Press release (29th): http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/05/399775.html
WEDNESDAY 4TH JUNE
The wave of repression which took place last week in Austria was a shock
for everybody. Anger, fear and consternation is what most of us might
feel.
The arbitrary behaviour of the austrian police, the criminalization of people dedicated to animal liberation and the imprisonment of them screams out for action! We must show the responsible people and those connected with them our solidary resistance. What happened in Austria is not only a problem of austrian people and also not only of animal liberation activists! It is an alarming strike against inconvenient opponents, which last week affected austrian animal rights activists and could affect any left person in any country soon!
Our response has to be a global solidarity throughout the left! That is why we call out for a global day of action on june 4th, dedicated to the austrian prisoners. Do anything to show your support and solidarity. Send e-mails to austrian embassies, phone the embassies and tell them how you feel about the repression wave in austria, do demos in front of the embassies, organize events to collect money for the legal support of the activists... support the anti fur campaign against "Kleider Bauer", which seems to be the main reason for the disproportional state repression and which must carry on!
Please use your energy and creativity on the 4th of june to show your
solidarity with the austrian animal liberation prisoners!
We can give you the following information:
- a sample letter which you can e-mail (in german and english)
- a homepage of austrian embassies and consulats
- a list of e-mail addresses
- a list of phone and fax numbers
Sample letter english:
Dear Mr./Mrs. Xy
On the 21st of May there have been a lot of raids against animal rights
and animal welfare activists and groups. Furthermore, 10 activists have
been arrested and are now blamed to be part of a criminal organization.
In my opinion, it is more than absurd, that armed special forces of the
Austrian police carried our such a big strike against a social movement.
This act of arbitrariness
is an evidence of incapacity for a democratic society.
I`m writing you to express that i´m totally opposed to the raids and
arrests of the animal rights activists. I demand of you - in place of
the Austrian government – to release the animal rights activists
immediately. I understand this amount of raids and arrests as an attempt
to criminalize legitimate protest and I condemn this repression in every
way.
I reject the construct of §287a concerning the suspected formation of a
criminal organisation and condemn the attempt to weaken the Austrian
animal rights movement with such acts of violence. The liberation of
animals from their state of socially institutionalized exploitation and
oppression is neither „criminal“ nor to reject in any other way but a
necessary condition for a free society. The fight of our comrades is a
fight to safe the animal victims from further violence and oppression. I
don`t understand why the Austrian state fights against those human
beings instead of working for the abolition of animal exploitation .
Therefore I demand:
Immediate release of the Austrain animal rights activists!
Immediate dismissal of all prosecutions!
Sample letter in german:
Sehr geehrte Herr/Frau xy,
am 21.05.2008 wurden in Österreich zahlreiche Hausdurchsuchungen bei Tierschutz- und Tierrechtsaktivist_innen durchgeführt sowie Räumlichkeiten von Tierschutzorganisationen durchsucht. Des Weiteren wurden 10 Aktivist_innen verhaftet und befinden sich nun auf Grund des Vorwurfs der Bildung einer kriminellen Vereinigung in Untersuchungshaft.
Es ist meiner Meinung nach an Absurdität kaum zu überbieten, dass bewaffnete Spezialeinheiten der österreichischen Polizei einen derartigen Rundumschlag gegen eine soziale Bewegung durchführen. Dieser Willkürakt ist demokratiepolitisch gesehen ein Armutszeugnis.
Ich schreibe Ihnen, um meine entschiedene Ablehnung gegenüber den gegen
Tierrechtler_innen ausgeführten Hausdurchsuchungen und Inhaftierungen
zum Ausdruck zu bringen! Ich fordere Sie, stellvertretend für die
Regierung Österreichs, auf, die betroffenen Aktivist_innen unverzüglich
frei zu lassen. Ich verstehe die Durchsuchungs- und Verhaftungswelle als
Versuch, legitimen Protest zu illegalisieren und spreche mich vehement
gegen diese Repression aus!
Die Konstruktion des §287a über die mutmaßliche Bildung einer
kriminellen Vereinigung lehne ich ab und verurteile die Versuche, die
österreichische Tierrechtsbewegung durch derartige Gewaltaktionen zu
schwächen, entschieden. Die Befreiung der Tiere aus ihrem Zustand
gesellschaftlich vermittelter Ausbeutung und Unterdrückung ist weder
„kriminell“ noch in irgendeiner anderen Form abzulehnen, sondern
notwendige Bedingung einer freien Gesellschaft. Der Kampf unserer
Genoss_innen ist ein Kampf, der die tierlichen Opfer vor weiterer Gewalt
und Ausbeutung bewahren soll. Es ist mir unverständlich, warum der
österreichische Staat diese Menschen bekämpft, anstatt mit daran zu
arbeiten, die Ausbeutung der Tiere zu beenden!
Aus diesem Grund fordere ich:
Sofortige Freilassung der Betroffenen österreichischen Tierrechtler_innen!
Sofortige Einstellung aller eventueller Verfahren!
Find austrian embassies / consulats here:
www.bmeia.gv.at/en/foreign-ministry/service/austrian-representations-in-german.html
E-Mail addresses:
> post@bmi.gv.at, berlin-ob@bmeia.gv.at, Oesterr.konsulat@thb-bremen.de,
> oesterreich@konsulat-dresden.de, hamburg-gk@bmeia.gv.at, konsulat@vhv.de,
> austriahoko-kiel@t-online.de, muenchen-gk@bmeia.gv.at,
> info@oesterr-honorarkonsulat-nuernberg.com,
> oesterreich@konsulat-rostock.de, konsulat@raethiery.de,
> info@oesterreichisches-konsulat.de, dominique.kraft@helvetia.ch,
> bern-ob@bmeia.gv.at, wunderlich_law@bluewin.ch, genf-ov@bmeia.gv.at,
> austria@generalkonsulat-genf.org, oe.konsulat.vd@bluewin.ch,
> n.lucchini@fiduciarialucchini.com, Konsulat-at@bluewin.ch,
> info@oe-konsulat-sg.ch, zuerich-gk@bmeia.gv.at
>
> bordeaux@borie-manoux.fr, consulat-autriche-lille@bvp.fr,
> consulat.a.lyon@wanadoo.fr, consulatautriche@renardassocies.com,
> consulat.autriche@wanadoo.fr, paris-ob@bmeia.gv.at, paris-kf@bmeia.gv.at,
> dl.austria@unesco.org, strassburg-gk@bmeia.gv.at,
> strassburg-ov@bmeia.gv.at, toulouse-hk@wanadoo.fr,
> helsinki-ob@bmeia.gv.at, roger.talermo@amersports.com, toimisto@raiha.fi,
> miettiset@koti.luukku.com, ilkka.lantto@antell.fi, erkki.solja@kiilto.com,
> tiina.niemi@kiilto.com, heikki.sippolainen@simsport.com,
> marjatta.vehkaoja@netikka.fi
>
> dirk.boelens@sd.be, bruessel-ob@bmeia.gv.at, bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at,
> pol.abt.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at, besucherdienst.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at,
> presse.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at, verwaltung.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at,
> psk.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at, bka.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at,
> bmf.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at, bmgfj.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at,
> bmi.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at, bmj.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at,
> bmlfuw.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at, bmsk.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at,
> bmukk.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at, bmvit.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at,
> bmwa.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at, bmwf.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at,
> post@bruessel.vst.gv.at, stb-bxl@skynet.be, oegemeindebund@skynet.be,
> sabine.meyer@oenb.co.at, eu@eu.austria.be, office@akeu.at, brux@lk-oe.be,
> europabuero@oegb-eu.at, psk.bruessel-ov@bmeia.gv.at, fcbx@eupen.com,
> jean-paul.macharis@vpk.be, j.thomas@metalinject.com,
> philippe.delaunois@verslavenir.be
>
> tallinn-ob@bmeia.gv.at, aneum@talk21.com,
> austrianconsulate@focusscotland.co.uk, richter@candw.ky,
> london-ob@bmeia.gv.at, consulate.london-ob@bmeia.gv.at,
> london-kf@bmeia.gv.at, dublin-ob@bmeia.gv.at, marzio.musolino@emmeemme.it,
> consolatoaustria.bo@libero.it, cons.austria@albinipitigliani.it,
> consolatoaustria.ge@libero.it, mailand-gk@bmeia.gv.at,
> mailand-kf@bmeia.gv.at, consaustriana@virgilio.it,
> consolatoaustria.pa@hotmail.it, rom-ob@bmeia.gv.at, bmlv.vait@austria.it,
> rom-ka@bmeia.gv.at, rom-kf@bmeia.gv.at, cons.austria.ts@alice.it,
> cons.austria.to@gmail.com, consolato.austria@zoppas.com,
> puntigam@puntigam.it
>
> mail@oehgk.nl, den-haag-ob@bmeia.gv.at,
> hans.vanmoorsel@simmons-simmons.com, anders.alm@online.no,
> gerhard.runshaug@dnah-group.net, erikhodne@hotmail.com,
> oslo-ob@bmeia.gv.at, bjorn.conradi@if.no, conra@online.no,
> harald.overvaag@adm.uit.no, egil.tegnander@intra-group.com,
> konsulataustrii.wroclaw@onet.eu, konsulat@prokom.pl,
> krakau-gk@bmeia.gv.at, rektor@wsmib.edu.pl, warschau-ob@bmeia.gv.at,
> warschau-kf@bmeia.gv.at, moskau-ob@bmeia.gv.at, moskau-ka@bmeia.gv.at,
> moskau-ob@bmeia.gv.at, administration@austria-generalkonsulat.spb.ru,
> franziska-vikgren@tcg.nu, lindstrom.lulea@telia.com,
> william.marschall@svedala.mail.telia.com, stockholm-ob@bmeia.gv.at,
> sga@telia.com
>
> barcelona@consuladodeaustria.com, cons.austria.bilbao@corzac.com,
> juan@cullenabogados.com, madrid-ob@bmeia.gv.at, madrid-ob@bmeia.gv.at,
> consulado.austria@bufetejaimelamas.com, oksevilla@yahoo.es,
> consuladoaustriaco@hernandez-marti.com, seb@holst-law.com, ptn@abena.dk,
> kopenhagen-ob@bmeia.gv.at, pma@mollex.dk, bb@mollex.dk,
> president@captaincook.com, ferdinands@seefriedproperties.com,
> consul@austria-bos.org, auskonclt@aol.com, chicago-gk@bmeia.gv.at,
> fbohm@nbbj.com, wegherfirm@aol.com, acwegher@aol.com, aschwarzpc@aol.com,
> otmark@earthlink.net, owensappeal@aol.com,
> info@austrianconsulatelasvegas.com, los-angeles-gk@bmeia.gv.at,
> Brama21@aol.com, plorio@dkslaw.com, new-york-gk@bmeia.gv.at,
> info@austria-ny.org, new-york-kf@bmeia.gv.at, desk@acfny.org,
> new-york-ov@bmeia.gv.at, tobyunwin@austriaconsulate.org,
> edgar.braun@andritz.com, austrianconspit@aol.com, crhermann@stoel.com,
> hcatricva@comcast.net
>
> herbk@crowntonka.com, ausconsutah@kolb1.com,
> pfredericks@austrianconsulatesf.org, Dmorrow269@aol.com,
> austrianconsulaz@cox.net, AustrianConsWa@aol.com, dieteru@ungerboeck.com,
> jhhindels@earthlink.net, washington-ob@bmeia.gv.at,
> consularsection@austria.org, washington-id@bmeia.gv.at,
> austroinfo@austria.org, washington-kf@bmeia.gv.at, culture@austria.org,
>
> eaustria@cable.net.co, autriabot.@intelnet.net.gt,
> austria@isb.comsats.net.pk, buenos-aires-ob@bmeia.gv.at,
> consuladosp@austria.org.br, santiago-de-chile-ob@bmeia.gv.at,
> casilla153@hotmail.com, miampaglia@infodema.cl, taipei@austriantrade.org,
> prague@austriantrade.org, kairo-ob@bmeia.gv.at, kairo-kf@bmeia.gv.at,
> helsinki@austriantrade.org, berlin-ob@bmeia.gv.at,
> muenchen-gk@bmeia.gv.at, tokio-ob@bmeia.gv.at, pressburg-kf@bmeia.gv.at,
> pressburg-ob@bmeia.gv.at, holiday@austria.info, urlaub@austria.info,
> urlaub@austria.info, vacances@austria.info, Holiday@austria.info,
> vacanze@austria.info, vakantie@austria.info, informacio@austria.info,
> info@rakousko.com, aoit@austria.info, austria@austria.info,
> stockholm@austria.info, moskau@austria.info, info@austria.info,
> moskau@austria.info, travel@austria.info, tokyo@austria.info,
> info@antosyd.org.au
>
>
>
>
> Phone numbers of some embassies / consulats in some countries:
>
>
> Belgium:
>
> Antwerpen: phone (+32/3) 201 70 60 fax (+32/3) 212 41 00
> Bruxelles: phone (+32/2) 2890-700 fax (+32/2) 513 66 41
> phone (+32/2) 2345-370 fax (+32/2) 2356-370
> phone (+32/2) 2345-351 fax (+32/2) 2356-351
> phone (+32/2) 2345-363 fax (+32/2) 2356-363
> phone (+32/2) 2345-380 fax (+32/2) 2345-308
> Eupen: phone (+32/87) 55 71 81 fax (+32/87) 55 71 04
> Gent: phone (+32/52) 26 19 14 fax (+32/52) 22 00 64
> Lüttich: phone (+32/4) 239 67 50 fax (+32/4) 239 67 51
> Namur: phone (+32/81) 24 88 09 fax (+32/81) 23 16 00
> Ostende: phone (+32/59) 80 70 60 fax (+32/59) 80 90 60
>
>
>
> Denmark:
>
> Aarhus: phone (+45) 72 25 80 00 fax (+45) 72 25 80 01
> Apenrade: phone (+45) 74 62 74 29 fax (+45) 74 62 74 20
> Kopenhagen: phone (+45) 39 29 41 41 fax (+45) 39 29 20 86
> Odense: phone (+45) 66 19 00 66 fax (+45) 66 19 01 71
>
>
>
> Estland:
>
> Tallinn: phone (+372) 627 87 40 fax (+372) 631 43 65
>
>
>
> Finland:
>
> Helsinki: phone (+358/9) 68 18 60-0 fax (+358/9) 66 50 84
> Kajaani: phone (+358/8) 625 945 fax (+358/8) 629 975
> Mikkeli: phone (+358/15) 66 14 86 fax (+358/15) 66 14 86
> Oulu: phone (+358/8) 55 53 419 fax (+358/8) 55 53 450
> Tampere: phone (+358) 207 710 211 fax (+358) 207 710 314
> Turku: phone (+358/2) 232 39 48 fax (+358/2) 275 14 14
> Vaasa: phone (+358/6) 3121 551 fax (+358/6) 3121 551
>
>
>
> France:
>
> Bordeaux: phone (+33/5) 556 00 00 70 fax (+33/5) 557 87 60 30
> Lille: phone (+33) 320 22 75 00 fax (+33) 320 93 16 70
> Lyon: phone (+33) 630 93 92 74 fax (+33) 630 93 92 74
> Marseille: phone (+33) 491 53 02 08 fax (+33) 491 53 71 51
> Nice: phone (+33) 493 87 01 31 fax (+33) 493 87 59 92
> Paris: phone (+33/1) 40 63 30 63 fax (+33/1) 45 55 63 65
> phone (+33/1) 40 63 30 69
> Strasbourg: phone (+33) 388 35 13 94
> Toulouse: phone (+33/5) 61 20 82 50 fax (+33/5) 61 16 13 62
>
>
>
> Germany:
>
> Berlin: phone (+49/30) 202 87-0 fax (+49/30) 229 05 69
> Bremen: phone (+49/421) 536 86 79 fax (+49/421) 536 86 78
> Dresden: phone (+49/351) 481 704 0 fax (+49/351) 481 704 1
> Hamburg: phone (+49/40) 41 32 95-0 fax (+49/40) 45 29 07
> Hannover: phone (+49/511) 90 74 870 fax (+49/511) 90 74 812
> Kiel: phone (+49/431) 55 25 05 fax (+49/431) 519 27 36
> Lübeck: phone (+49/451) 31 00 150 fax (+49/451) 31 00 142
> München: phone (+49/89) 99 815-0 fax (+49/89) 98 10 225
> Nürnberg: phone (+49/911) 9747-333 fax (+49/911) 9747-365
> Rostock: phone (+49/381) 64 91 22 fax (+49/381) 64 91 49
> Saarbrücken: phone (+49/681) 9 58 15-0 fax (+49/681) 9 58 15-19
> Stuttgart: phone (+49/711) 62 62 60 fax (+49/711) 62 82 64
>
>
>
> Ireland:
>
> Dublin: phone (+353/1) 269 45 77 fax (+353/1) 283 08 60
>
>
>
> Italy:
>
> Bari: phone (+39) 080 562 61 11 fax (+39) 080 562 66 00
> Bologna: phone (+39) 051 26 87 11 fax (+39) 051 26 87 11
> Florence: phone (+39) 055 26 54 222 fax (+39) 055 29 54 57
> Genova: phone (+39) 010 83 93 983 fax (+39) 010 83 93 983
> Milano: phone (+39) 02 78 37 43 fax (+39) 02 78 36 25
> Napoli: phone (+39) 081 28 77 24 fax (+39) 081 28 77 24
> Palermo: phone (+39) 091 68 25 696 fax (+39) 091 68 23 956
> Rom: phone (+39) 06 844 014-1 fax (+39) 06 854 32 86
> Triest: phone (+39) 040 63 37 12 fax (+39) 040 63 37 12
> Torino: phone (+39) 011 440 78 20 fax (+39) 011 563 41 94
> Venice: phone (+39) 041 52 40 556 fax (+39) 041 52 42 151
> Verona: phone (+39) 045 80 10 292 fax (+39) 045 59 67 29
>
>
>
> Netherlands:
>
> Amsterdam: phone (+31/20) 471 24 38 fax (+31/20) 471 24 39
> Den Haag: phone (+31/70) 324 54 70 fax (+31/70) 328 20 66
> Rotterdam: phone (+31/10) 404 21 11 fax (+31/10) 404 24 85
>
>
>
> Norway:
>
> Bergen: phone (+47) 55 33 61 41 fax (+47) 55 32 66 39
> Kristiansand: phone (+47) 38 00 05 55 fax (+47) 38 00 05 51
> Oslo: phone (+47) 22 54 02-00 fax (+47) 22 55 43 61
> Stavanger: phone (+47) 51 58 52 08
> Tromsö: phone (+47) 77 68 26 63 fax (+47) 77 63 41 50
> Trondheim: phone (+47) 73 98 01 00
>
>
>
> Poland:
>
> Wroclaw: phone (+48/71) 361 75 60 fax (+48/71) 361 75 60
> Gdynia: phone (+48/58) 620 19 93 fax (+48/58) 661 19 12
> Krakau: phone (+48/12) 424 99 30 fax (+48/12) 421 67 37
> Lodz: phone (+48/42) 652 72 12 fax (+48/42) 652 72 12
> Warsaw: phone (+48/22) 841 00 81 fax (+48/22) 841 00 85
>
>
>
> Russia:
>
> Moskau: phone (+7/495) 502 95 12 fax (+7/495) 413398
> St. Petersburg: phone (+7/812) 275 05 02 fax (+7/812) 275 11 70
>
>
>
> Spain:
>
> Barcelona: phone (+34) 93 368 60 03 fax (+34) 93 415 16 25
> Bilbao: phone (+34) 94-46 40 763 fax (+34) 94-46 37 432
> Madrid: phone (+34) 91 55 65 315 fax (+34) 91 59 73 579
> phone (+34) 91 55 65 403
> Malaga: phone (+34) 95 26 00 267 fax (+34) 95 22 29 089
> Mallorca: phone (+34) 971 72 80 99 fax (+34) 971 72 84 27
> Sevilla: phone (+34) 954 98 74 76 fax (+34) 954 98 74 76
> Valencia: phone (+34) 96 35 22 212 fax (+34) 96 35 11 220
>
>
>
> Sweden:
>
> Göteborg: phone (+46/31) 16 10 78 fax (+46/31) 104 505 001
> Lulea: phone (+46/920) 22 51 91
> Malmö: phone (+46/40) 79 945 fax (+46/40) 44 72 79
> Stockholm: phone (+46/8) 665 17 70 fax (+46/8) 662 69 28
> phone (+46/8) 29 09 70
>
>
>
> Switzerland:
>
> Basel: phone (+41/61) 271 35 35 fax (+41/61) 280 29 10
> Bern: phone (+41/31) 3565 252 fax (+41/31) 3515 664
> phone (+41/31) 3565 251
> Chur: phone (+41/81) 25 70 195 fax (+41/81) 25 70 191
> Geneve: phone (+41/22) 748 20-48 fax (+41/22) 748 20-40
> Lausanne: phone (+41/21) 617 28 94 fax (+41/21) 613 10 05
> Lugano: phone (+41/91) 913 40 07 fax (+41/91) 913 40 09
> Luzern: phone (+41/41) 210 41 82 fax (+41/41) 210 62 26
> St. Gallen: phone (+41/71) 230 19 70 fax (+41/71) 230 19 71
> Zürich: phone (+41/44) 283 27 00 fax (+41/44) 280 37 65
>
>
>
> United Kingdom:
>
> Birmingham: phone (+44/121) 45 41 197 fax (+44/121) 45 41 197
> Edinburgh: phone (+44/131) 5581955 fax (+44/131) 5581802
> Grand Cayman: phone (+1345) 949 9333 fax (+1345) 949 0635
> London: phone (+44/20) 7344 3250 fax (+44/20) 7344 0292
>
>
>
> USA:
>
> Anchorage: phone (+1/907) 276 6000-2215 fax (+1/907) 343 2211
> Atlanta: phone (+1/404) 264 98 58 fax (+1/404) 266 38 64
> Boston: phone (+1/617) 227 31 31 fax (+1/617) 227 84 20
> Charlotte: phone (+1/704) 827 72 46 fax (+1/704) 827 72 48
> Chicago: phone (+1/312) 22 21 515 fax (+1/312) 22 24 113
> Columbus: phone (+1/614) 224 54 64 fax (+1/614) 224 66 03
> Denver: phone (+1/303) 292 90 00 fax (+1/303) 292 54 45
> Detroit: phone (+1/248) 645 14 44 fax (+1/248) 645 14 82
> Honolulu: phone (+1/808) 923 85 85 fax (+1/808) 597 12 33
> Houston: phone (+1/713) 723 99 79 fax (+1/713) 728 18 96
> Kansas city: phone (+1/816) 474 30 00 fax (+1/816) 474 55 33
> Las Vegas: phone (+1/702) 314 9615 fax (+1/702) 258 1527
> Los Angeles: phone (+1/310) 44 49 310 fax (+1/310) 47 79 897
> Miami: phone (+1/305) 325 15 61 fax (+1/305) 325 15 63
> New Orleans: phone (+1/504) 58 15 141 fax (+1/504) 56 61 201
> New York: phone (+1/212) 737 6400 fax (+1/212) 772 8926
> Orlando: phone (+1/407) 924 38 77 fax (+1/407) 540 96 46
> Pittsburgh: phone (+1/724) 745 75 99 fax (+1/724) 745 95 70
> Portland: phone (+1/503) 552-9733 fax (+1/503) 220-2480
> Richmond: phone (+1/804) 364 86 14 fax (+1/804) 364 86 15
> San Francisco: phone (+1/415) 765 95 76 fax (+1/415) 727 50 00
> San Juan: phone (+1/787) 767 13 81 fax (+1/787) 767 21 63
> Scottsdale: phone (+1/480) 502 85 10 fax (+1/480) 502 24 97
> Seattle: phone (+1/360) 466 02 52 fax (+1/360) 466 11 01
> St. Louis: phone (+1/636) 688 20 00 fax (+1/636) 688 32 67
> Washington DC: phone (+1/202) 895 67 00 fax (+1/202) 895 67 50
> phone (+1/202) 895 67 20 fax (+1/202) 895 67 73
> phone (+1/202) 895 67 75
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