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Traduccion del Newswire al ingles
Por Darksyde -
Monday, Apr. 21, 2003 at 10:58 PM
jparada1@hotmail.com
This is a translation of the IMC argentina newswire from english to spanish. Esta es una traduccion del contenido del Newswire del IMC de Argentina. Muchas gracias por la ayuda Hypno. Desde San Francisco, en solidaridad Jorge.
22:20 Two people who were detained in the 8th precinct were just released.
22:00 In the 8th precinct there are 57 detainees and 61 at the 20th precinct. Recently the Assemblywoman Vilma Ripoli said that the detainees would be released in 45 minutes. In the 18th precinct, three persons of the FTC are being held. In the 28th precinct there are 3 more detainees. The two minors there were already released.
21:00 Several different marches of protesters are headed from the College of Psychology to the 8th precinct. There are over 1000 people arriving to the precinct, where along the way neighbors banged pots from their balconies.
20:15 There is a concentration of more than 600 persons at the intersection of Callao and Rivadavia, and they are marching towards the 8th precinct and towards the College of Psychology. The SAME confirmed that they transferred 18 wounded. Communiqué from Anred: http://www.argentina.indymedia.org/news/2003/04/101083.php
20:10 During the press conference given by the workers along with their lawyers, they made a call for a meeting tomorrow in the morning at 1100 hours in Plaza Miserere to march towards the factory.
20:05 Two hundred protesters are headed from the Hospital Garraham, where there was nobody left, towards the Universidad de Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo.
20:00 There are 61 detainees at the 8th precinct, among them are the ceramic workers of Zanon. Apparently they will start letting them go, beginning in an hour at the 20th precinct. Communiqué from Anred: http://www.argentina.indymedia.org/news/2003/04/101088.php
19:45 The police is repressing the protesters who were inside the Hospital Garraham, using gases and rubber bullets.
19:40 The police is advancing towards the College of Psychology, and they are clearing the streets and chasing down protesters firing tear gasses and rubber bullets. The majority of protesters continue seeking refuge inside the college.
19:30 In front of the College of Psychology there was a hole made by a lead bullet. Vilma Ripoli, Assemblywoman of the United Left is attempting to break through the police barricades of the YPF.
19:10 The protesters are coming together in four points, the first is in the College of Psychology where at 19:30 there will be a press conference . The second congregation point is in the Church Santa Cruz at the intersection of Estados Unidos and Urquiza. The third congregation point is in the Universidad de la Madres and the final congregating point is the Hospital Garraham. The workers of the Brukman factory and the workers of Zanon are evaluating the new plan for action in the office of Assemblyman Roselli.
19:05 The police is beginning to retreat from the College of Psychology, retreating two blocks, it was confirmed that there are over 80 detained, among them the candidate for the Vice Presidency for the United Left- Mr. Parrilli. The infantry continues surrounding the YPF at the intersection of Independencia and Jujuy. Communiqué from Anred: http://www.argentina.indymedia.org/news/2003/04/101017.php
18:40 The police have surrounded the College of Psychology and have thrown tear gas into the building. Around 150 protesters left Brukman towards the Universidad de las Madres. The situation is very tense. There is a helicopter hovering over the Plaza del Congreso and five infantry vehicles are circling the block.
18:30 A radius of more than 15 blocks around the factory is militarized/occupied by the police, as well as a strong police presence in front of the Hospital Garraham. Inside the hospital there are injured demonstrators seeking refuge from the police repression.
18:15 The protesters are regrouping in the college of Psychology, with barricades under construction outside it.
17:58 The repression has reached the press, they are forbidden from entering the barricaded perimeter. They are enlarging the barricaded perimeter to include the neighboring streets to the factory. The hunt for protesters continues in that zone, and police are mounting barricades over Independence Avenue.
17: 50 Approximately 70 people who were seeking refuge in a service station have been surrounded by the police, who broke through the windows in order to arrest the protesters one by one. Among them members of the Mother of the Plaza de Mayo, the ceramics workers of Zanon, activists with the group No Pasaran and members of the Assembly. The police also climbed up to the roof to arrest the people who sought refuge in the roof from the police repression. The police have placed barricades on Av. Jujuy & Mexico (towards Chile). There is a hunt for protesters all over Balvanera. Vehicles, buses, and trucks with water cannons are pushing forward on Av. Jujuy.
17:35 REPRESSION in BRUKMAN!!! The infantry advanced along the Av. Jujuy with tanks, tear gas, rubber bullets, and dogs, the protesters are retreating. The police are also repressing people at the intersection of Saavedra y Mexico.
17:30 The ministry of Labor proposed a meeting between the parties to resolve the conflict. To which the workers responded that they would always sit down to talk, when the police leave from the factory, and that they will not accept meetings arranged beforehand.
17:20 The negotiations with the police have failed, there is a 30 minute deadline for the Ministry of Labor to intervene. If this governing body does not respond to the demands of the workers, it will be the definitive negation of any type of dialogue with the factory workers, who will thereupon intend to enter the factory.
17:15 At this moment, Celia from the Brukman factory along with advocate for the people Alicia Oliveira, are over the police barricades attempting to speak with Commissioner Roncatti who is in charge of the police operation.
16:55 According to the declarations to the media by the chief of the cabinet Alfredo Attanasof, the problem at the Brukman factory is a judicial problem; ignoring the fact that the police is armed with live ammunition.
16:50 The Brukman factory workers have given the police an ultimatum, of one and a half hours, to vacate the premises. At this moment, the 7 thousand people who are in solidarity with the Brukman factory workers are waiting for deadline to expire.
15:50 In front of the police lines and barricades are the workers of Brukman along with the Association of Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. Behind them are the workers of Zanon and social leaders, along with human rights groups and politicians. The march of about 5000 protesters of various organization ends. Within moments, protesters and workers will try to make their way through the police lines and barricades.
15:40 The march by the Anibal Veron arrived with approximately 600 comrades.
15:25 The march by the Picketers Block, FTC and MTR has arrived at the corner of the factory and they have grouped along with the rest of the protesters present. In total, 4500 people are ready to stand by the decisions taken by the workers at Brukman. Here is a statement by Anred: http://argentina.indymedia.org/news/2003/04/100928.php
15:10 As of this moment, a column from MAS has arrived at the corner of Av. Jujuy and Mexico. According to our reporters, the number of onlookers near the Brukman factory is notable. The arrival of the MTD Anibal Veron from the south along Av. Jujuy is expected shortly.
14:50 Around 2000 of the National Picketers Block, CTA and CCC Capital have begun a march towards Brukman, where they will meet a similar number of protesters. In declarations to Anred, Ruben Sobrero of the Regional Trainworkers Union Haedo affirmed that his group would surround the factory until it has been regained. See the statement here: http://argentina.indymedia.org/news/2003/04/100908.php
14:20 Meanwhile more than 1000 people are found in the corner of the factory, and around 400 comrades of the CUBa and another group of the MTL are blocking the Av. Jujuy at the intersection with Rivadavia. Within moments, they will march towards the factory grounds. Meanwhile, around 600 protesters from the Polo Obrero (along with ex workers of the Sasetru); and people with the groups CTA and CCC Capital continue waiting for the arrival of more marchers at Plaza Eleven.
14:15 In a declaration to IMC Argentina, Amalia- a worker from the Brukman factory said that she is convinced that today the factory will be recovered and declared that “the factory has to return to the workers because the management/owners mismanaged the operation of the factory. We must be inside the factory because we went the extra mile for everything despite the mismanagement of the factory.” She affirmed that: “The amount of people arriving and showing solidarity with the Brukman workers is very impressing.” Rinaldi de Zanon also declared that: “the factory can never return to the hands of the management/owners because they will come for us and for the other worker run factories.”
13:55 The MST column circled around the police lines and they are at the corner of Mexico and Jujuy. 3 meters from the police lines militants of the PTS and the group No Pasaran are in formation as well as in high spirits although very calm.
13:40 Meanwhile in neighborhood eleven (barrio de once), the protesters are energized by the chant “Brukman belongs to the workers!” ( “Brukman es de los trabajadores!”) The judges Bonorino Pero and Piombo- both of whom worked for the military dictatorship in Argentina- upheld a resolution that stated: “The life and physical integrity of people has no supremacy over economic interests.” (The statements of both judges are found in a statement released by the Center for Human Rights) http://argentina.indymedia.org/news/2003/04/100849.php
13:30 The group Venceremos is congregating on the corner of Av. Jujuy & Independencia. Meanwhile, the leader of savings and loans workers Nito Artaza arrived near the police blockade in solidarity with the female workers of Brukman.
13:20 Just minutes ago, 40 comrades of the MTD of Neuquen and Zanon were euphoric and excited after meeting with their comrades of the Brukman factory.
13:10 Around 800 people are at the doors of the Brukman factory. High school students, workers from the worker run factory “La Visconia,” the directors of the Hospital Garrahan, and members of ATE have just arrived. On the opposite side of the police barricades (on the intersection of Av. Jujuy & Belgrano) there is a column of the MST that had left Plaza Eleven. Meanwhile, there are 1000 comrades grouping up in Plaza Miserere.
12:45 A column of the MST began marching down Av. Jujuy towards the factory. Around 500 people belonging to groups such as the CCC, CTA Capital, CUBa and Polo Obrero (along with the ex workers of Sasetru) continue waiting for comrades at Plaza Eleven. Meanwhile, picketers of the MTL are blocking Av. Rivadavia. There are about 500 protesters congregating in the area surrounding the Brukman factory.
12:15 The various organizations present at Plaza Eleven are taking part in a picket at the intersection of Rivadavia & Av. Jujuy, while waiting for the arrival of more comrades. In another area, at the corner of Mexico & Catamarca, protesters set up the barricade that the police dismantled earlier.
11:30 In Plaza Eleven, the following groups are present- the CCC Capital, MTL, MST and the workers of the TBA (Trenes de Buenos Aires- Trains of Buenos Aires).
11:00 Comrades continue getting nearer. In one hour the National Picket Block (Bloque Piquetero Nacional) will meet in Plaza Eleven (Once). At 12:30 the group Barrios de Pie will meet at the intersection of Av. Independencia & Jujuy. The MTD grouped in the Anibal Veron will meet 1400 hours on Av. San Juan. It is also expected that the ceramic workers from Zanon and comrades from the MTD in Neuqen will arrive. The factory workers will also count on the solidarity of a group of international activists who will meet at 12:30 at the intersection of Mexico & Av. Jujuy.
10:15 The barricade at the intersection of Catamarca & Mexico is being dismantled by undercover police under the guard of a dozen uniformed officers.
10:00 At the intersection of Mexico and Jujuy avenue there are around 150 people, many of which spent the night in vigil. There is a large media presence, and you can count at least four television or radio news vans.