Saturday afternoon, the 3. March 2007, a big demonstration with around 2.000 participants draw from the square in front of the City Hall to Nørrebro to express their support to the fight for Ungdomshuset in Copenhagen.
They were all there : The black dressed and the punks, mothers with prams and the eternal vagabonds, mature women with handbags and powder on their cheeks and old veterans with silver in the hair.
They were all there : The black dressed and the punks, mothers with prams and the eternal vagabonds, mature women with handbags and powder on their cheeks and old veterans with silver in the hair.
comrade from Ungdomshuset speaks
Two demonstrations from Vesterbro and Christianshavn gathered in front of the City Hall to listen to speeches and music. A speaker from Ungdomshuset said : “ Now it is NOT the time for quarrel. We must respect each other and be good towards each other – everybody can join the fight in the way they like. Make a civic restaurant so that people can meat and get creative ideas, take part in the reclaim-the-streets on Tuesday 16 o’clock, support the group which helps the arrested and imprisoned comrades – use all your imagination and creativity and take part in the Thursday demonstrations, which will take place each Thursday at 17 o-clock except 8. March, The International Women’s Day, where it take place at 18 o’clock instead” , said the speaker from Ungdomshuset.
He got the biggest applause when he called for solidarity with the hundreds of arrested and imprisoned comrades.
Three good musicians played John Lennons “A working class hero” – and then the demo draw on direction Nørrebro. Slogans as “ Police, control create more violence!” were heard in the streets and here and there banners hangs out of apartments to express citizen support to Ungdomshuset. Around 18.30 the demo ended in a party in the park of Nørrebro. Small groups moved towards inner Nørrebro.
The fight continues !
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indymedia.dk
http://indymedia.dk/newswire.php
He got the biggest applause when he called for solidarity with the hundreds of arrested and imprisoned comrades.
Three good musicians played John Lennons “A working class hero” – and then the demo draw on direction Nørrebro. Slogans as “ Police, control create more violence!” were heard in the streets and here and there banners hangs out of apartments to express citizen support to Ungdomshuset. Around 18.30 the demo ended in a party in the park of Nørrebro. Small groups moved towards inner Nørrebro.
The fight continues !
more infos:
indymedia.dk
http://indymedia.dk/newswire.php 
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Why is there so little support in the UK?
04.03.2007 05:48
Itsme
Why should we care?
04.03.2007 06:02
First we get police permission for a demonstration. That can take several days. If we have a march we let the police decide the route and they go in front of us and surround us for our own safety. Metal barriers are errected along the route to show us the way. Sometimes we have marshals who assist the police. Any unruly elements can expect to be quickly surrounded and contained, for our own protection of course. The last thing we want is any sort of confrontation with authority. They know what is best for us after all.
Itsme
Too moralistic?
04.03.2007 18:13
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After burning 7000 books, it's nice to take some time off for relaxation
04.03.2007 20:13
Interesting when an "alternative cultural movement" shows its strength by burning books.
This was 100 meters away from Christiania, the famous collective. Christianians said "We don't want these people near us."
On their way to the "peaceful" demonstration, the demonstrators burned 80 cars.
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Jerkins knows nil
05.03.2007 00:44
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Just a bunch of books
05.03.2007 16:31
init
unradical?
06.03.2007 00:08
Yes we do focus on US too much, we are 51st state at the moment.
www.iww.org.uk
That said,if I was in London thou I would have tried.
robin ludd
Anti War demos
06.03.2007 02:28
If Over 1 million people gathered outside parliament and symbolically sieged it in order for the vote towards war would not take place, that would be radical.
Also dont forget that The UK may have had one of the largest protests but it was also one of the shortest in consistency, as most people thought it wise to shut up once the war had started just incase they would upset their fascist army boys in Iraq. This at a time where the rest of Europe still held large protests every week. That kind of action would easily go into the category of conservatism.
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