[Imc-uk-features] Saving Iceland Summer of Resistance 2007

[Shiar]

I personally think we should, and thanks for your efforts, Liam, and keep
it up!

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Shiar

On Thu, July 26, 2007 11:08 am, Liam said... wrote:
> Hi Indymedia Features Collective,
>
>
> As you may well be aware Saving Iceland's Summer of Resistance is in full
> swing, see www.savingiceland.org for details of recent actions,
> information about the campaign etc. This summer so far has seen the 3rd
> year of direct action based resistance to the aluminium indutry in
> Iceland, in this time there have been some victories, 7 or so direct
> action camps (...and still counting) and consistent (sometimes violent,
> often illegal) repression  from the Icelandic authorities. Currently the
> Icelandic State has a political prisoner on a short sentence and many
> activists are facing jail terms in the future.
>
> UK Indymedia has been a great support for publicising our actions with
> many action reports being promoted on the newswire, it would be a great
> help if a front page feature on the "Summer of Resistance" could be run.
> A good time to run a feature would of course be when the Summer of
> Resistance 'disbands', when this will be is impossible to predict (and if
> I could predict it I wouldn't over plain text email). So basically what
> I'm asking is; are you guys up for a feature that rounds up the summer's
> actions, repression, highs, lows and confrontations with the Icelandic
> State. If you are and can give us the nod now (or when you've discussed
> it) then we can start getting info, pics and media together so that a
> report can be compiled quickly when the camp disbands (which can't be
> publicly discussed until it happens).
>
> It has just occurred to me that this may not be how you do things and
> that features might be written by you, the kollective members. If that's
> the case then we can still compile info pics and media for you and get
> them to you ASAP on the disbandment of the camp.
>
> Also... (nearly finished I promise) in the event of more repression by
> the state (more prisoners taken, more violence, blatant fit-ups etc.) or
> a particularly sweet as fuck action would you guys do a feature on that
> in the more immediate future?
>
> Liam
>
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