European Free Arts Sound Systems demonstration POSTPONED

Due to the recent riots in France, the Demonstration and the Teknival that were supposed to happen the 12th November 2005 in Strasbourg have been postponed !!!!!!

After receiving authorisation for both events we were told today to postpone them. This is based on the Emergency State that has been declared in France by the President of the Republic, Jacques Chirac.

>> Restrictions on all kinds of events and on press freedom is possible:

Furthermore the law allows the closing of meeting places and the cancellation of any event and also allows trials in front of a military court. The press freedom can also be restricted. According the law, the control of the press and publications of any nature like radio, cinema and theatre performances, is possible. <<

The public authorities have also the right to deploy the army whenever they think they need it!

A curfew has been declared in Strasbourg for 12 days and also in loads of others French cities...

In consequences, the Prefet of Strasbourg (Police Head Chief) have made an “arrete prefectoral” (law paper) which forbids the demonstration because they fear that it would be a good place for the rioters to take advantage of the situation to burn cars all over Strasbourg and to create incidents inside the demonstration. It is also difficult for them to give us first-aid workers for the Teknival as a lot are mobilised for the riots.

It is obvious that we can do it later and that they will give us all the support we need next time.

What we see as a good sign for the next events.

We are sincerely sorry of that happening, especially for all those that have implied themselves by spreading information or by any other means, the negotiations were going well before, they seems to understand that we are peaceful people, considering the fact that they agreed that we protest in front of all the European Institutions buildings, which they don’t want to be ransacked.

Our aim has always been to draw the attention of the media and the politicians to the difficulties of the emerging subcultures and alternative lifestyles in Europe to exist, to give a sign of Solidarity and Unity against all kinds of unjustified repressions, especially considering the Czechtek where one of us tragically died.

In such conditions, we truly doubt of the mediatic result that we could have generated, all media being tuned on the riots...

This situation in France is just the result of the repressive policy engaged by more and more countries all over Europe and all over the world, and we truly hope that it will motivate you even more to fight against those kinds of politics for a Free world.

Free Parties and Teknivals have always been “OPEN TO ALL”, and that is real integration, not what has been done in France and all over Europe!!

All Europe has to realise that the social and cultural politics have to be totally changed if we want to continue to live altogether in peace...

YOU CAN STOP THE PARTY BUT YOU CAN’T STOP THE FUTURE !

More info soon on http://europe.soundcirkle.info