Closing statement from the summer 2006 Saving Iceland/Friends of Iceland protest camp:
20 August 2006
20 August 2006
20 August 2006
This summer’s protest camp is disbanding but the fight must go on.
Icelandic nature is running out of time, as it is being relentlessly
destroyed by those whose wealth and power comes from the exploitation
of people and the environment.
The campaign against heavy industry is making progress and it seems
that there are more and more Icelanders who are no longer willing to
stand by and watch as Iceland is turned into an industrial wasteland
(like much of Europe already is). Some of us will soon go back to the
18 different countries which we came from; countries where
industrialisation has left us with pollution, illness and disease. We
must cross borders to support each other, as these corporations see
borders only in terms of how they can be used to divide people.
Meanwhile they take our land and profit from our work.
Most importantly, we hope that we have inspired and encouraged others
to take action against the destruction of nature in whatever way they
are able. People have to realise the importance and fragility of the
wilderness before it is (soon) too late. There is not infinite
wilderness to be exploited, nor is there infinite time to wait around
for a miracle to help us.
We have enjoyed an immense level of support and co-operation from a
wide range of people in Iceland. Thank-you to all of the amazing
people who have helped so far in the struggle against this horrific
destruction of nature which only benefits the rich executives of
multinational corporations.
This summer’s protest camp is disbanding but the fight must go on.
Icelandic nature is running out of time, as it is being relentlessly
destroyed by those whose wealth and power comes from the exploitation
of people and the environment.
The campaign against heavy industry is making progress and it seems
that there are more and more Icelanders who are no longer willing to
stand by and watch as Iceland is turned into an industrial wasteland
(like much of Europe already is). Some of us will soon go back to the
18 different countries which we came from; countries where
industrialisation has left us with pollution, illness and disease. We
must cross borders to support each other, as these corporations see
borders only in terms of how they can be used to divide people.
Meanwhile they take our land and profit from our work.
Most importantly, we hope that we have inspired and encouraged others
to take action against the destruction of nature in whatever way they
are able. People have to realise the importance and fragility of the
wilderness before it is (soon) too late. There is not infinite
wilderness to be exploited, nor is there infinite time to wait around
for a miracle to help us.
We have enjoyed an immense level of support and co-operation from a
wide range of people in Iceland. Thank-you to all of the amazing
people who have helped so far in the struggle against this horrific
destruction of nature which only benefits the rich executives of
multinational corporations.
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