Posts Tagged ‘ZAD’
Solidarity statement from Rosa de Foc Squat in Athens, Greece, to anti-airport struggle ZAD in France
Friday, July 21st, 2017
As an international housing squat we think solidarity is our weapon, and as we all know weapons have categories, from handguns to nuclear bombs. Revolutionary solidarity doesn’t have boundaries and can only benefit the struggle. We are already starting to try our theories in practice about this.
International solidarity means bringing and taking ideas from one place to another, placing priorities and supporting the place that needs our help the most. Help is not only texts, supplies and solidarity demonstrations in our territory, but also our physical presence there. Working with the people, learning their language and their culture. Basic ingredients if we want to be effective and helpful, because every battle ground is different. (more…)
Tags: France, Greece, Rosa de Foc Squat, ZAD
Posted in Autonomy
Toulouse: Incendiary attack against Vinci trucks (France)
Monday, March 21st, 2016
Solidarity arson
Toulouse Saturday 27th February
We set fire to several trucks on a Vinci construction site.
We wanted to kick start a fire.
To have fun together,
to not go where we were expected.
It was great.
A fire in winter is warming.
Support to all the crusty kids, zadists or not
Some rascals
-via contrainfo
Tags: Arson, France, Toulouse, Vinci, ZAD
Posted in Direct Action
Solidarity actions against French consulate and VINCI owned companies (Australia)
Friday, January 22nd, 2016
Disruption of VINCI and French Consulate
To the defenders of the ZAD,
Solidarity from anarchists in so-called ‘Melbourne, Australia’- the never-ceded indigenous land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, stolen and occupied by the genocidal settler-colonial state.
In response to recent threats of violent eviction by the French State, actions were taken at several locations in Melbourne, the city built on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, in colonised Australia. The actions targetted the French consulate and offices of companies of the VINCI corporate-family linked to the proposed destruction of land at the Zone-A-Defendre.
The French consulate was attacked with paint and its locks were stuffed and glued.
The Offices of Menard-Bachy and Fressynet (both companies owned by VINCI), had their windows broken and slogans in support of the ZAD painted on the facade.
The Melbourne office of Electrix (a company owned by VINCI) was redecorated with a number of slogans celebrating resistance to VINCI’s plans.
For information see http://zad.nadir.org
(photos and text)
http://torvps7kzis5ujfz.onion/~lumichel/index.html
http://torvps7kzis5ujfz.onion/~lumichel/index.pl.html
(or clearnet links ):
https://web.archive.org/save/http://torvps7kzis5ujfz.onion.link/~lumichel/index.html
Polish –
https://web.archive.org/save/http://torvps7kzis5ujfz.onion.link/~lumichel/index.pl.html
Tags: Australia, Electrix, Fressynet, International Solidarity, Melbourne, Menard-Bachy, Paint attack, Sabotage, Vinci, ZAD
Posted in Direct Action
Comrade killed by police defending the wetland of Testet (ZAD, France)
Tuesday, October 28th, 2014
From rabbleldn, reposted from squat.net and contrainfo:
According to a statement from squatters in the ZAD (occupied “zone to be defended”) of Notre-Dame-des-Landes, during the night between Saturday and Sunday the 26th of October 2014 a protester named Remi was killed in clashes that broke out after a rally against the construction of a dam along the Sivens forest in the wetland of Testet in the Tarn department (southern France).
Around 7000 people gathered in the ZAD (zone to be defended) of Testet, after months of police attacks and destruction of the wetland and habitations of those who defend the area. In the late evening and overnight, dozens of people attacked the forces of order that were protecting the dam construction site. Activists expressed their anger trying to delay the resumption of works, originally scheduled for Monday the 27th of October.
The cops fired rubber bullets (known as flash-balls), distraction devices such as stun hand grenades and fragmentation grenades, and tear gases. According to testimonies of protesters from the Testet wetland area, Remi must have collapsed after being hit with a grenade; then his body was reportedly taken by the repressive forces.
Prefectural authorities stated they did not want to comment on the matter before the official autopsy was made public on Monday. The government has already begun to stigmatize the protesters, in addition to trying to divide them in order to cover up what happened. But they know very well that, whatever they do, this death will have explosive consequences.
Calls against state violence and updates on planned actions in Nantes and elsewhere at: zad.nadir.org & nantes.indymedia.org
Photos from revolution-news.com
Tags: Ecological Destruction, Forest Struggle, France, Police Attack, Police Brutality, Remi, Testet, ZAD
Posted in Eco Struggle
Graffiti in Support of ZAD, France & Can Vies, Spain in Hastings, England (UK)
Sunday, June 8th, 2014
ACT FOR FREEDOM!
Here are a couple photos of graffiti that appeared in Hastings (UK) in support of the ZAD (a zone to be defended), France and the struggle to save the squat Can Vies in Barcelona, Catalonia, an imposition that comes as the result of the Spanish state and developers to crush dissent, resistance and free spaces. (more…)
Tags: Can Vies, Graffiti, Hastings, Solidarity Action, UK, ZAD
Posted in Direct Action
Atlanta, GA: Tractors sabotaged for the ZAD, No TAV, Hambach Forest (USA)
Wednesday, February 26th, 2014
325 receives and transmits:
On the night of February 22nd, we poured a mixture of sand and water into the fuel tanks of two tractors used in the construction of a new Atlanta streetcar. The streetcar is one of many major development projects the city has initiated in the past few years as a part of a general plan to revitalize downtown. We know that this plan only means more police and unaffordable housing.
We offer this small gesture of solidarity to the ZAD, the No TAV movement, and the occupation of the Hambach Forest. We would also like to send strength to those affected by increased surveillance or repression the new developments have brought to Atlanta.
Our action was very simple to perform. It did not take long to plan or to enact and we found all of the materials on the side of the road. We do not believe that an accumulation of “actions” makes a revolution, but we wanted to give encouragment to the current and future participants of revolutionary struggles. Onward, strong hearts!
Tags: Atlanta, Hambach Forest, Sabotage, Solidarity Action, TAV, USA, ZAD
Posted in Direct Action
Notre-Dame-des-Landes (France): Call for decentralised action for the first anniversary of ZAD evictions
Monday, October 14th, 2013
19 October 2013: Protest anniversary of evictions.
We got sent this link to check out solidarity call for the anti-airport struggle
Tags: Airport, Forest Struggle, France, International Solidarity, ZAD
Posted in Eco Struggle
Black February: Message of Solidarity from some people of the ZAD and elsewhere (France)
Sunday, February 24th, 2013
Message of solidarity from some people of the ZAD (Zone A Défendre) and elsewhere in France, an occupied area against an international airport and metropolisation project.
With pleasure, we heard of the reactions of solidarity against the evictions at Athens in December and January : United States, India, England, Canada, Australia, Japan, Chile… and also the numerous actions and demonstrations through Greece.
In split of contexts differences here or elsewhere, the same mechanisms of repression sweep down on all those who struggle against the imposition of what our lives should be. And who wants a liberty which have an other flavour than the sad liberty to survive in their international competition in silence. (more…)
Tags: Athens, Forest Struggle, France, Greece, International Solidarity, Vinci, ZAD
Posted in Eco Struggle
Arson against Vinci security company in Malmö (Sweden)
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
325 receives and transmits:
ARSON AGAINST VINCI SECURITY COMPANY IN MALMÖ, SWEDEN.
On the 8th november a company car of the security company skånsk larmtjänst was set on fire in malmö, sweden. Skånsk larmtjänst is a part of the huge construction company vinci. The attack was carried out in solidarity with la ZAD, a anti airport project outside of nantes, france, where the french state and vinci try to build a big airport. It was also done in hatred of society and in love of anarchism.
VINCI DEGAGE!
Tags: Arson, France, Malmo, Solidarity Action, Sweden, Vinci, ZAD
Posted in Direct Action