From: springstof (springstof@antenna.nl)
Date: 03/03/00
On Thu, Mar 02, 2000 at 04:23:02PM -0500, Giuliano wrote: hoihoi, Youth Hostel Metropolix in Milaan is ontruimd! > ________________________________________________ > A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E > http://www.ainfos.ca/ > ________________________________________________ > > Hi, > > Punctual as promised, this early morning at 6.30 AM about 200 anti riot > policemen showed up in the old, popular block of Milano Isola to evict the > squatted youth hostel Metropolix. > > They were welcomed by few hundreds activists which waited for them the > whole night in front and inside the squat. But it was not a passive > waiting: during the night, the activists have been building 4 or 5 > barricades with old furniture, tires, etc, blocking all accesses to the > square where the squat to be evicted lays. And as soon as the police > stepped out from their busses, the barricades were set on fire. Meanwhile, > the press could follow everything thanks to a sort of turret built by the > activists in the middle of the square. > > These were only the first ones of a serie of civil resistance surprises. > > Soon the whole block was filled with black smoke. The police tried to pass > the blockade by foot, but also that wasn't easy due to the physical > resistance of the camarades. Finally, after about one hour of riots, the > cops succeeded and could enter the square -- only to run against another > surprise. > > The squat was completely isolated by a tall metal barrier, built with > scaffolding irons. The resisting activists quickly runned behind it, > opposing even more resistance because the police could not reach them with > their sticks. At that point they lost their heads, and started to shoot > teargas bombs at men's height. But the barrier kept, and the whole area was > filled with teargas. And even journalists cried. > > This second confrontation lasted another hour, then the camarades retreated > all together, in order, so to avoid people being taken and arrested, > positiong themself on a corner of the square and keeping compact as a > single body. Everybody had instructions and everybody knew what to do. As > usual in Milan, no hooliganism was allowed. > > The police had thus free access to the squat, but here another surprise: > inside the house, in this last days, activists have been actively building > walls, reinforcing doors, making holes in the ground, so that the whole > squat was turned into a huge trap. It took them a good half an hour to > reach the roof, where the last surprise waited them. > > 5 camarades where there ready with cords. As soon as the first cop showed > up, they lowered themselves down, hanging midway between the roof and the > ground, at about 10 meters height. > > Riots stopped and firekeepers, ambulances, helicopters and Tvs arrived (the > usual mess you can imagine). But the 5 protesting activists refused to be > helped as long as the Head of Milan police did not promise to let them and > the other camarades go without identifying/ prosecuting anybody. When the > agreement was reached, they let themselves to be helped down and went away > with the other camarades waiting them. It was half past ten -- it took > police 4 hours to overcome resistance. > > There are no news of arrestations, and it seems that nobody was seriuosly > wounded -- no policeman, no demonstrant. Thus, the demonstrative action had > a full success. Metropolix is lost -- a 2 years long experience of > self-managed, self-organized antagonist youth hostel which hosted last year > hundreds and hundreds of young people unable to pay hotel fares, besides > the 40 people living in it. A social and political answer to the lack of > homes for young people suffered in this city delivered, bonded hands and > feet, to the speculative powers of large corporations. > > And as it happened with the "Deposito Bulk", a big squat evicted in > December which occupied another place on New Year's Eve, also Metropolix > plans to get back with another occupation in the next days. One lost, one > taken. That's the rule. Corporative powers are learning it. > > Giuliano > > ******** > ****** The A-Infos News Service ****** > News about and of interest to anarchists > ****** > COMMANDS: lists@tao.ca > REPLIES: a-infos-d@lists.tao.ca > HELP: a-infos-org@lists.tao.ca > WWW: http://www.ainfos.ca/ > INFO: http://www.ainfos.ca/org > > -To receive a-infos in one language only mail lists@tao.ca the message: > unsubscribe a-infos > subscribe a-infos-X > where X = en, ca, de, fr, etc. (i.e. the language code) > -- Springstof: Weekblad van de Utregse explosieve opruiingsdienst K o p ij : Maandag 14:00 - 17:00 op Lauwerecht 55 Telefono : 030-2715483 Fax : 030-2721532 Conto corrente postale : 5188096 t.n.v. Springstof (Pezzente) Utrecht Smalto : springstof@antenna.nl WWW : http://www.antenna.nl/springstof --------------------------------------------------------------------- Voor afmelden, e-mail kraken-post-unsubscribe@dvxs.nl Voor overige commando's, e-mail kraken-post-help@dvxs.nl
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