[Gipfelsoli Newsletter] Copenhagen -- Geneva -- Huntsville -- London

Wed Dec 2 00:34:52 CET 2009

- Inpiazza in Copenhagen
- Final newsletter concerning logistics in Copenhagen during COP15
- Border-obstacle crossing point in Flensburg
- Climate protestors face sleeping in prison gyms
- Denmark approves new police powers ahead of Copenhagen
- Pictures protest and police Geneva 2009 (30 November)
- Geneva: Police Use Tear Gas On WTO Protest
- Vancouver Police Acquire LRAD Crowd Control Acoustic Weapon
- G20 police chief accused of misleading MPs about undercover mission

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Inpiazza in Copenhagen

Links

    * Never Trust A Cop www.nevertrustacop.org
    * Climate Justice Action Network www.climate-justice-action.org
    * Climate Action Network www.climatenetwork.org
    * Klimaforum09 www.klimaforum09.org
    * Klimakollektivet www.klimakollektivet.dk
    * Klima!Bewegungsnetzwerk http://klima.blogsport.de
    * 12Dec09 www.12dec09.dk
    * Hit The Production http://htp.noblogs.org
    * The COP15 Post http://cop15post.com
    * Climate Indymedia http://www.climateimc.org
    * Without Your Walls http://withoutyourwalls.wordpress.com
    * Anarchy Alive! http://anarchyalive.com
    * Don’t Buy The Lie http://notyourbusiness.hacklab.dk
    * Global Climate Campaign http://globalclimatecampaign.org
    * Hopenhagen http://hopenhagen.org
    * 350 www.350.org
    * Caravan from WTO to COP15
    * Rising Tide http://risingtide.org.uk
    * Via Campesina http://viacampesina.org
    * Anarkisterna http://anarkisterna.com/cop15
    * Friends of the Earth www.foei.org
    * Climate Caravan www.climatecaravan.org

Antirepression

    * Border-obstacle crossing point in Flensburg
http://subtilus.blogsport.de/klimagipfel
    * Your legal rights in Denmark
http://klima.blogsport.de/images/YourlegalrightsinDenmark.pdf
    * English bustcard www.blackcross.dk
    * Protester Guide to Copenhagen
www.climate-justice-action.org/practical-info/copenhagen-info/#Legal%20rights
    * Petition “Defend the freedom to protest in Denmark”:
http://danlaw.epetitions.net

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Final newsletter concerning logistics in Copenhagen during COP15

Hi everybody. Spread this in your networks!

This newsletter contains the main practical information about the mobilization
in Copenhagen. When you arrive in town, you can get further information in the
different info points (check out the locations in the COP15 locations map at
the section Map and places of interest).

Index:

Accommodation
Food
Info point
Convergence centers and other spaces
Legal Rights
Border Control
Visa
Volunteers
Medics and Trauma support
Kids
Map and places of interest
What to bring
Transportation
About Denmark
Contact
Accommodation

More: http://www.gipfelsoli.org/Repression/Copenhagen_2009/7915.html

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Border-obstacle crossing point in Flensburg

Hopefully, many people from all over the world will travel to the COP15-summit
in Copenhagen.
Unfortunately, we must presume that there will be strict border controls at and
around the time of the summit, including denial of entry for some people. In
order to support those comrades travelling to the the summit there will be a
border-obstacle crossing point in Flensburg.
We want to help and show our solidarity those people who may encounter any
problems entering Denmark by means of a legal team*, info-telephone and contact
point in Flensburg – Infoladen Subtilus. We can support the people concerned
within a limited framework through publicity and help in legal matters where
possible. In case of emergency we can also offer cheap food and places to
sleep.
We also presume that some protesters will be deported for some reason or other.
If any deported people should arrive in Flensburg, they can notify us via the
info-phone or at the contact point and on arrival they will receive tea or
coffee, something to eat and/or somewhere to sleep

More: http://subtilus.blogsport.de/klimagipfel

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Climate protestors face sleeping in prison gyms

Prisons prepare for an influx of detainees during the UN Climate Change
Conference happening in two weeks

Overcrowding in the country’s prisons means protestors arrested during the
climate conference will be held in uncomfortable conditions.

Climate activists are gearing up for the UN Climate Change Conference in two
weeks, but face harsh jail conditions if arrested.

Legislation was recently tightened to allow police to hold protestors for up to
40 days if they hinder police work and the already overstretched prison service
is gearing up for new arrivals.

More:
http://cop15post.com/2009/11/25/news/climate-protestors-face-sleeping-in-prison-gyms

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Denmark approves new police powers ahead of Copenhagen

Controversial legislation gives police sweeping powers of ‘pre-emptive’ arrest
and extends custodial sentences for acts of civil disobedience

The Danish parliament today passed legislation which will give police sweeping
powers of “pre-emptive” arrest and extend custodial sentences for acts of civil
disobedience. The “deeply worrying” law comes ahead of the UN climate talks
which start on 7 December and are expected to attract thousands of activists
from next week.

Under the new powers, Danish police will be able to detain people for up to 12
hours whom they suspect might break the law in the near future. Protesters
could also be jailed for 40 days under the hurriedly drafted legislation dubbed
by activists as the “turmoil and riot” law. The law was first announced on 18
October.

More:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/26/denmark-police-powers-copenhagen

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Pictures protest and police Geneva 2009 (30 November)

More:
http://www.gipfelsoli.org/Repression/Geneve_2009/WTO_2009_Pictures/7914.html

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Geneva: Police Use Tear Gas On WTO Protest

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday to separate violent
demonstrators from a protest of a meeting of top world trade officials, but the
hooded “black bloc” activists were able to cause damage before 14 were arrested,
spokesmen said.

The protesters set fire to at least four cars, broke shop windows and committed
other acts of violence Saturday, police spokesman Patrick Puhl said.

Police Chief Monica Bonfati said officers arrested four looters in addition to
the protesters. No injuries to police or protesters were reported, police said.

More: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120917764

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Vancouver Police Acquire LRAD Crowd Control Acoustic Weapon

Vancouver Police have acquired a Long-Range Acoustic Device (MRAD) for use in
crowd control during the 2010 Olympics. The LRAD emits a high frequency noise
that can disorient & injure people caught within its range. A LRAD was recently
used during the G20 protests in Pittsgurgh. Vancouver cops claim the device is
only to be used as a public address system... and any water cannons they
purchase will only be used for watering lawns...

More: http://no2010.com/node/1158

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G20 police chief accused of misleading MPs about undercover mission

Inquiry finds undercover police deployed at G20 protests to spy on activists,
contrary to Bob Broadhurst’s denial to MPs

A Scotland Yard commander was accused of misleading parliament tonight after an
inquiry found that undercover police were secretly deployed at the G20 protests
to spy on activists, contrary to the police chief’s denials.

Commander Bob Broadhurst, who had overall command of the G20 policing operation,
told the home affairs select committee in May that “no plain clothes officers
[were] deployed at all” during the demonstrations in the City of London.

More:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/24/g20-undercover-police-broadhurst