Helsinki Days of Action for Autonomous Spaces - July '08

All through the whole last year the city has been shaked with an unseen
chain of occupations of empty spaces to build an autonomous social
centre, there is still no permanent autonomous freespace in Helsinki.
The city has tried to convince us that they are looking for proper space
before the short-term lease-contract for Social centre Rajatila expires
in august. Still, it seems that the city has none or is not willing to
offer anything.
The situation from the squatters point of view is very clear: either the
city gives us the space or we will take it.

*We invite you to take the struggle back to the streets with us!*

during the five days we are going to bring forth different sides of
autonomous activity. These days will be filled with concerts, workshops,
discussions and also
demonstrations and direct action. It is time for the city of helsinki to
understand that the struggle for autonomous spaces is not going to end.

Year 2008 has brought great victories for the movement for freespaces,
when the ungeren in Copenhagen finally got new spaces after Ungdomshuset
was evicted and demolished, and the struggle for Köpi in Berlin achieved
30 more years for the house. We want to give our own add for the
international struggle for autonomous spaces. We wish for your help and
potential in this battle that we want to bring forth during the actiondays.

The passed year has shown that united we are unbeatable! No more
evictions! For radical autonomous freespaces!

If youre coming to Helsinki for the actiondays, please inform us how
many people are coming. We are able to accommodate people in the
Autonomous Social Center Rajatila and we attempt to offer at least one
warm meal in a day. We are also going to arrange a conversation between
foreign and finnish squatters, so if you want to brief about your own
experiences, we would really appreciate that and be happy if you could
contact us beforehand. You can announce yourself by sending an email to
actiondays@riseup.

*Introductive schedule for actiondays:*

28.7.General Info @ Rajatila
29.7. Autonomous Actiondays begin!
Streetparty for autonomous cultural activity, concert.
30.7. Workshops: Banderoll-painting, law-support, police tactics, street
medic, conversation occasion with the visitors
31.7 Demostration for Radical freespaces - Social center NOW! Concert at
the evening.
1.8. Workshops: police tactics, conversation occasion with the visitors
2.8. The end of actiondays: Reclaim the city, party in the evening

There will also be surprises for every day. We hope that you are able to
join the info at 28.7.

More info will be found from our websites www.valtaus.org
as the actiondays approach.

The struggle continues!