Re: Report from Turkey and international mobilisations
from
Mark Barrett
on Jun 02, 2013 09:25 PM
Cheers Orsan! republished with link to solidarity statements and excellent
Rebel Mouse link at http://www.peoplesassemblies.org/2013/06/occupy-gezi/
On 1 June 2013 17:21, Orsan Senalp <orsan1234@...> wrote:
> Report from Turkey: A Taste of Tahrir at Taksim | The Bullet<http://snuproject.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/report-from-turkey-a-taste-of-tahrir-at-taksim-the-bullet/>
>
> by Sungur Savran
>
> Istanbul has become a battlefield covered by tear gas. The police, no
> doubt at the behest of the Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayyip_Erdogan> and
> his AKP government, have been attacking protestors in the centre of the
> city, near Taksim Square, for five consecutive days. This would have been
> no news at all: Turkish police are famous for their brutality in dealing
> with demonstrations unwelcome to the government. Only a month ago, on May
> Day, they had dispersed a gathering of thousands of workers and unionists using
> tear gas<http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/05/20135182126152671.html>unsparingly.
> So nothing new on the police front. This time is different for another
> reason.
>
> [Source: occupygezipics.tumblr.com]
>
> Continue reading →<http://snuproject.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/report-from-turkey-a-taste-of-tahrir-at-taksim-the-bullet/#more-4483>
>
> http://snuproject.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/report-from-turkey-a-taste-of-tahrir-at-taksim-the-bullet/#more-4483
>
> Networked Uprisings | Protests around the world on the 1st of June,
> 2013, and how it’s all connected<http://snuproject.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/networked-uprisings-protests-around-the-world-on-the-1st-of-june-2013-and-how-its-all-connected/>
>
> *by Jasper Teunissen*
>
> Of course I don’t have to explain to you why people are rising up today.
> Even Wolfgang Schäuble, German finance minister, knows:
>
> Warning of “catastrophe,” Schäuble said, “We need to be more successful in
> our fight against youth unemployment; otherwise, we will lose the battle
> for Europe’s unity.”* **Reuters* reports: While Germany insists on the
> importance of budget consolidation, Schaeuble spoke of the need to preserve
> Europe’s welfare model. If U.S. welfare standards were introduced in
> Europe, “we would have revolution, not tomorrow, but on the very same day,”
> Schaeuble told a conference in Paris. (Common Dreams<http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/05/29-6> /
> 29-5-13)
>
> Deep down inside he knows that the wealth of the world belongs to us all.
> So his fear is deserved. He doesn’t even know the magnitude and beauty of
> what he is afraid of.
>
> The date of #J1 has been circulating for months already. The Blockupy<http://blockupy-frankfurt.org/> protests,
> a second attempt to close down the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, were
> announced long time ago. In Spain a new wave of Marea Ciudadana<http://mareaciudadana.blogspot.com.es/> is
> planned for today, while Portugal will stage a new round of Fuck the
> Troika <http://queselixeatroika15setembro.blogspot.pt/> protests, in the
> United States people will reoccupy Zucotti Park<http://www.occupyhomecoming.net/>today.
> The ongoing escalation <https://www.rebelmouse.com/OccupyGezi/> in Turkey
> fits perfectly: it has been boiling there for decades, and now the hearts
> of the people are all opening up, releasing all the pain and anger, making
> space to fill it with fresh blood and passion for life.
>
> Continue reading →<http://snuproject.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/networked-uprisings-protests-around-the-world-on-the-1st-of-june-2013-and-how-its-all-connected/#more-4480>
>
> http://snuproject.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/networked-uprisings-protests-around-the-world-on-the-1st-of-june-2013-and-how-its-all-connected/#more-4480
>
>
> On 1 June 2013 10:06, Orsan Senalp <orsan1234@...> wrote:
>
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>> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=478299292250031&set=a.478299275583366.1073743145.185831234830173&type=1&relevant_count=1
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>> follow Turkish Revolution on:
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>> http://occupygezipics.tumblr.com/
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>> https://www.rebelmouse.com/OccupyGezi/
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>> Twitter:
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>> https://twitter.com/search?q=%23DirenGeziParki&src=hash
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>> https://twitter.com/search?q=occupygezi&src=typd
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>> Lvestream:http://www.livestream.com/revoltistanbul
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