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Daily of Saturday 24-07-2004
Program of today
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11:00 |
Facilitation Workshop |
Gym Big School |
| 11:00 |
12:00 |
Tusovka NewsLetter |
room 3 Big School |
| 11:00 |
12:00 |
Zapatista coffe Project Fair Trade |
room 2 Big School |
| 11:00 |
12:00 |
Oil,war or climate justice? |
Mrial Pk Green Area |
| 12:00 |
13:00 |
IndyMedia Hungary |
room 3 Big School |
| 12:00 |
13:00 |
Wombles (London) |
room 4 Big School |
| 12:00 |
13:00 |
Initiative for Temporary autonomous Zones |
room 5 Big School |
| 13:00 |
14:00 |
Indymedia Romania |
Gym Big School |
| 13:00 |
14:00 |
Encod for just and Effective Drug Policy |
Kindergaden Big school |
| 14:00 |
15:00 |
Lunch |
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| 15:00 |
16:00 |
Adbusting |
room 2 Big School |
| 15:00 |
16:00 |
Siperia Collective |
room 3 Big School |
| 15:00 |
17:00 |
Indymedia Filming Workshop 1 |
room 9 Big School |
| 15:00 |
16h30 |
PGA Process Meeting |
room 4,5 gym,kinder garden Big School |
| 17:00 |
19:00 |
NoBorders |
Mrial Pk red area |
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Meeting
Interruption
Yesterday evening,people from the collective in Reznik enter the
space.An English guy took off his trousers and wipes his bottom with a
PGA program in a dramatic manner.This really annoyed some people who
leave the room, a cup of tea is spilt over the Reznik collective …the
meeting stops,it will start again later.The reason why people are so
upset when the intervention is so funny is because they know the people
interrupting the meeting. These people would have been preventing the
smooth functioning of the organization over the last six months,mostly
with matters concerning non-mixed spaces,and they might also have
written aggressive letters to several individuals.They would also have
destroyed collectives in England.Basically, the people in Reznik were
organizing the conference as part of DSM but a split occurred after the
conference had to be moved to Jajinci due to the lack of space in
Reznik.Some wanted to exclude the guy who wiped his ass,but what they
did does not justify that.At the same time,due to their past and his
methods,the question is pertinent.We have to keep in mind that we
should not confuse that guy and with the ones from Reznik.
On top of that others groups are clearly and openly trying to
undermined the conference.An intercepted email from the local
Anarcho-syndicalist, implies a view that the PGA is bad for the working
class,also theses people are organizing a contra event together with
local Stalisnists and Trotkists groups to discredit the political
issues raised by the peoples around PGA. That ’s why maybe lots of us
would not come to this conference because of anti PGA junk mails.This
poses the question of “what that ’s Shit?”or even what to do with these
people? A collective solution must be found.Everyone should be aware
that there are PGA opponents.It is a challenge to be able to react to
these situations and at the same time remain in control of oneself.
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It’s Starting
Ok Today is the first day of the PGA conference in Jajinci,we all
have worked hardcore for that (it ’s actually 5:41 am and we are
f*****tired!!) So we hope you are reading your daily news while eating
your cereal,and we ask to make the best out of this day while the
newspaperteam is sleeping!! We all want you to have fun,to discover new
things and meet new people, therefore The PGA conference is the good
place to be.So Please ENJOY!!!!!And keep some cereal for us!! love love
love to u all!!!
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Talking
about Coordination
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The beekeeper
from Marais Poitevin
It seems like rainbows are already here !
Renate was born in Germany but she has lived in France for more than
20 years and has been a beekeeper ever since she was a student.In the
Marais Poitevin (west France)she keeps more than 320 beehives.If you
have been around for the last couple of days you might have tasted some
of the delicious honey she brought along with her.Renate has come along
to the PGA conference to meet different people but also because she
thinks of herself as “a victim of globalization ”.In fact,around 30 per
cent of her bees die every year because of pesticides produced by
multinationals such as Bayer and BASF.The new pesticides are already on
the plant seeds being sold nowadays,so when they grow the nectar is
contaminated with pesticides that will kill some of the bees.Acting
like a “nerve gas ”the pesticides make some of them lose their sense of
direction and hence they are unable to come back to the hives;others
simply die.Being a member of the Confederation Paysanne (union for
French farmers) she has tried to draw the attention of the French
Government to a problem that affects several farmers in her
situation.Renate mainly criticizes the fact that the politicians in
power allow these pesticides to get into the market without checking if
these multinational products are harmful for the environment and people
’s health.
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Why
PGA office had to move?
On Tuesday afternoon,an incident with some PGA of fice neighbors
surprised many of us.The neighbors were getting nervous because of the
crowd of people passing in theirhall,and a group of volunteers was
aggressed by a drunken man.In consequence,the of fice has now been
evacuated. During the afternoon ,quite a few volunteers had actually
been passing in the of fice.Most of us were international volunteers
arriving in the work camp organized with the PGA conference.We had our
meeting point at the office as well as some local and French volunteers
from the preparation team.
One of the neighbors called the police to complain about the noise
and the strange-looking people who might be drug users.The police
wanted to know if the foreigners had been registered and who had rented
the apartment. “The first 15 minutes they were really awful ”,tells
Darko who had to give all the passports to the police and answer a lot
of questions.The neighbor had followed the police and got very nervous
because of the fact that Darko was from Croatia and the flat was rented
by him.
Outside,a group of men from the neighborhood was drinking on the
terrace of a bar and observing the events.One of them,a big drunken guy
that Darko had already seen reading some fascist booklets,got very
nervous,started injuring a group of volunteers at the street and
aggressing some of them.As Darko arrived,the man told him he’d give him
20 days to leave.If not,he would kill him.(This is not a big problem as
the rental contract goes till 15 August only.)
As the drunken guy went on beating volunteers,people went down to
ask the police come out.The police said they would first like to finish
with the registering question.Darko hadto insist before they finally
accepted to go stop the fight and take the aggressor back to the
terrace. The police told the office should be evacuated,as it was not safe to stay
there.The volunteers left and the computers were moved the same day.
The drunken neighbor observedthe moving and told the police they should
check the computers to see if there’s no illegal stuff. This was not
done.
Darko thinks the aggressive neighbor is just a poor alcoholic guy
who has no job and nothing to do. The first time he talked to Darko, it
was to insult him because of his
Croatian origins.Anyway,this little incident shows us there ’s still a
lot to do before all people in Serbia and everywhere get rid of their
ethnical prejudices.
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Local
Kids Become Environmentalists
Invite from Selo Rakovica doctor Ljiljana Radovich, who ’s involved
in local community issues,as well as Kristina,the youth council
coordinator,catalyzed a grassroots school clean up project Friday
afternoon. Involving at least fifteen neighborhood kids ages 8 to 13,the
project brought together PGA volunteers and the community to build
positive relationships whileteaching environmental concern to all.
It all began when seven volunteers,who had come from all over
Europe,arrived at the PGA conference and immediately went to the Selo
Rakovica school to join Dr.Radovich and Kristina in the effort to
contribute to local community improvement.After a short time, a number
of kids who were playing nearby became interested in the activity.With
the help of PGA volunteer group coordinator Belgrade local Boban
Chaldovich they were soon learning about appreciating their environment
while having a great time socializing with the adults of various
origins and backgrounds.With shouts of excitement abounding,they were
more than eager to beautify their school yard and the promise of
international recognition for their actions thrilled them even more.
The group hopes that the kids will share this positive experience
with their parents so that we continue to form bridges of communication
between PGA and the community.
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Kids Space
Even in libertarian environments,forms of “ageism” take place that
in an unconscious way are viewed as “natural ”.In previous
anti-capitalist meetings children’s needs and places were highly
neglected,and we could see how bored they were.To challenge this
situation at this PGA Conference we decided to create a children ’s
space, especially as this year ’s event takes place in a school.
The main goal is to organize activities with children both of the
camp and the local community such as sports, juggling and samba
workshops.These activities allow them to cross linguistic barriers
thanks to the universal culture of body language. In spite of their
age, we are giving them the opportunity to speak on their own in
the meetings which is a major occasion for self expression in our
organization.It is also important that “our ”children take part
in our daily struggles because that has an influence in the way
we relate to them.
Even so,our collective ways of action are still problematic and are not
adjusted to every age.For example ,Medeo, a six year old and a half,
says: “I’m interested in participating,helping in the preparations ”,he
acknowledges that “the meetings are important for cooking and all that
…”, nevertheless “after one hour I’m bored; I ’m a child and I
prefer playing, it’s normal ”. The place we want to give children
forces us to rethink our way of doing things so as not to leave them
out. To take into account these discriminations is surely not enough
but it can work as a starting point to make some changes.
Nonetheless,the children were able to participate in the camp
organization,such as the decoration.Nothing is set in stone and it of
the utmost importance to accept them into our world because that is the
only way of accepting their world.
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Do you want
to say somethin ’!?!
Chantal,France
The history of this country is very different from ours in France in
the fields of economics, politics, and society,as well as the
ethnicities that exist here. Coming here represents an important
cultural awakening and an occasion where many questions arise in order
to understand the position of the Serbian population concerning such
issues as the domination of the USA and the extension of the
neo-liberalism in this country. This suburb feels much like a village
because people are very human in their interactions. In a way, I ’ve
got the impression that I ’m going back to my childhood in the 1950’s.
This certainly encourages personal exchanges with the local population.
I’m also very touched that women here are very willing to communicate
with us.I have one regret though,that there are not more people of my
generation here.Those people who wanted to change the world in 1968.It
is a matter of maintaining the vision,which we believed in then.It is
disappointing to see how the people of that generation have lost their
faith.But …never mind,we shall go on without them!
Maria Fernanda,
PGA looks like a circus, and I ’m from the jungle. I’m from Mexico City, so
there ’s never enough noise for me.But the camp is nice and it ’s
a good opportunity to learn something about each other, for example
tolerance and respect.Although I miss meat and I don’t really eat
vegetables,this experience is interesting and life-changing. (work
camp group)
Against “patriarchal systems” Michael Philips,39 Germany
organizes an annual radical Of all the subjects being debated in the PGA conference
the workshop on gender is the one Michael is the most interested
in.As a member of the Queercorruption movement, whichgathering every
year, he stands up against everything that perpetuates “gender stereotypes
and roles ”and “patriarchal systems ”. The fact that the PGA conference
takes place in an eastern European country was also important to
persuade him to take a plane from Berlin to Budapest and then a
bus to Belgrade. Michael believes that western European activists
are sometimes too focused on their own problems and surroundings
without realizing that just around the corner,in Europe,everything
is very different when it comes to queer issues.He gives us one
very good example:in Berlin,where he comes from,his movement has
been gathering funds to help the queer and gay movements in Serbia
organize their own gay pride parade.This event was supposed to take
place in Belgrade this month but it had to be cancelled because
anti-homophobic nationalist groups threatened violence.
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Rumeurs
Il y aurait des gens aui puent des pieds. D’autres qui ronflent.
Attention! Des chef-fe-s seraient infiltre Es parmi nous! Les chiens
n’aboient que quand les gens dorment. Les moustiques sont xenophobes.
Il y a un crocodile sous la planche de la douche. Les carnivores se
sont fait Es manger. Des gens veulent jeter les poubelles. Le PGA
serait un camp de Jeunesses Communistes. Sorry guys I was Tired but
tomorrow Rumours will be in English, I promise,Anyways this is crap and
only English native might laugh to that heavy harcore humour!!!
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Our way of life
The role of the medias is to allow the communication of the society
with itself. The control of this communication by the state and private
interests is the best way to avoid any embarrassing debates. For
example,the media never questions this control.This is why it is
necessary to re-appropriate the media. This newspaper is an experiment
of this reappropriation. It is important that everybody can
participate in its redaction. For this ,an open meeting is organized
every morning,at 10:30, in the computer room, to decide about the
content of next day’s paper.
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