Some people from the autonomous space "Les Tanneries" in Dijon [1], France,
have been writing a support communique and call to action in support of
Ungdomshuset [2]. While the original text [3] is in french, here are some
relevant excerpts:

[...]

We want to express our full solidarity with occupants of Ungdomshuset in
Copenhaguen, and with everyone who demonstrated on Saturday 16th, without
distinction. 

We also send our warm greetings to all those struggling using various
means to defend autonomous spaces and protect such exceptions within our
contemporary societies, tainted by security ideologies and abidance to
repressive agendas. 

Our strongest thoughts go to those who remain detained after the
demonstration, whom we wish to see liberated immediately, free of
charge, just as we demand all charges to be dropped against all those
arrested!

                              · · ·

We feel particularly supportive of Ungdomshuset..

..because Ungdomshuset is emblematic of the "do it yourself" tradition
which combines artistic creativity, radical social critique and
offensive against structures of domination. From this very
counter-culture did our autonomous space emerge from, and so did
an innumerable amount of spaces, collectives, initiatives and actions
throughout the past 10 years.

..because Ungdomshuset, like all these places standing against the world
surrounding them, is unique in its kind, and bound to the history of so
many. It sprang out of the dreams, collusions and affinities, encounters
and combativity of hundreds of people. Carved within Ungeren's walls,
are the joys and angers, the rages and passions of several generations,
just as our walls tell about 8 years of adventures and similar emotions.

..because Ungdomshuset, though firmly rooted locally, is also carried by
a large community, which doesn't care about borders, whose affinity and
solidarity cause to mobilise widely, be it by carrying decentralized
support actions across the world, or by converging on the spot to
physically protect the house against eviction. Les Tanneries have
already benefited from the very same international solidarity, which we
are most probably to call for once more some time in the future, since
the local council has recently declared our space would be tagged for
deletion, once a project of so-called "public interest" would be found;

For all these reasons, we feel concerned by Ungdomshuset - politically,
emotionnaly. Hence, we encourage everyone to shout out loud his/her
indignation towards the danish state. Say it with words, say it with
actions! For doing so, you'll find a list of all danish consulates &
embassies in France in the following appendix. Use it accordingly!

Popular collective strenght and determined resistance have nearly always
been the most essential ingredients in allowing self-managed autonomous
spaces to last. We're going through times that are very likely to be of
critical importance to the history of political squatting in Europe. In
this context, the case of Ungdomshuset does brings a red alert, but also
conveys an enormous boost in not letting it happen!

To our danish comrades:
	Congratulations, don't give up the fight;
	Your barricades are our barricades!
	UNGDOMSHUSET BLI'R!

                                                          Dijon, France,
                                                     December 17th, 2006
                                              some fellow squatters from
                                         l'Espace autogéré des Tanneries

                                                     tanneries@squat.net
                                             http://squat.net/tanneries/


[1] "L'Espace Autogéré des Tanneries" is a squatted autonomous social
    centre, hosting subversive, political and social activities in a
    post-industrial environment. It was opened in 1998, and has reached a
    certain degree of stability, thanks to years of struggle against the
    city council, which owns the occupied buildings. More infos on
    http://squat.net/tanneries/

[2] For more info on Ungdomshuset, visit: http://ungdomshuset.dk/

[3] The original support letter in french can be found here:
    http://squat.net/tanneries/documents/Tanneries_-_Ungeren-FR-20061217.txt