Autonomous spaces in Slovenia are under attack. In May 2016 there has been attacks and attempts to evict ROG-factory in Ljubljana, now on New Year ARGO squat in Izola was forcefully evicted despite big resistance by inhabitants. Now we call for solidarity actions for INDE squat in Koper, Slovenia, that is threatened by eviction after 30. January 2017. Spread the news, get active, support the struggle!
Autonomous spaces in Slovenia under attack, support the struggle!
Call for solidarity actions for INDE squat in Koper, Slovenia
In
the last few years we have seen new autonomous spaces emerging in
Slovenia, joining the struggles of older squats all over the country.
Along the Slovenian coast, two enormous buildings were occupied until
recently. The occupations brought radical politics and different social
relations to their environment. Both squats were always open to a
variety of projects and initiatives, but had strong anarchist presence
and activities as well. The spaces used to be factories, which were
destroyed by the brutal privatization.
Right after New Years,
ARGO squat in Izola was forcefully evicted. Eviction was preceded by a
series of harassments from police and security company, that in some
cases resulted in serious bodily injuries and fines for comrades there.
The second coastal squat, called INDE, got an eviction notice just a few
days ago. We are supposed to leave the premises on January 30.
Both
squats are currently owned by so-called Bad Bank. This is a state
institution under the management of the Ministry of Finance, created to
resolve debt by big failed speculative financial investment that crashed
during the economic crisis. In other words: they are there to sell
buildings cheap and open them to further financial speculations, by
which the rich will once again profit, while all of us will lose. The
eviction of INDE is going to happen under a pretense of cleaning up
dangerous material at the site. ARGO was also declared a dangerous zone
by authorities, but the only thing they are trying to clean out of it
are comrades who are bringing life into these spaces.
This is
another blow in a hard year for the squatting movement in Slovenia,
since all of the spaces are facing attacks, either by Nazis or/and
police, private security, and state institutions. We understand this
kind of pressure as a part of increased repression that the so-called
migrant crisis has justified. More is at stake than just our building.
We are a hope of a different world, where solidarity, mutual aid,
anti-authoritarianism, and non-hierarchical relations are still
possible. Just few months ago we prevented the eviction of Rog squat in
Ljubljana. We know we can do that again.
We call for comrades
all around the world to show us solidarity. We will welcome you here,
but will be happy if you fight where you stand. Send us a letter of
support, or raise a banner! Or squat something yourself! They can never
hold us back if we stand together strong. Everything you do will keep
our spirits up.
If we go down, we are going down in style. Join our struggle!
Local Group Alternativa Obstaja, Koper (part of FAO-IFA)
BAD BANK: http://www.dutb.eu/en/default.aspx (info@dutb.eu)
Security Company that is in charge of eviction: http://www.galekom.si/ (info@galekom.si)
INDE: http://www.indeplatforma.org/ facebook.com/indeplatforma/
ARGO: facebook.com/argoplac/
More info:
http://komunal.org/teksti/411-autonomous-spaces-in-slovenia-under-attack-support-the-struggle