A ‘Save the Rospuda Valley’ demonstration will take place on Friday, 9th March 2007 at 16.30, outside the Polish Embassy, 47 Portland Place, London.
Residents in 16 Polish towns are protesting in opposition to the building of the ‘Via Baltic Expressway’ through the Rospuda River Valley – the last such natural treasure of its kind in Europe.
The protest camp set up on 13 February aims to delay the work. Protestors are sleeping in and amongst the trees, in temperatures as low as -20 degrees Centigrade (use the links below to view recent footage of the conditions at the camp):
The camp:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaZiKfyRLdM&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ_fWfQ2mjo&NR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44IySFbtmGc&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW41XY4eofQ&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZS41nBvZcM&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSVlnNVb6jM&mode=related&search=
Olecko town feeds the protesters – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mQJeoAdtJo&mode=related&search=
Further information concerning the situation, along with updates from the camp are also available at (these sites feature articles in English language):
www.viabalticainfo.org
www.dolina-rospudy.pl
http://www.zieloni.org.pl/
Donations can be made to:
Description: “Rospuda”
Account Number (IBAN): 44 16801206 0000 3000 1447 1454
Fundacja Instytut Spraw Obywatelskich
ul. Wieckowiskiego 33/127 90-734 Lódz
Nazwa banku / oddział: Invest Bank
Swiftcode (BIC): * *IVSEPL PP