For more than 20 years, Val di Susa residents, common people and militants have opposed
the construction of a high-speed railway to connect Lyons with Turin. This useless major
infrastructural project would be a catastrophe, wreaking destruction on Nature and
ravaging the ecological system. Some of the tunnels are meant to be pierced through
uranium and asbestos ore, which would spread the dust of these minerals throughout the
valley's atmosphere. Collaterally, many expropriations are planned to enable the railway's
construction, especially of agricultural lands. ---- It has been demonstrated that these
construction works will cost a fortune to local populations, while the existing rail lines
could be improved and put to better use, especially to carry freight, which is currently
delivered by road, causing massive pollution. Every metre of the TAV costs €158,000! These
are public resources being diverted from socially-useful works and services to be
consigned into the hands of mafias and profiteers!
Strong protest has never stopped since the project began, with thousands protesting, and
the Val di Susa also being occupied, together with other acts of resistance and sabotage
against the work sites imposed on the population. This movement brings together militants
from the valley, people from all over Italy and even collectives from France, and has
become a struggle of reference for the Italian social movement of the last 20 years. It
has also been heavily repressed by the Italian State.
In solidarity with the NO TAV struggle
This movement brings together militants from the valley, people from all over Italy and
even collectives from France, and has become a struggle of reference for the Italian
social movement of the last 20 years.
It has also been heavily repressed by the Italian State. For years, the NoTAV militants
have been subject to arrests, with Italian magistrates rabidly pursuing them. Although the
charge of terrorism has been dropped, the Italian State continues to strike
indiscriminately at the NoTAV movement, criminalizing every demonstration. It is a
strategy against political, trade union and social militants in Italy, that is spreading
throughout Europe and across the world. 48 NoTAV militants were recently sentenced to a
total of over 140 years and payment of over €100,000 for the demonstrations held between
27 June and 3 July in 2011. This is a political sentence, built with intimidation and
stretching of definitions.
Everywhere in the world, people’s movements are rising up against these useless major
public works, from Testet TAZ, to protesting against dam, nuclear plant and airport
projects and so many others in favour of a industrial-productivist society, that
capitalism and States are bent on imposing onto us.
Recently, a comrade lost his life when he was killed by a grenade launched by the police
militias. This comrade could have been any of us. Rémi was murdered while defending a zone
meant to be turned into a dam, to satisfy the agriculture industry in the Testet; proof
enough that the State and the major capitalist corporations have very little consideration
for human life, not to mention Nature.
Put a halt to the useless Lyons/Turin high-speed major project and its deadly consequences
on Nature!
Stop all useless major projects!
Stop the looting of our communities!
Let the people have control over our communities!
Massive united NoTAV demonstration on 21 February in Turin.
International solidarity!
Signatories:
Alternativa Libertaria/FdCA (Italy)
Alternative Libertaire (France)
Organisation Socialiste Libertaire (Switzerland)
Collectif Communiste Libertaire Bienne (Switzerland)
Libertarian Communist Group (Wales)
Workers Solidarity Movement (Ireland)
Melbourne Anarchist Communist Group (Australia)
Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front (South Africa)
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