Ungdomshuset: It begins and it ends.

Ungdomshuset is being razed to the ground. It is a dark day for the progressives of Europe as one of the last houses of it's kind is being torn down. But yet, even in all this, there have been some amounts of hope. Thousands have been protesting in broad, popular movements. International solidarity actions have appeared everywhere, as far as Istanbul and New Zealand.

The tragedy is made a little deeper as the 8th of March, International Women's Day, approaches. The International Women's Conference 1910 that decided to hold it was held at Ungdomshuset, then Folkets Hus. Alexandra Kollontaj stayed there, as did Rosa Luxembourg and even Lenin. Now, a small Christian sect is destroying all of that.

But we will see. The activists have gained large amounts of valuable experience and have broad support in Denmark and Copenhagen. They also have some substantial monetary assets now. Perhaps there will be a new Ungdomshuset, somewhere at least. As a last note, I would like to briefly put your attention to the fact that 600 have been arrested, many in an incredibly arbitrary manner. Activists have been beaten, jailed and sent back to their home countries without anything more than suspicion from the Danish police. During the last demo, 20 police vans were posted around the peaceful demonstration, together with three military helicopters in the air. You can read more about this from Ungdomshuset site or from Motkraft.

Et, to, tre, fyr - Ungdomshuset är och blir!