[fse-esf] Violence in the ESF

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EL

 «Κλαψoυρήστε, κλάψουρήστε όλο και κάτι θα μείνει »
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EN

"Snivel, snivel , in the end something will be left "
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FR

" Pleurnichez, pleurnichez il resterq toujours quelque chose "
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Δημήτρης Οικονομίδης
Dimitri Ekonomides

Babels- EL cordinator


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lewox" <lewox at gmx.net>
To: "Haris Golemis" <golemis at eppnp.gr>
Cc: <fse-esf at lists.fse-esf.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 7:08 PM
Subject: [fse-esf] Violence in the ESF


Dear Haris, Dear All,

A participant of our delegates from Turkey (Global Peace and Justice
Coalition), who is a doctor, was taking pictures during the conflict. He has
then seen Petros laying on the ground and in an unconscious state. He
treated him immediately. He was recovered afterwards, but it seems now that
he was not completely.

I wish him a quick recovery.

I am very sad to read some comments in this mail-list which might be
understood as that the SEK and/or IST people have tactics which in the end
make them deserve violence. I see it as a double moral. Violence should be
condemned without any doubts. It seems to me that some friends in the ESF
tend to tolerate violence if it is directed to those who they do not like!
Sad.

The team of "safeguard" has blocked the SEK contingent long after it was
necessary in any case (then the SEK contingent was behind of tens of Greek
organisations). The blockage has not been given up for hours. This alone is
an eveident that the real reason was not to apply the decisions taken by the
GSF, but to halt and provocate the SEK contingent. Some of the participants
of the Turkish delegation (Global Peace and Justice Coalition) were marching
together with the Greek Stop the War Coalition (SWC). The violent conflict
has so escalated that the Greek comrades of the SWC have taken us away from
this place. One professional photographer in the Turkish delegation has
taken pictures during the attacks to the SEK contingent, which shows clearly
the violence of the team of "safeguard". We can make them available to the
public if it is necessary.

However I personnaly do not wish to continue on this matter further, since
we have had a very successful ESF and we should built on the success of it
to strenghten the international unity. I wish and hope that the violence
practicised in the ESF was a product of a small minority and will be
condemned by the great majority.

I would like to thank to all Greek comrades, who contributed to the success
of the ESF.

F. Levent Sensever





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