Call for solidarity!!! Anti-G8 REPRESSION!!!

national | miscellaneous | news report

Monday June 16, 2003 18:42

by Ergela

WE NEED MONEY! Call for solidarity

WE NEED MONEY!

Call for solidarity

By now you probably already know the case of Martin Shaw. This English electrician, resident in Barcelona , is in hospital in Lausanne, recuperating from serious injuries caused by the police cutting his rope, suspended from a bridge, which was holding him 21 metres above a shallow river. Martin and another companion were suspended from the bridge over the Ginebre/Lausanne motorway ,with the goal of blocking the G8 delegates from going to Evian. This was an action against the G8, their exclusionary politics, genocides and ecocides, and their illegitimate position of power over the destiny of the world.

Now the situation for Martin and his family is very serious. Martin is in a hospital bed, on morphine, with only the right to receive visits from his family and three other people. All his close family live in the UK and don't have the money to stay in Barcelona. Some of the participants in the action face charges from the Swiss State, including Martin and the other climber. As well, Martin and his family may have to pay very high medical and legal costs [70000 euro], including the costs of the logistical support for the support team .

The intention is for the Swiss State to pay all of the expenses, as well as for the long-term costs of his injuries. But this is not guaranteed due to the repressive character shown by the Swiss State, and won't be available quickly enough. It is for this reason that we launch this call for international solidarity with Martin, the activist who participated in this anti-G8 action.

We will do everything possible to make sure that the authorities pay, (for which money is also necessary ) .We've created an association to oversee all the money we can collect. This association will act as an International Permanent Resistance Fund oriented to giving financial support in situations of repression. In this manner, we hope to create a permanent and transparent fund.

Accounts have already been opened in the UK, Spain, and Switzland.

In Spain the account number is:

0081-0055-44-0006151525 Banc De Sabadell

Chek if it is in Esther Cerro's name

or in Martin's name.

Finally, we want to clarify that we are not accusing the Swiss State just to make it pay it as high as possible compensation. Our main objective is a political judgement which makes clear the culpability of the politicians and of the hierarchy who designed the repressive measures around the G8 ,the Swiss

State and the member states of the G8. Our intention is avoid possible future cases like this. That's the battle.

www.indymedia.org/g8/es

There's a benefit for Martin coming up in Dublin, in 2 weeks time.Watch this space.