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Copenhagen Mass action against Coal Plant today

MR | 26.09.2009 16:19 | Climate Chaos | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Today in Copenhagen is a large mass action against a Coal Power Station near to the city. Breaking news is of one mass 'preventative' arrest of activists from one of the two blocks (green / purple) and the cops attacking another group with truncheons. A hole has been cut in the fence of the plant at the rear. The action is continuing...






See
 http://politiken.dk/indland/article797047.ece

and website of the action
 http://shutitdown.dk/

MR
- Homepage: http://shutitdown.dk/

Additions

Picture update: 6.45pm

26.09.2009 16:46



More pics of the cops arresting etc

MR


Big photo gallery and Danish police favourite arrest game!

26.09.2009 21:52

Danish police play at trains
Danish police play at trains

 http://politiken.dk/fotografier/article797160.ece

As is now usual when the Danish cops make a mass 'preventative' arrest of loads of protestors, they kettle them, take them individuallly, and handcuff them with their arms behind their back. Then they put each person one by one behind the other with the legs alongside the one in front. Sitting in the fashion for a while becomes painful as you wait for the wagons to eventually arrive and cart you off from the protest site.

They've been using this mass arrest thing for a number of years now. It doesn't matter who you are, if you're in the place they want to arrest people then its tough!

It's like the UK kettle with an added twist!

MR
- Homepage: http://politiken.dk/fotografier/article797160.ece


this is what happened next....

27.09.2009 11:56

The demo underway...
The demo underway...

Cop15 or bust...
Cop15 or bust...

somebody got a fetish for yellow wirecutters...
somebody got a fetish for yellow wirecutters...

Danish riot police beat protesters
Danish riot police beat protesters

a standoff...
a standoff...

on the move again but cross country
on the move again but cross country

Destination reached and mission acheived...
Destination reached and mission acheived...

Today about 1500 people took direct action to shut down one of Copenhagen's coal fire power plants.

The action plan was openly announced several months ago and Danish police have been gearing up for
massive use of force and to trial new anti-protest laws. Around 100 of the protesters managed to get inside the power plant which should have been shut down due to safety regulations at that point- but was kept
running. However, as this was the goal for the action protesters have declared the action a success. Around 100 people have been arrested.

One person so far has been charged. The action was widely and positively covered in Danish news and protesters regard it as a very positive trial run for actions around the COP 15.


For a regular news and badly google translated versions of the inspiring civil disobedience 'shut it down' action in copenhagen today targeting a coal fire power plant read:

 http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=da&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmodkraft.dk%2F
 http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=da&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpolitiken.dk%2Findland%2Farticle797115.ece

For the original in Danish go to:
 http://modkraft.dk/
 http://politiken.dk/indland/article797115.ece

For some pics:
 http://modkraft.dk/spip.php?article11552

nessuno


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