NETSTRIKE.IT SITE SEIZED

In 1995 we invented a new form of network protest: netsteike. In spite of the name, (that sounded good anyway), it is the networked version of a peaceful sit-in. The metaphor that best represents it is that of a number of people that walk on pedestrian crossings with signs and banners, if their number is really big they can stop traffic for a noticeable period of time.

The first target for a netstrike were the sites of french government that in that period was conducting nuclear tests on Mururoa atoll. Since that time an infinite series of netstrikes were launched, in some case we promoted those, in many other by initiative of people all around the world.

Six years passed and notwithstanding the diligent attention from the so called forces of order, no attorney, no matter how zealous, had ever dreamed of accusing someone for this protest practice that has an exclusively symbolic and demonstrative value.

TODAY ON THE LONG WAVE OF THE GENOA DAYS WITH THEIR CHARGE OF REPRESSION AND DEATH PERPETRATED BY POLICE THE NETSTRIKE.IT SITE HAS BEEN SEIZED AND REMOVED FROM THE NET BY BOLOGNA POLICE OFFICE ON REQUEST BY POSTAL POLICE OF GENOA.

The seizure is in fact originating from one of the eigth investigations by magistrature on the events in Genoa, even if at the moment we are not given to know the name of the attorney that signed the seizure order.

WE INVITE EVERYBODY TO SPREAD THIS COMUNIQUE AND WE ASK ANYBODY THAT HAS THE MEANS TO MIRROR NETSTRIKE.IT SITE BOTH IN ITALY AND ABROAD, SEND MAIL TO netstrike@autistici.org MAILING LIST IF YOU ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT US.