Today's Topics:
1. France, Alternative Libertaire AL n° special - Five
comrades prosecuted: We stick together (fr, it, pt) [machine
translation] (a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
2. www.wsm: Inside the squatted prison in Dublin - a video tour
(a-infos-en@ainfos.ca)
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Message: 1
Pretty spring that flourished barricades of flaming pallets ... despite the batons.
Hundreds of people have paid the price and AL has received its share, with 5 militants
affected by repression. ---- In Montpellier, two comrades will be judged on November 9 for
violence against "person holding public authority". They were arrested by police during
the day of action on March 31, the return of the general meeting that s' held on the Place
de la Comédie. The accusation is based on almost nothing but inconclusive video; ---- In
Lille, a comrade was the victim of a violent arrest May 17 A too, is accused of violence
against the police. In reality, Anthony is known as libertarian activist, anti-fascist and
trade union CGT on the Valenciennes region, and that is the only reason he was targeted as
well. Having refused the immediate appearance, the judge was "punished" by now in custody
for three weeks. At the trial on 9 June, 300 people gathered in solidarity to the TGI
Lille: CGT in force, but also SUD, CNT, the FSU, the Anti-Fascist Action 59-62, LO, NPA
and G course.
In parallel, through the work of trade unionists of "It blocks all! "More than fifty
personalities, hundreds of militant.es and organizations in France and around the world
had also signed an appeal for solidarity, published in the press, the lawyer Antoine was
able to produce hearing. Result of this political trial, despite the emptiness of the
accusation: ten months of suspended sentence (eight months for alleged "acts of violence"
two months for DNA sampling refusal) and two years of ban on demonstrations in the North.
A decision that Antoine has appealed. Another accused, François, was sentenced to six
months suspended.
In Rennes, two fellow G were among the group of 20 people arrested in the subway May 19
The instruction, for "criminal association", expected to last several months. The
operation proved particularly impressive monitor the syndicalist and libertarian movement
(spinning, wiretapping ...). The sleuths of police they thought to be on the track a
terrorist attack? They had become disillusioned discovering ... a trivial operation free
transport! It's a safe bet that, as in the case of Tarnac, justice will try, not to lose
face, to dramatize the case. Solidarity must therefore not be relaxed.
Throughout France, to meet the needs (legal fees, canteen in prison ...), several local
branches of solidarity were opened. Alternative Libertaire has added his, who collected,
in four weeks, nearly 2 000. The Federal Secretariat will allocate subsidies to
progressively expressed needs.
Guillaume Davranche (AL Montreuil)
Solidarity Fund available on Alternativelibertaire.org
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Cinq-camarades-poursuivis-en
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Message: 2
Last night we shot some video inside the squatted Debtors prison in Dublin - the courts
have ordered those living here to get out by midnight on Sunday, 11.59 to be exact. The
abandoned prison in Dublins inner city has been occupied to be used as shelter and an arts
space. The prison lies just behind Capel st, the entrance is on Halston st. Many of those
occupying were recently evicted from Grangegorman squat The occupation was announced via
Grangegorman Resists Eviction page last week. ----
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aMfS5DrZLU ---- The basement has nasty dark cells where
poor prisoners were kept But as a debtors prison many of the inmates were wealthy
gamblers. In the 1790s when the prison was built, they could rent upstairs room Complete
with fire places which are still quite habitable today.
There are 33 such rooms which were still public housing in the 1980s The last elderly
tenant was there in the early 1980s on the 2nd floor. She played a mouth organ which could
be heard resonating all over the prison. erhaps she lived in this very room - once more a
home. The state is seeking to get the people now living here evicted. Saying putting them
on the streets would be for their own good because the building is in a state of disrepair
and there is pigeon shit. Plenty of pigeon shit on the cold dark streets of Dublin through.
The people living here don't want to leave their new homes. They want to fix it up and
make it safe but also open it up. As an art performanace space just as they did in
Grangegorman. A local business has offered a grant of 10k a year for 10 years to help.
Certainly some of it needs a lot of work after years abandoned The ground floor in
particular is in a poor state, perhaps due to vandalism? That happens to buildings left
empty & abandoned. But right now enough has been fixed up for about 15 people to live here
and with so many already homeless throwing them on the streets doesn't sound like any sort
of sensible solution to anything.
The building has had a lot of uses over more than 200 years It was a police barricks too,
first for the RIC and then later the Garda.
It's behind the old Special Criminal Court on Green st. Robert Emmet was tried there after
the 1803 rebellion. And the IRA may well have blown a hole in one wall during an escape
bid from a Special Criminal Court trial in the 1980's. Quite recently its been used as a
film location
It's now a home again rather than a slowly rotting vacant The courtyard could host art
performances. In fact it will this Sunday afternoon from 4pm
The courts have said those living here have to be out by midnight Sunday. When we left
eviction documents had been stuck to the gates. Dublin has seen so many evictions from
buildings then left empty, see www.wsm.ie/squat for some of those stories.
http://www.wsm.ie/c/squatted-prison-dublin-video-tour
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