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Connect Conference 2004 - Barcelona.

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Friday September 24, 2004 17:35

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December 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2004.

Squat net event in Barcelona for those involved in the Occupation movement or with interest in the Occupation movement.

ConnectConferenceBcn2004

1. What?
The Plug'n'Politix in Barcelona will be a meeting of individuals & collectives who take part in squatted open access points. Some of the possible activities could be

PresentAtions of collectives/projects
InformalTalks on subjects which interest us
Actions in the physical world (a.k.a. RealityHacking)
PartyAndFun
Note: We recommend to propose topics on the wiki, to know what people are interested in and what preparation's are needed!!!!

2. Where?
In Barcelona (Catalonia,Spain), mainly in the Santa Catalina neighborhood located in the historical centre. Actual MeetingPlaces have to be confirmed yet.

3. Why?
Because we feel the desire to meet people who run projects similar to ours, to share experiences, practices and ideas, and because we want to meet each other in the physical world and not just in cyberspace.

4. Who?
The meeting has been proposed by some individuals involved in the CyberForat project. Preparation of it is intended to be collective and horizontal. Everybody who is part of any project related to informatix & squatting is invited.

5. When?
The meeting will be held on December 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2004.

See also:
http://squat.net/pnp/wiki/moin.cgi/ConnectConferenceBcn2004

Comments (1 of 1)

The EU has committed it's states and the cities within

by @ the whiteboard.

Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:44

to building and safeguarding communities.

Our cities are not egalitarian, rich neighbourhoods are seen side by side with those of the poor.
Cities are rarely homogenous, and there is often tension between population groups whose lifestyles are different. This diversity can be enriching provided it is allowed space within the city, and given expression in the community.
Avoiding a "fortress approach" to urban planning, means avoiding a situation where security, (security from violence on the street or in the home, fear of buglaries or muggings, rapes or gender racist or other motivated attacks, or precarious environments and the fear of having no-one to turn to for help, no service providing protection or compensation) are afforded only to the private sector.
Safety and security in all it's forms is a right to which the citizens of Europe's cities do not have equal access.
Fear based on whether or not we are of European origin, native or imigrant, rich or poor, young or old, male or female; inequalities based with respect to dangers faced in cities, of marginalisation, of health problems, of violence, access to regal assistance, access to pensions that guarantee dignity, of the recognition of our fundamental civil rights
.
We cannot simply count on market laws to redress these inequalities.

These are intolerable wrongs.

The okupe movement has this morning opened a squatters advice centre opposite the offices of the Council who are still being pursued through the courts by the social collectives for endangering the basic civil rights of the citizens of the community of the city of Barcelona by allowing rampant speculation and illegal and immoral real estate practises.

It is located at -
the Barcelona's council's office of citizen information. C/Ronda San Pau.

The authorities will probably clear the building later, but the associated project of "Miles de Viviendas" (thousands of homes) which has continuously housed those in economic precarious conditions throughout the city with high profile occupations and subsequent evictions is still open at

C/Joan de Bourbó 11
Barceloneta

(between the port and the beach)

For their part the authorities have moved only a little closer to fulfilling thier obligations under the European Union social contract, and increased funding for social housing and introduced laws to regularise the renting of private property to tourists. It is more than has happened in other richer cities and states of the EU but it is still not enough.

Okupe tu també!