JUL 14. 2005 NEWS/AUSTRIA
FREIRAUM : Reclaim the Campus!

Am Dienstag, 12. Juli 2005, wurde in Wien das Areal am Uni-Campus von der Gruppe Freiraum erneut besetzt (siehe Forderungen). 14. Juni 2005, 13.00 der Baum ist noch immer besetzt und auch das Reclaim the Campus Fest geht weiter.
KOMMT UNBEDINGT VORBEI!
Werkstättenhof im alten AKH (beim Narrenturm)
regelmässige updates: im Newticker auf freiraum.at.tt

JUL 02. 2005 NEWS
Stellungnahme von der Schriftstellerin Elfriede Jelinek zur aktuellen Situation des Ernst Kirchweger Hauses

APR 04 . 2005
End to Evictions?

Vienna – The “End to Eviction Days” (Räumungs Schluß Tage) summoned attention to the precarious situations of various freespaces in Vienna. The action days were kicked off with an EKH bleibt! demo during which an enormous empty house across the street (Burggasse 2) became the target for an action squat (scheinbesetzung) for 30 minutes... MORE

JAN 06. 2005
Vienna Congress May 13-17, 2005

Vienna – We are some people from Vienna, who are really fucked up with the situation here. The right winged government of Austria has established their repressive power for 5 years now. In May 2005, they celebrate the anniversary of 50 years of the so-called state treaty (sovereignty of Austria, retreat of allied “occupation troops”) and 10 years of EU membership. Apart from cutting social systems, introducing racist laws and encouraging a xenophobic mentality which lead to the murder of several people, they tried (and succeeded) to make life much harder for everyone who raises his/her voice against injustice. Political and social institutions are highly endangered, many projects depending on public subsidies faced a total cut of their financial contribution. Migrants newspaper and advisory boards had to close as well as a progressive netculture institute. Women advisory boards and alternative cultural initiatives are struggling. Also those not dependent on subventions are threatened by repression and economic “compulsions”, particularly the only squat (EKH) in Austria has been sold by the communist party to some extreme right-wing speculator... We know that these deteriorations are taking place all over Europe, everywhere we hear about the repression and destruction of progressive movements and infrastructure. Its another time to unite and fight !!!!!!!!

http://at.indymedia.org/newswire/display/49198/index.php

DEC 21. 2004
EKH Bleibt !

Vienna – The autonomous center Ernst Kirchweger Haus (EKH), was sold by the former owner KPÖ (Austrian Communist Party) to right extremists in October 2004. This statement from the EKH-press group was written for a press conference on 6th of Dec 2004 in Vienna. It explains the situation from the view of the people who live in and use the EKH.

http://at.indymedia.org/newswire/display/48461

NOV. 2004
Public Netbase closed until further notice

Vienna – Public Netbase has been underfunded for years. This situation has been worsening since the summer of 2004, and the net culture platform is now forced to initiate severe emergency measures. Staff cuts, end of internet service providing The Institute of New Culture Technologies, carrier organization of Public Netbase, is forced to sack staff and wind up the technical team. As a consequence, several thousand members, individuals, projects and groups will lose their net access (mail and web services) by November 1st, and the complete workshop program will be discontinued. Public Netbase has offered services and infrastructure for specific needs that are not covered by commercial ISPs or public institutions.

http://www.t0.or.at/t0/standby