Joe R. Golowka JoeG at ieee.org
"I have never read Marx. Well, I read a few pages then decided he was a bore. Karl didn't invent the class struggle, he merely wrote about it in a way that impressed some people, using lots of big words. While it can certainly be useful to know about the history of the working class, you don't need to have studied Marxist theory to know that being bossed around is degrading" - Dave Coull ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aasha Kailyila" <aashaka at angelfire.com> To: <a-infos-en at tao.ca> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 2:38 PM Subject: (en) Czech, need help in prague
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> On September 26, 2000, about twelve thousand people
> gathered in Prague to protest the policies of the IMF and
> the World Bank, demanding that the two institutions be
> shut down. It was a success - their meeting was seriously
> disrupted and their blatently exploitative policies were
> further brought to public attention.
>
> On the morning of Sept. 26, people from all over the
> world attempted to approach the conference to bring their
> views directly to the delegates, but were blocked by an
> army of police. Clashes ensued, and many were arrested.
> Throughout the following night police retaliation took
> place. Anyone suspected of being a protester was stopped,
> arrested, and often beaten. By morning 422 people had
> been arrested, often for nothing more than walking down
> the street. Police were assisted in their persecution by
> Czech nazis, who chased and attacked anyone who looked
> like a protester, and helped to beat demonstrators while
> they were held in jail.
>
> Today, Thursday Sept. 28, massive arrests are continuing.
> A non-violent demonstration took place in front of the
> Ministry of Interior against the police brutality and in
> solidarity with those arrested. Another 70 people were
> dragged away. Official police sources report 892 arrests
> so far. Many have been released, and their reports are
> horrifying. They activists are systematically beaten,
> denied access to phone, food, water, and bedding, and
> in at least at one police station nazis have been allowed
> into the cells to brutalize those being held. Often those
> released have been so traumatized that they try to get out
> of the country as soon as possible, preventing the
> recording of their evidence. The mainstream media, as
> always, are focusing on the property destruction, creating
> support for the police, shrouding the real issues, and
> increasing repression. They report angry youth attacking
> police instead of a more accurate picture of concerned citizens
> of the world standing up for an end to the IMF and World
> Banks deliberate
> undermining of social and environmental justice.
>
> And so we need your help. The situation here is critical.
> The arrested need international solidarity. We beg you to
> send faxes and E-mails protesting the treatment of those
> arrested. Keep in mind that the vast majority of those
> arrested were incarcerated only because of their political
> conviction. The police must stop their brutality and release
> them immediately.
>
> If possible, organize a protest in front of the Embassies
> of the Czech Republic, the sooner the better. If there4s
> no Embassy in your town, there may be a Czech cultural
> center.
>
> We thank you very much on behalf of the arrested
> activists, and on behalf of all of us here who are
> fighting for truth and justice.
>
> Yours,
>
> Initiative Against Economic Globalisation, the
> organizational platform of S26.
>
>
>
> The Presidential office fax number:
> 00 420 2 24310851
>
> The Minister of Interior:
> 00 420 2 61433560
>
> additional contact info:
> To:
> president at hrad.cz,
> ssi1 at mvcr.cz,
> ministr at mzv.cz,
> posta at vlada.cz,
> th_fr at gmx.net
>
>
> Please send faxes and/or emails to
>
> Office of the President of the Czech Republic: 00420/2/24371111
>
> <mailto:president at hrad.cz>
>
> Ministry of the Interior / 0042/2/61433560 or 0042/2/61433555
> Press + PR dep <mailto:ssi1 at mvcr.cz>
>
> Ministry of Foreign Affaires / fax 0042/2/24182041
> <mailto:ministr at mzv.cz>
>
> Office of Government
> <mailto:posta at vlada.cz>
>
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