Disclaimer: This article represents an opinion of one person/some people and not of the whole occupation. There is no authorised group and no official body that could decide upon an ‘official’ group statement for the occupation. The people in the occupation and in their immediate environment have diverse and controversial opinions. This diversity of different stances is therefore not censored here, but differing opinions can be equally valid and have an equal right to be seen and heard. No text will speak for the whole occupation or is necessarily approved by everyone participating in the occupation.
Day X was already 10 days ago and deforestation in the Dannenröder Forst is advancing every day. Today, the people in Woanders were evicted and the main structure destroyed. The police already ensured several times in their public communication that their operations would be conducted under the principle of ‘safety before speed’. The following text will explain why that is not the case and link to the global context which makes the situation even more absurd. Clearing a healthy forest in times of climate crisis is insane and the operations aren’t “safe”. Neither for activists nor future generations.
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Dannenrod. Activists in the Dannenrod forest ignore the DEGES’ appeal to end the occupation. The DEGES plans to create facts by clearing the forest from October 1. They are doing so although the social conflict over the A49 has not yet been resolved. In addition, according to current construction laws, the construction of the Autobahn is not feasible, as the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig has confirmed. Proof of public interest in the motorway is also hypocritical. Neither can it be said with certainty whether there will be any relief for the residents living along the federal roads, nor has a survey of residents been conducted.