Reclaim the Fields Italy: Susa Valley motorway occupation

[Adam Payne]

Reclaim the Fields joins No-TAV in Susa valley motorway occupation

      
Just one day after the violent eviction of the motorway blockade on Wednesday, 80 activists from Reclaim the Fields joined the No-TAV movement to re-occupy the motorway in
 Susa valley. While about 2000 people blocked the motorway close to 
the exit of Chianocco another blockade was set up in the higher Susa 
Valley. At the same time the central station in Turin was occupied and 
solidarity actions happened in more then 40 other cities all over Italy.

 On Wednesday night police violently evicted 
protesters with tear-gas and water-canons. The following day the no-tav 
movement called for a public assembly at 6 pm at the central square in 
Bussoleno. The speakers reminded the audience of Luca,
 who still is in coma after police violence and Frederico who was 
arrested on Wednesday. One common message within all the speeches was 
the sense of unity within the movement against the TAV. The resistance 
in Susa valley is extremly popular, with people of all ages 
participating in the struggle over the last twenty years. 
After various inspiring speeches the crowd moved slowly in direction to 
the motorway.  When the crowd reached the motorway they 
pulled down the fences and stopped the traffic. Barricades were 
constructed from debris and the fire-hydrants were turned into water 
cannons for self defence. Several construction machines were 
short-circuited and integrated into the barricades. Fires were lit and a
 band of international musicians from the Reclaim The Fields 
constellation played revolutionary songs on the motorway. 

After three hours most of the crowd left in order to concentrate forces 
on the blockade in the upper part of the Susa Valley and prepare for 
further actions.

 Anyway - the answer was clear:  You might evict us but we are coming back! Not just in Susa Valley but everywhere in Italy!

more info: 
http://www.notav.eu/ 

Video: 
http://blip.tv/gualter/no-tav-fights-back-after-eviction-5996026

 		 	   		  
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