2007-05-12
40 political projects, private flats and workingplaces all together were raided by the police by order of the Federal Prosecutors Office not only in Hamburg but also other countries of germany today in the morning. The official reason for that act was ยง129a StGB, which means “creation of a terrorist group” in context with the planned protests against the G8 summit in Heiligendamm at the beginning of june this year. We declare this act as a try of the ones in states power to discriminate and criminalize the wide organised campaign against the unhuman policies of the G8, which includes the energy-, GMO- and migrationpolicies of the G8. The convergence center Hamburg, which will take place in the end of may / beginning of june in the Rote Flora, should be a frame for protests as a place to go and platform for activist from all around the world. Topics will be networking, workshops and background-information about the protests and actions in Hamburg and Heiligendamm. The Rote Floras self definition is a noncommercial, autonomous quarter-center, in which more than 15 years diverse political and cultural projects and groups find their place. We interprete the massive activities of the police against our rooms as an attack against the movement as a whole and as a try to frighten all activists, who speak in public actively against the G8 and beyond. As we saw recently in the debate about the amnesty of Christian Klar (a former RAF member and political prisoner in germany) it is shown again how systematical criticism is been seen as a crime. What kind of repression from the police to expect for the next weeks could be seen already today, as the violent end of the spontan demonstration “for more free spaces” in hamburg caused several injured protesters and arrests. The unacceptable violations will not stop the mobilisation. We call all of you to take active part in the protests in the streets!
Rote Flora, 09.05.2007
