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ANOTHER ILLEGAL BILLBOARD IN POLAND

On 23 January 2008, in the center of Warsaw, a group of Warsaw anarchists put up an illegal, solidarity billboard with people arrested after a demonstration against the 3rd European Council Summit in 2005 in Poland.
On 23 January 2008, in the center of Warsaw, a group of Warsaw anarchists put up an illegal, solidarity billboard with people arrested after a demonstration against the 3rd European Council Summit in 2005 in Poland. Despite it was a peaceful protest, police detained 11 activists using violence against them. They were false charged with assaulting the police officers and currently they have been going through a court trial. They can face 3 years of prison. If you want help please don't hesitate to contact Warsaw Anarchist Black Cross [ack-wawa@o2.pl] autor of the poster - Abramowski [abramowski@riseup.net]

Quick To Forget 26.Jan.2008 09:55

Den Mark, Vancouver

How quickly those who struggled for freedom forget what it is like to struggle for freedom. How quickly the oppressed become the oppressors. Poland, like many nations, has a long history of kings & bishops running things, & just cannot shake itself from that sick dependency. The human species is not totally evolved until it understands anarchy & practices it.