Last Thursday [oct. 15th 2009] the Dutch parliament has passed a new law making squatting a felony. Only the senate still has to vote on it’s passing now.
However, with a rightwing majority, odds are effectively january 1st all squats in the Netherlands will be up for eviction. This will mark the end of an era, a carte blanche for the destruction of our social centers and infrastructure. Not to mention the criminalisation of thousands of people suffering from the housing shortage, for whom squatting has always been a legal means of acquiring a roof over their heads.
An occupation of parliament square during the voting ended with riot cops charging into the tent camp and arresting about one hundred people. Photo’s can be seen on http://www.indymedia.nl/nl/2009/10/62251.shtml (during the day) and http://www.indymedia.nl/nl/2009/10/62308.shtml(the eviction).
Saturday, october 24th, a demonstration is planned in Utrecht, followed by decentralised action days from october 30th till november 1st [2009]. We call upon your solidarity, be it at the demonstration or at the many Dutch embassies and consulates. Show them we are everywhere, be creative, show your dissent!
In dutch:
http://nl.indymedia.org/nl/2009/09/61931.shtml
http://nl.indymedia.org/nl/2009/09/61933.shtml
Callout translations:
In french
In japanese
In czech
In greek
In russian
For sleeping places during the demonstration and action days, mail:
kraakverbodAAApuscii.nl
