In nice autumn weather, more than 1000 people (according to police) participated on Sunday, October 23, 2016 in the Action Red Line A4.
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Press releases (selection):
One of the organizers created a petition with the same demands as were set out in the action below. She asks to sign it numerously!
She is a member of Buirer für Buir
Hambach Forest, tree occupation Oaktown & Gallien (Gaul).
Support for a tree occupation. But how?
You want to support the tree occupation Oaktown, Gallien or another but do not know how? No problem. We (supporters and tree-occupants) have put together a few questions which are always asked and we answered them. This is shown how you can bring in very different ways. We also show how you can contribute in very different ways.
In the coming days will be published: “Part 2. Grubbing, what’s that?”.
“The Hambach forest – or what is left of it and perhaps can be saved?
(Further dates November 13, December 11, January 15…)
The 31st monthly guided tour in the Hambach Forest, during the current grubbing season, surely will be the largest one ever in this forest: 3842 large and small people have been there, today many, many will come.
So far all appeals have been useless. This year RWE wants to destroy irrevocably 80 hectares of this unique forest again. We are not willing to accept that. We want to send a signal. The rest of the Hambach Forest can be preserved without stopping the lignite mining. Up to the route of the former A4 motorway can be dug, in the large area between the motorway and the mine are still immense coal seams. Our appeal to RWE:
Today, on 10/07/2016, some activists have blocked the Hambach railway. The declaration of action has been published externally:
https://linksunten.indymedia.org/de/node/192963
Ticker – most recent on top
10/08
03:20 All activists are free. They partly report massive abuse, including food deprivation, the threat of breaking their fingers, and violent pulling of earrings. Some injuries are visible. In addition, sexually explicit language was used against feminine read activists. Shoes and clothing were partly destroyed.
All have come out without giving their personal details. The ticker is now closed.
02:00 The last two activists have arrived at the cops’ station. Unlike the previous transports, police do not want to be seen how these people are brought from the van into the police station. It is therefore to be assumed that massive violence is applied.
00:50 Three activists are in the cops’ station, two still in the fire station.
10/07
22:30 All activists are detached from the rails, but partly still chained together. They are first taken to the fire station Aachen Nord, afterwards probably to the main police department.
21:20 Short call by the detached person, all activists are fine so far.
20:45 One person was detached, 4 are still blocking.
17:10 No more contact to the blocking people, presumably their phones were taken away.
16:30 The Hambach train is standing still, both in front and behind it activists block the rails.
Press:
http://www.radioerft.de/erft/re/1393531/news/rhein-erft-kreis
http://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/rheinland/hambach-braunkohle-protest-100.html