Wanted: Material for power supply in the Hambi!
It has become dark and cold in the forest. The winter is noticeable already and people arm themselves with thick jackets and long campfire evenings against the first snow. And even against the dark, something can and should be done. Because there is currently no electricity in the forest and meadow. A group of enthousiastic diy people have already found themselves ready to take up the fight with technology, but their inventiveness is also limited, because there are still some crucial things missing.
Now you come into play and if you find the following things still in your, or other cellars and garages you can make sure that soon happy activists walk through the forest with loaded cell phones.
Here we have put together a small list of needed things:
- car batteries
- material for photovoltaic systems
- charge controllers
- inverters
- electric tools, cables … just be creative!
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Thanks for your support!
hold of cutting 2 weeks ago. Then it became a contested ground not just physically but also physiologically with cops calling for taking down of the barricades in exchange for not coming into the forest, this distractionary and divisive tactic was not trusted in the forest. Now we have been informed that if any rocks fly in the direction of the cops they will destroy the whole forest by cutting numerous roads into this millenarian habitat. This is quit a escalation as in exchange for a scratch on their helmets or shields they will destroy one of the last ancient forests in Europe. This narrative redirects attention from ecological and climate violence perpetuated at the whole Earth, countless species and organism about to lose their habitat and their lives, millions around the world aready suffering the consequences of RWE redirecting the responsibility for its destruction at the people who have been defending it for last 5 years.
Today’s walk in the Forest has attracted over 400 people reflecting a wave of popular support sweeping not just the region but all of Germany and from around the world. This is happening at the time when the rulling parties are no loger able or willing to hold an argument on exiting from coal and its effects on the climate but istead have become an extension of RWE special interests and are trying to redirect attention and justify large police actions to destroy the last of Hambi by talk of extremism and violence. All as an attempt to criminalize the whole climate justice movement employing such pesky tactics as road blockades and locking on to planet and climate destroying equiment. Many supporters realized that this is one of the last chances to see the world unique bionome of Hambacher Forest in its present shape if at all. They have expressed their gratitude by sharing home-baked cakes, lots of other food, warm clothing and other supplies with the unarmed “extremists” most of whom do not have firearms training both of which can not be said for the hundreds of armed cops that will arrive in Hambach to help RWE destroy the forest despite wide-spread opposition bringing a reality of climate unstability that in a logic so typical of disaster-capitalism is in turn used to justify further progressive militarization of police forces and higher levels of repression.
Speciall Thank-You also to the oldest 93 year participant of the walk who has knitted warm mittens and hat as a special gift for the defeders of ancient Hambacher Forest: THANK YOU!!! VIELEN DANKE!!!