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> Ämne: Minutes Of Adonis Meeting 22/01/2000
> Datum: den 26 januari 2000 22:42
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> Network Africa
>
> List members;
>
> on Saturday, 22nd January 2000, concerned organisations and individuals
met
> at Rinkeby Folketshus to discuss the issue of Adonis who was brutalised
by
> two security guards at Västra Skögen tube station. Adonis is currently in
> lying in hospital with a broken neck. Among the issues which were
discussed
> were:
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> 1) How a network to deal with this issue can be established.
> 2) How organisations/people concerned about the incident can organise
> themsleves to fight back.
> 3) Spreading information about the incident and similar attacks that may
> occur in the future.
> 4) What needs to be done.
>
> There was a report of the circumstances under which Adonis had been
attacked
> followed by a discussion about the latest situation. The meeting was
> informed that Adonis would remain in bed for at least 3 months.
>
> After discussions, the group agreed on the following:
> -organisations and individuals that had attended the meeting would work
> together in some kind of network to address the issue. The meeting also
> agreed that other organisations/individuals who may be interested in
taking
> up the ussue and similar incidents in the future, would be contacted for
> action.
>
> -The meeting agreed that actions like demonstrations, building opinion
> through the media, producing and distributing leaf-lets together with
> putting up posters would be considered as possible activities the network
> would get involved in to create attention over the issue and future
similar
> incidents.
>
> -The meeting agreed that as an immediate action, the network would
organise
> a debate about the brutalisation of Adonis by the guards. It was agreed
that
> the debate would take place at Rinkeby Folketshus on Sunday the 6th
February
> 2000. It was agreed that details of this debate (participants, pannel,
time
> etc) would be circulated as they became available.
>
> -A task force was formed to identify and mobilise speakers at the planned
> debate. Members present were asked to look around and recommend speakers
to
> the debate task force.
>
> -The statement about the brutalisation of Adonis that had been signed by
27
> organisations was distributed at the meeting. It was agreed that
signatures
> from protesters would be collected through the statement and later
presented
> to the chief of the security guards that had brutalised Adonis. It was
also
> agreed that the signatures would be used as a way of mobilising more
people
> to protest against the guards as other actions were discussed.
>
> -It was agreed that the list of telephone numbers and e-mail addresses
that
> had been collected at the meeting would be compiled and distributed to
> members of the Network so that the group would be able to keep in touch
and
> to discuss how to proceed.
>
> -It was emphasised that the group would not work as an organisation
because
> of the limited human and material resources.
>
> -The meeting agreed that a planning meeting for the debate would be held
on
> Sunday 30th January 2000 at Rinkeby Folketshus from 16.00. It was agreed
> that the meeting would be open to everybody who was interested in taking
> part in the protest actions.
>
> The meeting was attended by representatives from:
> -ASUS
> -Congo organisation
> -Network Africa/African Viewpoint
> -Ingen är Illegal
> -Gambian Organisation
> -Somali organisation
> -Svartskallebrigaden
> -Africanews
> -Sveriges Radio AB
>
> There were two individuals who attended the meeting on a private
capaicty.
> The minutes were taken by Brandy.
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> About the debate: english version
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> • The action group around "adonisprotest" - the appeal against racism and
> violence by securityguards - are now planning to organize a debate on
> everyday racism and how it effects ordinary people.
> • The time for the debate is set to Sunday the 6:th of february, at
14.00,
> in Rinkeby Folkets Hus. Be there!
> • We will get back to you later with more precise information about the
> participants. So far we hope to be able to invite both representatives
from
> immigrant organizations and youth organizations as well as at least one
more
> well-known debater, as well as official representatives from the subway
and
> the authorities who supervise the work of securityguards in specifically
> Stockholm.
> • If you did not yet sign the appeal, visit our homepage:
> http://www.geocities.com/adonisprotest, or sign directly through sending
an
> e-mail to: [log in to unmask]
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> Swedish version:
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> • Aktionsgruppen runt "adonisprotest" - uppropet mot rasism och
väktarvåld -
> planerar nu att arrangera en debatt om vardagsrasism och hur den drabbar
> vanliga människor.
> • Debatten äger rum Söndagen den 6 februari klockan 14.00 i Rinkeby
Folkets
> Hus. Kom dit!
> • Vi återkommer med info om deltagarna i panelen. Vi hoppas kunna samla
> representanter för såväl immigrantorganisationer som
ungdomsorganisationer,
> en eller flera mer kända debattörer, samt officiella representanter för
> tunnelbanan och de myndigheter som övervakar vaktbolagens arbete.
> • Har du ännu inte undertecknat uppropet, läs det på hemsidan:
> http://www.geocities.com/adonisprotest, eller skriv under genom att
skicka
> ett mail till: [log in to unmask]
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