Stop the violence in Egypt, stop the violence in Romania! Save Rosia Montana!

Such a video as the one that is circulating around the world today of the violence against the protesters in Egypt and their killing has left me a bit numb. I can't find the right words to write as usual. I would just like to point out that although such punctual violence is imediately condemned, the violence of corporations such as Gabriel Resources involved in starting the biggest open pit mine in Europe in Rosia Montana, Romania passes unnoticed. No more! Let's start making this violence visible and relief the people of Rosia Montana of their constant fear for their livelygoods. Visit http://rosiamontana.org/en/ and get information, get in touch with me and let's talk of what can be done in Luxembourg for making the issue visible.

Transnational solidarity - Save Rosia Montana!

The 1st of December was chosen as a day of solidarity with the community of Rosia Montana in Romania because on the same day in Romania the press is busy with nationalist reports (being national day and all) in which the people of Rosia Montana hoped to make it in. Seeing that there is at the moment a media embargo on the issue of Rosia Montana in Romania the volunteers and locals part of the asociation of Alburnus Maior were running after the reporters that were going in live transmision around them. Such reporters that would ask the police to get the people out the frame or that would not go on live just because the new setting was not what they were allowed to show. Help break this media embargo and bring the issue of the LARGEST OPEN PIT MINE IN EUROPE planned in Romania's oldest recorded settlement on the discussion table. Modifications to an existing law that the gold corporation has pushed for in the Romanian parlament would give a corporation the right through the intermediary of the state to expropriate (that is to forcefuly remove) people off their lands, a desperate move from the transnational corporation in the front of which  a few brave are standing against.

And from these few brave we will be hearing during this program, first from Alina, a Romanian involved in the campaign to save Rosia Montana, secondly Lena living and studying in Vienna where together with Alina was involved on the 1st of December in expropriating local buildings, trying to raise awareness on the issue and finally an interview with Santiago Fischer from Commission Justice et Paix from Belgium who speaks about a similar struggle as that of Rosia Montana in Peru.

Here are some links to some of the actions during the 1st of December:
from Budapes: http://indafoto.hu/shamsara/rosia_montana_szolidaritas/slideshow
from Lisbon: http://gaia.org.pt/node/16122
from Vienna: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150408121753195.362263.595663194&type=3
from Chisinau: http://curaj.tv/reportaj/protest-pentru-rosia-montana-la-chisinau/#.TtlH5ZRDeUY.facebook
and articles from Romanian independent media:
http://totb.ro/de-1-decembrie-uniti-pentru-rosia-montana
http://www.green-report.ro/stiri/adversarii-proiectului-rosia-montana-au-fost-aplaudati-de-ziua-nationala-romanieinbsp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7tIjQ4o_48&feature=player_embedded

The 1st of December was a transnational day of solidarity but it doesn't stop here. You can also take part in tipping the scale in the favour of a democratic and respectful of basic human rights debate by sending letters to your local Romanian embasy, by doing small expropriation actions and by trying to reach the media, especially the free media such as free radios. Especially the expropriation actions are very valuable as this modification of an existing law that would get people kicked off their land would crush the most basic human rights and plunge Romania in the Dark ages.

If people make an action and have photos of it you are welcome to send them to this following address from where I will forward them to others that can make them visible: braducu@gmail.com

Here you can find all the documents needed for either documentation or "expropriation":
http://wtrns.fr/XSgs0pTk1xBjeY0

Here you will find the podcast for this program from today which you can distribute freely on all and any chanells:
http://podcast.ara.lu/?p=327