INCA center, TIMISOARA under eviction threat
inca | 13.12.2005 20:46 | Anti-racism | Repression | Social Struggles | World
INCA Foundation(in Timisoara) got a place from the city for a period of 5 years to develop a community center inside a historical part of the city (part of the defense wall of the old fortress of the city). Now after 3 and a half years inspectors came keen on finding stuff that is breaking the contract so that they have a motivation to throw us in the streets. Our strong conviction is that this was a deliberate act, and inspectors which came were not interested to find solutions to fix the problems they discovered, they were not interested in finding out if there is another side of the story and so on. They were sent to find a reason to throw us out.
NCA Center is a non-profit, all-voluntary place dedicated to the alternative culture. The place has hosted in the past 3 and half years over 150 events: concerts, art exhibitions, projections & movie nights, performance, festivals, etc. also for next year already we have planned many workshops, conferences, concerts and others. If city will evict us, and there is huge chance for this to happen, one of the few alternative places in the region will disappear and will leave us with no place to host all these events. Because we have strong promises that we will never get a second place from the city.
Also we know that the only thing that will make the city change their mind is three things:
- International protests at Romanian embassies and consulates
- Strong international and national response through email/fax/phone
- The scandal goes to the media
These are the things that you can help us. But, before, you must know that the most import thing is that all your actions happen until 13th December 2005 (also after... but in 13th there is a meeting which will decide the fate, so we need to convince the mayor before that meeting so that the process of eviction is not started). No matter if you are a group, a band, or individual, no matter if you are from Romania or elsewhere, no matter if you have visited the place or not, it is all of you the ones that can help this international project in Timisoara. Here are our suggestions:
- International protests/fax letters embassies and consulates, at city halls with Timisoara has partnership agreements: Faenza (Italy), Gera (Germany), Karlsruhe (Germany), Mulhouse (France), Rueil - Malmaison (France), Szeged (Hungary), Sassari (Italy), Treviso (Italy).
On Monday we will organize an action in front of our center and also press conference. We need support of all groups and people that can organize on Monday protests in front of Romanian embassies and consulates in your countries and also send protest letters to these institutions also. Our proposal is:
MONDAY 12 DECEMBER INTERNATIONAL ACTION DAY AGAINST EVICTION OF INCA CULTURAL CENTER
As slogans we thought to:
"CINE VREA SA ARUNCE CULTURA IN STRADA?!" (WHO WANTS TO THROW CULTURE IN THE STREETS?!)
and
"SALVATI CENTRUL CULTURAL INCA TIMISOARA" (SAVE INCA CULTURAL CENTER TIMISOARA).
read more at
http://romania.indymedia.org/en/2005/12/1161.shtml
Also we know that the only thing that will make the city change their mind is three things:
- International protests at Romanian embassies and consulates
- Strong international and national response through email/fax/phone
- The scandal goes to the media
These are the things that you can help us. But, before, you must know that the most import thing is that all your actions happen until 13th December 2005 (also after... but in 13th there is a meeting which will decide the fate, so we need to convince the mayor before that meeting so that the process of eviction is not started). No matter if you are a group, a band, or individual, no matter if you are from Romania or elsewhere, no matter if you have visited the place or not, it is all of you the ones that can help this international project in Timisoara. Here are our suggestions:
- International protests/fax letters embassies and consulates, at city halls with Timisoara has partnership agreements: Faenza (Italy), Gera (Germany), Karlsruhe (Germany), Mulhouse (France), Rueil - Malmaison (France), Szeged (Hungary), Sassari (Italy), Treviso (Italy).
On Monday we will organize an action in front of our center and also press conference. We need support of all groups and people that can organize on Monday protests in front of Romanian embassies and consulates in your countries and also send protest letters to these institutions also. Our proposal is:
MONDAY 12 DECEMBER INTERNATIONAL ACTION DAY AGAINST EVICTION OF INCA CULTURAL CENTER
As slogans we thought to:
"CINE VREA SA ARUNCE CULTURA IN STRADA?!" (WHO WANTS TO THROW CULTURE IN THE STREETS?!)
and
"SALVATI CENTRUL CULTURAL INCA TIMISOARA" (SAVE INCA CULTURAL CENTER TIMISOARA).
read more at
http://romania.indymedia.org/en/2005/12/1161.shtml
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