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Dozens of Swampys desperately needed to save Rospuda Valley, Poland

Adam | 25.02.2007 20:43 | Ecology | World

People who will defend the valley are needed. Do not leave Polish eco-warriors alone.

One picture of the primeval swamps
One picture of the primeval swamps

Other picture of the Rospuda Valley
Other picture of the Rospuda Valley


Polish ultracatholic government is building a road through primeval forest. An inquiry into the preparation of this investment shows that the decison process was undemocratic, a variant called Chodorki variant of the proposed bypass that was avoiding the valley altogether was excluded from the appraisal procedure, as well as the Eastern variant, which was the cheapest.

Swampys in all qualities and quantities are needed in Poland to stop, or slow down the inwestment, and to create the much needed media coverage of this problem. As by now, no one of the national media reporting on the problem have not arrived to the core of the problem, that is the manipulations of the authorities with the choice of the variants and manipulated transport investment appraisal process. The government-owned TVP (kind of Polish BBC, alas ultracatholic and neonationalistic) is so biased when reporting on the issue, that it despereatedly tries to show ecologists as mentally ill people that possess even no capability to speak in their own name.

Here are the directions to Rospuda Valley.

The Valley is here:
 http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=53.896045,22.934303&spn=0.146468,0.3162&om=1

The camp is over the river. Easy to find if arrived to Augustów no later than in the mid-day as it might be 4 hours walk from the town.
 http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rospuda

You may take a flight from Britain (London Stansted and Liverpool) to Kaunas (the closest airport, on the Lithuanian side, prices start from 20 pounds one way):

 http://www.skyscanner.net/pl/pln/loty/uk/kun/najtansze-loty-do-kowno-z-wielka_brytania.html

or to Warsaw, Gdansk or Łodz, the last two being located a bit further.
 http://www.skyscanner.net/pl/pln/loty/uk/pl/najtansze-loty-do-polska-z-wielka_brytania.html

From Kaunas to Augustów you might take a bus or a train. There is one train connection daily from Kaunas to Augustów, the train departs at 13:01 with change in Sestokai and arrives at 15:56. The schedules (also connections from other European cities to Augustów) are here:

 http://rozklad.pkp.pl/bin/query.exe/en?

Nights are cold. Please check the weather forecast before departing. Get ready for more than minus 10 degree in the night.

Adam

Additions

pictures from the rospuda valley protest camp n threatened wildlife,help needed

25.02.2007 22:43


plea for international support and publicity, let everyone you know, know. people needed to support camp with people power. if you plan to go to rospuda from u.k in mid march, contact  piotr-dziedzice@gmail.com.

deFy


Bus and train details

28.02.2007 01:31

I agree with the above... flying to an ecological protest is very fucked up.

You can get comprehensive train info here:
 http://seat61.com/Poland.htm

bus info is here:
 http://www.nationalexpress.com/

cost £83 return and takes approx 26 hours

no flying


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  1. don't take the plane! — for fuck's sake