Wander Eikelboom on Tue, 7 Aug 2001 10:14:53 +0200 (CEST)


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[Nettime-bold] son of star wars



 - pressrelease-

 STOP STAR WARS
 STOP THE AMERICAN MISSILE SHIELD
 Wednesday 22 August
 At the American Consulate in Amsterdam, Museumplein
 19, 3 o'clock.
 Organized by the Jungle Association of Autonomous
 Astronauts

 The National Missile Defence system (NMD), which the
 American government is planning to built in order to defend
 themselves against miniature 'rogue-states' like
 North-Korea proves once again the high amount of
 slapstick present in the rhetoric of George W. Bush.
 He may be evil but he is still a lousy Darth Vader.
 Darth Vader, for all his sins, expressed
 himself in an intelligible manner, looked a great deal
 better and even posessed of a more coherent
 ideology. The missile system, however, is nothing more than
 sentimental machismo from frustrated cowboys: Bush
 bragging to Vladimir Putin he has got the largest
 (rocket).

 The expensive refuelling of the Cold War this missile
 shield is promising to offer, left aside (Greenpeace
 has taken upon this issue fairly decent), the Jungle
 Association of Autonomous Astronauts is organising
 this demonstration to protest the reality that every nation
 with the power to do so can use space for military
 uses without consulting the 'people'.
 Even though space aviation has always been part of
 military policies, secretely forcing the political
 processes at the background, this NMD plan is a slap in the
 face of everybody who believes in the possibility of a
 peaceful, democratic and creative space aviation.

 It all started so gloriously. Assuring to fulfil all
 promises made by science fiction, the official space
 travel agencies have become black holes. Boring
 scientist who have to battle with military and commerce
 for room and financial back-up, all proposing their own
 mediocre short termed projects.
 There can be no doubt that if we have to wait for them,
 it will take at least another century before the first
 civilian astronauts will get their chance to travel among
 the stars. This demonstration is targeted not solemnly
 to this Missile Defence System but also against the
 political processes which are at the background of it:
 the conspiracy of nameless technocrats who are
 operating within the shadows of their back offices
 without bothering about the consequences or
 moral problems which are connected to the abuse of
 space in the interest of an elite.

 Demonstrate with us in favour of a democratic
 independent space aviation.
 Demonstrate with us Against the National Missile
 Defence system.
 Bring your own sound system to this Demonstration

 For more information we refer you to the Jungle
 Association of Autonomous Astronauts website:
 www.socialfiction.org/jungleaaa
 or contact us by e-mail: jungleaaa@socialfiction.org

 The Jungle Association of Autonomous Astronauts takes
 part in a worldwide network of groups dedicated by
 building their own spaceships.
 Space travel should be available to all.

 =====
 Social Fiction Agenda
 **  Wednesday 22 August>> JUNGLESTRATION by the the Jungle Association
of Autonomous Astronauts @ the American Consulate in Amsterdam against
the NMD or 'son of Star Wars'projects. more info:
http://www.socialfiction.org/jungleaaa

 **  Sunday 26 August>> THE CITY SPACE CUT-UP Psychogeographical session
In utrecht
 more info: http://www.socialfiction.org/psychogeography


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