11 December 2009
This morning at 10am climate activists gathered at Nytorv to take part in the Don’t Buy the Lie march to take direct action in protest against corporations taking part in Cop15 [report]. Leading police a merry dance, protestors moved en masse up Rosenørns Allé to the Copenhagen ‘Forum’ venue, which is hosting the cynical green-washing Green Business expo during Cop15. The message to the corporations was to stop turning the saving of our environment into yet another business opportunity in which carbon credit trading, tar sands and CCS are the order of the day.
People were blocked several times by police but also managed push through and around several attempts by police to block their path. In total there is reported to be over 60 arrests, although it is unclear how many are just preventitative arrests where the people will be released after up to 12 hours. What is clear is that police targeted the Street Medics, arresting 11 of them before the demonstration, and threatening them that they would be deported if they were found on the streets again [report]. Many activists were stopped and searched outside the convergence centre / sleeping space at Ragnhildesgade [photos]. There were also several reports of people being searched throughout the city [2], with some arrested for having things like spray paint or items that could be used to cover faces. Earlier in the day the fire service also told Ragnhildsgade accommodation space that part of the building could not be used for sleeping. Meanwhile more people are travelling to Copenhagen ahead of the other protests and events scheduled for the next week.
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