat threatened> with eviction> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Call
> > for solidarity!> Helsinki squat threatened with eviction> > After seven
> > years of actions and a summer of non-stop squatting the> radical movement
> > in Helsinki managed for the first time to secure a> social> centre of it's
> > own in August 2007. The old restaurant building that> became> our home has
> > been perfect for hosting revolution – with peoples> kitchens,> gigs,
> > discussions, knitting, movies and other activities taking place> everyday.>
> > > The owner of the building, a private insurance company called Etera>
> > (www.etera.fi), has agreed on renting the house to the City of Helsinki>
> > who in turn would hand it over to the squatters. While some people> within>
> > the administration of the city give us support the more bureaucratic>
> > middle aged men at the health and construction agencies have come up> with>
> > regulations that are totally self serving, have no contact to reality> and>
> > are a purely political assault against us. These regulations have been>
> > enough to scare of the people that support us and the Youth Department>
> > has> backed of from the project. If we don't convince the owners of the
> > house> that touching us is a very bad idea then eviction will only be a
> > matter> of> time. Another possible solution would be for the city to find
> > us another> house. But as we've seen the double crossings of politicians
> > over and> over> again we refuse to leave this house until we have another
> > house to move> into. We have all ready during this summer witnessed the
> > police showing> up> in the hundreds to evict us without hesitations to use
> > brute force. No> matter how the city chooses to solve this problem they
> > need to realise> eviction is not the solution.> > We appeal to all of our
> > friends across Europe to act in our support> against the shit head politics
> > that are being pushed through by the> officials of the City of Helsinki.
> > Find an embassy of Finland close to> you, arrange a Thursday demo, send us
> > solidarity, do what ever you> please> but now is the moment we need your
> > support.> > The struggles for free spaces continue in all spaces!> > With
> > love and respect> Helsinki squatters> Social centre Elimäenkatu 15>
> > valtaus.org> > > _______________________________________________>
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