(en) REPORT from Czech actions J18


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Report from actions in relation to ICC and J18th action from
Prague and Czech Republic:

22nd of May - first streetparty outside the Prague took place
in Brno...Solidarity with actions aroud the world, over 800
people meet on a hot saturday afternnon, soundsystem and
live concert, lot of infoshops, at about 5 pm crowd went to the
streets block trafic in town and march through Brno streets,
streetparty ended withou any incident.

5th of June- 3rd Prague streetparty, - The streetparty began
on a hot June 5th afternoon, Some 7000 gathered near metro
station Florenc which is right in the center of Prague, with lot
of trafic and polution.
We chosed this date becouse of Inter Continental Caravan
who didnt arrived becouse of visas (but it was also solidarity
action with J18). People meet to listen to about 7 mobil
soundsystems and live concerts with ska and punk bands, a
lot lot of infoshops of variety of organisation supporting a
party, vegie food, DIY culture, drumers, tearoom, fireshow and
much more.
    After the "official" event ended people joined the protest
march which was lively but proceded through the center
without any incident (sure there was really big chaos in trafic),
until we had crossed over to Old Town district. As the crowed
was walking past the bottom of Petrin hill we realised that
people probably head to the US embassy. We were right.
    The police were badly organised inspite of 1000
policemens, 2 hellicopters, waterguns, horses...etc. at this
point and the now angry crowed attacked the building
withbottles and stones, breaking man windows. It was only a
metter of time till police arrived...but at this moment they let us
continued up the Prague castel where things seemed to end.
    After a rest about 500 people walked from the castel back
to the center but riot police were much in evidence at this
time, crowed tried to attacked McDonalds, KFC, and one TV
station...
    Police arrested 114 peopl, 9 policemans were injured - 2
hardly, 1 McDonalds demolished, policestation and few cars
with broken windows.
    Actions continued till 1am over all Prague.

12.6.- First solidarity action with PGA and
actions around the world in Slovakia...dont
have more at this time

18.6.- Demonstration about 350 people meet in
the center of Prague and made lot of problems
to banks and TNCs, police again give over
1000 policemans so they were really angry
when they saw that we made a fun and didnt
meet in such a numbers as on streetparty on
5th of june. After an about 30 minutes
standing in really rainy and cold weather
crowed went for a march through the center
and becouse of shity weather action ended
earlier than we planned...
    There were also direct actions around all Czech, but dont
have information how they ended at this time, also activists in
different cities did infoshops and inform about J18th and
actions around the world.
Two people erested but relesed latter that day. Police
becouse of bad coordination complitly blocked trafic in the
center when they followed the crowed expecting the rioting,
but the were wrong at this time we wanted just make a fun
from them and from all that fucking TNCs bastards and we
did it...

collectivs involved in preparing actinons

EF! Prague
Rainbow Keepers
Food not Bombs
Czechoslovak Anarchis federation
Konfrontace newspapers
Ladronka and Milada squatts collectivs
and other activists

Bye
hubert

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