From: Pim (pim@dwars.org)
Date: 02 January 2001 16:09 uur
Is dit wat om ook in NL mee aan de slag te gaan?
P.
>(en) FIFTH INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY
>MARCH15th, 2001
>
>>From David ou Dee <seahorse@odyssee.net>
>Date Thu, 21 Dec 2000 13:03:09 -0500 (EST)
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________
> A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E
> http://www.ainfos.ca/
> ________________________________________________
>
>March 15 2001 marks the fifth year of this international day of
>protest and solidarity against police brutality. It first began in
>1997 as an initiative of the Black Flag collective in Switzerland
>along with the help of COBP (French acronym for Citizens Opposed to
>Police Brutality) of Montreal. Since its first year, the
>International Day Against Police Brutality (IDAPB) has been a
>success. This date was chosen because on March 15th, two children,
>aged 11 and 12, were beaten by the Swiss police.
>
>This day of denouncing police brutality is also an opportunity to
>create and strengthen ties between groups that work directly or
>indirectly against State brutality around the world. It permits the
>creation an indispensable international solidarity in the fight
>against police forces that collaborate world-wide and are extremely
>well organized. The IDAPB, which concretely represents this
>solidarity, should not be overlooked as an element in the
>development and need to denounce police brutality. The day shatters
>the myth of unanimity about the virtues of the police (positive
>values promoted especially by TV cop shows, Hollywood films and mass
>media). It also ends the isolation of groups and individuals who,
>engaged in this struggle, are subjected to daily repression.
>
>The modern State's favoured instrument of repression, the police, is
>a fairly recent development in history: In the early 1800s,
>industrialisation is in full swing, people are migrating to the
>cities, becoming urban workers and swelling the proletarian class.
>Class conflicts increase when the bourgeoisie (urban ruling class)
>and industrial property (capital) live in close proximity to
>workers. With the increasing agitation and organisation of workers,
>the police is instituted to fight labour and protect industrial
>property.
>
>Which "crime" shall be punished or not is left to the police's
>discretion; which laws shall be enforced, where and at what time,
>and especially who is forced to respect the law, is decided by the
>police. In effect, the police, the right arm of the State, abuses
>its power on a daily basis and exercises its violence with near
>total impunity. The police continuously and everywhere violate the
>very laws that they are supposed to uphold. The police check
>identity, spy, double-deal, hustle, repress, ticket, despise,
>pursue, arrest, imprison, deport, harass and beat-up; they inflict
>indignity, they torture and they kill. Their primary targets are the
>"undesirables of society," (the dangerous classes): the poor, the
>homeless, people of colour, immigrants and persons with irregular
>status ("illegal immigrants" and people who work under-the-table),
>sex workers,
>activists, the marginalised, student activists, organised workers,
>queer, gender-based and feminist activists and people who question
>and don't accept the legitimacy of the authorities.
>
>As well, the last few years have seen the emergence of world-wide
>movements against capitalist globalisation. This also has resulted
>in mass repression and recurring police violence. Whether it is in
>Prague, Seattle or Vancouver, in Seoul or Washington, during several
>demonstrations, carnivals and actions, a bewildering and
>under-reported number of persons were victims or witnesses of police
>brutality, abuses, "preventive" arrests (kidnapping), unlawful
>imprisonment, inhuman jail conditions, and in several cases, torture.
>
>In response to the widening gap between rich and poor, the deepening
>of poverty and the general deterioration of living conditions,
>governments invest in police forces to do what it takes to maintain
>order and social peace. For example, there is the deplorable
>tendency during demonstrations of resorting to so-called
>less-than-lethal weaponry (tested in hardened regional conflicts
>like Northern Ireland, Palestine, Indonesia, etc.). In opposition to
>the State's drift towards fascism, we have the responsibility to act
>and support all victims of State force. We keenly invite you to
>participate in the International Day Against Police Brutality
>(IDAPB).
>
>
>Until now, this event has taken place in several forms; street
>theatre, murals, publications, demonstrations, conferences,
>postering, workshops, exhibitions, radio and television shows, and
>cultural events. Some groups have organised more than one activity
>while others have formed coalitions. All collectives or individuals
>decide on what type of action, depending on the political climate of
>their country, the energy and willingness of people to organise an
>event, the resources available, etc. The key thing is the
>imagination and the creativity of the people involved.
>
>OUR STRUGGLE HAS NO BORDERS
>DOWN WITH POLICE STATES EVERYWHERE
>HELP ORGANISE INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY
>
>If you can't do something on March 15th, try to do something as
>close to the date as possible.
>If you can't or don't want to participate, spread this message.
>Translations of this text are very much appreciated.
>For questions, commentaries, or to know more about COBP, write us or
>e-mail us and visit our web site at:
>http://www.tao.ca/~cobp/index.html
>
>Mailing address:
>COBP
>c/o The Alternative Bookshop
>2035 St-Laurent 2nd floor
>Montreal, Quebec
>Canada
>H2X 2T3
>
>E-mail : cobp@hotmail.com or seahorse@odyssee.net
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