Knus Krigsmaskinen!

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  • Regular meetings every Saturday, 16:00

    Regular meetings every Saturday, 16:00

    Yesterday we had our first open meeting in the forest. As locals, activists and representatives of different organizations we came together here in Avgrunnsdalen over pancakes and coffee. 🙂

    We talked about how we can work together, stay in touch and build a powerful movement. It was so inspiring to hear the different perspectives about the land, the history of the people living here, and what each of us are doing to protect this area and stop the war machine. After the meeting many stayed to help us pull up the beginning structures of a tree house.

    Thank you to everyone that came yesterday. From now on we will have regular meetings every Saturday at 16.00. The meeting is open to anyone that would like to join, and we are looking forward to seeing both old and new faces here next week! Together we can build community and a stronger resistance.

  • “Why are you wearing masks?”

    A lot of people are wondering why we are… Here is our answer:

    You can find a video version on our Instagram.

    “Why are you masked and not revealing your identity?
    You are destroying your case by doing that!»

    Do you know the faces of the rich people profiting from these weapons?
    Do you know the identity of the bosses of the british Chemring Group?
    Do you know the faces of the bosses of BlackRock, the biggest shareholders of Chemring?
    Do you know the crimes of the CEO of Chemring Nobel in Miami in 2021?
    Do you know the identity of the people who try to keep this information away from you?
    Do you know the faces of the lobbyists who make taxpayers money go in to producing unnecessary weapons that USA and Israel use to terrorize the world?
    Do you know the identity of the bosses of German Dhiel Defense who are guilty in war crimes by sending Chemring-produced weapons to Israel?
    Do you know the faces of the soldiers in front of a screen flying a drone firing several Hellfire-missiles, produced partly by Chemring Nobel, bombing a refugee camp in Nuseirat in June 2024 killing 300 Palestinians? Or the month later when Hellfire-missiles bombed a school and killed 22 Palestinians?
    Do you know the identity of the people who have been put to jail, having to pay millions in fines, for trying to stop war crimes and genocide?
    Do you know the faces of the people who have been tortured by police and military for trying to stop war crimes and genocide?
    Do you know all the faces of the people resisting the Nazis and their ideology during the war?
    Do you know the identity of all the people who helped protect jews from the Norwegian police?
    Did Kjakan Sønsteby reveal his identity to everyone during the war or after the war?
    Do you know the faces of the orcas and the white-whale swimming in the polluted Oslofjord?
    Do you know the identity of the old growth pines in Hurummarka that will be cut down by Forsvarsbygg?
    Do you know the face of the last Northern lapwing in Hurummarka escaping from war-industry expansion?

    Why do you care about our faces and not the faces of the real war-criminals who profit from genocide?
    Maybe you should check you own face in the mirror? Who are you, actually? The Norwegian Oil Fund is investing hundreds of millions in Chemring. That means your money is contributing to killing children.
    Do you know the faces of those dead children?
    Do you know their name?

    We don’t trust the State.
    We don’t trust the Police.
    We don’t trust the Fascists.
    We don’t trust the Capitalists.
    We don’t trust those who trust them.
    We trust those who understand what security culture means and what needs to be done to make a more beautiful world possible.

    We protect each other by hiding our identity.
    We avoid being tracked by the police.
    We avoid being fined a ridiculous amount of money.
    We make it possible for everyone to join, also the people who fear losing their job, police repression, discrimination, doxxing etc.
    We focus on the case and the collective, not on individuals.
    We have no leaders.

    We are
    autonomous and anonymous!
    And we love life.

    That’s all you need to know.

  • 1st of May

    1st of May

    Remember the past, build a future that lasts! Shoutout from Avgrunnsdalen to everybody in the streets today ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

    On Tuesday the norwegian parliament will discuss whether to protect Hurummarka or not. While some might still have hope in the official legal process, we have long ago decided to take things in to our own hands and protect Hurummarka by living with the forest. We are here in solidatity with all the beings killed or otherwise affected by the war politics of governments

    Join us 🦔🏕🏴 Don’t know how?

    Come to our open meeting!!
    📅 tomorrow, 2nd of May
    ⏰ 16:00
    📍here in Avgrunnsdalen!

    We will have coffee and waffles 😉

  • Governments produce war, people defend life

    Governments produce war, people defend life

    Its not a secret. The new proposed factory plans affect an area three times as big as chemring originally claimed. This factory will be the end for the hurum forest.

    Allthough Norways ministry of war and Chemring claim this death factory shall ensure peace and security, we know: A safe life for the people can not emerge from the war politics of governments. It can only emerge from the selforganization, discussion and mutual aid of the people.

    Governments produce war, people defend life. Join us in defending life against the war machine ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

  • We are in this fight together ‪‪❤︎‬

    We are in this fight together ‪‪❤︎‬

    Massive thank you to everyone donating food, materials, car rides, time and efforts!

    We could not do this without you. We are in this fight together ‪‪❤︎‬

    Vipps us at #860273 (Rosa Bøker) and write “AFS Avgrunnsdalen”

  • Open meeting on Saturday, 2nd of May at 16:00

    Open meeting on Saturday, 2nd of May at 16:00

    Yesterday, Forsvarsbygg and Norconsult sent their new “proposal” for the areal plans of Chemring’s explosives factory to Naturvernforbundet. They instantly criticized these plans, as they suddenly affect a much larger area of the forest, nearby towns, streams and lakes than initially suggested. In addition, certain criteria have been adjusted in a way that Hurummarka appears to become the only viable location for this project. 

    While misleadingly calling their plans as a “proposal”, nothing essential about this factory is up to debate. A “no” is not – and has never been – a possible answer. Instead of being honest about this truth, Forsvarsbygg continues the theatre of “democracy” by now inviting citizens to “open meetings”.

    We invite everyone to no longer accept this show as a inevitable normality. Join us for our open meeting on Saturday, 2nd of May, at 16:00 here in Avgrunnsdalen.

    Let’s dream together about how this valley can develope into a place of ardent resistance and solidarity.

  • Press release: Expected for peace activists to be evicted shortly

    Press release: Expected for peace activists to be evicted shortly

    Huset i Avgrunnsdalen i Hurummarka har siden 2. april vært okkupert i motstand mot utenlandseide Chemring Nobels planlagte bygging av sprengstoffabrikk. Kommunen inngikk dialog med fredsaktivistene, men har nå snudd i saken. Nå sier Asker kommune at de ønsker at politiet fjerner fredsaktivistene, på tross av enorm støtte fra lokalsamfunnet.

    Ordfører Lene Conradi sier: “Vi vet ikke hva som foregår der inne, og det er betenkelig med tanke den saken vi står ovenfor, hva gjelder sikkerhet og det geopolitiske. Vi må ta ansvar for hva som skjer på vår kommunale eiendom»

    Fredsaktivistene mener selv de aldri har lagt skjul på hva som foregår i huset. De sier de er der for å støtte lokalbefolkningen i kampen mot nedbygging av Hurummarka.

    Istedenfor krigsfabrikk ønsker vi at vårt nyokkuperte hus i Avgrunnsdalen skal bli et selvdrevet sosialt senter for en solidarisk verden, og være en god nabo til Rødbysetra Aktivitetssenter for barn og unge. Opprustning og avskrekking skaper ikke trygghet for mennesker og miljø, tvert imot øker det risikoen for krig. Chemrings fabrikk vil være et opplagt bombemål i en krigssituasjon, forteller fredsaktivistene.

    I dag, 22. april, fløy et politihelipoter i lav høyde over den gamle militærbrakken.
    Fredsaktivistene sier: “Plutselig ble det et geopolitisk sikkerhetsproblem at vi har tatt i bruk huset og det var på tide å sende inn politiet. Alt kan idag gjøres om til et sikkerhets- eller geopolitisk problem og da står alle midler til rådighet. Med et politihelikopter som koster rundt 15000 kroner i timen begynte politiet idag og sirkle rundt brakka i lav høyde. Hva med å i stedet bruke disse pengene på noe som kommer lokalbefolkningen til gode?”

    Fredsaktivistene er forberedt på nye besøk fra politiet innen kort tid. De beholder roen og håper kommunen velger å gjenoppta dialogen heller enn å knele for staten og Chemring Nobel for å få fart på krigsøkonomien.

    Fredsaktivistene avslutter med å si at kampen om Avgrunnsdalen er langt fra over. Nye sikkerhetsproblemer oppstår når man er villige til å beskytte voldelige Chemring Nobel og krigshissere fra Blackrock med flere, fremfor å beskytte og bevare.

  • The geese are staying strong

    The geese are staying strong

    Yesterday, the local municipality voted in favor of kicking us out of the house. They will ask the police to do it for them.
    The municipality rather want to remove us instead of the british/american owned company Chemring that bombs children for profit.

    We are neither surprised nor frightened.
    The Geese are now making themselves ready for the weekly bonfire at 19:00, where they will strategize about how to move forward. We invite you all! 🙂

  • Letter to Asker Kommune

    Letter to Asker Kommune

    Tomorrow, Asker Commune will take a decision about how we can stay here.

    Let’s let them know our demands! We want to stay in this beautiful house to….
    …. protest against Chemring Nobel,
    …. protect this beautiful forest and the Oslofjord,
    …. build alliances against militarisation,
    …. create a social center.

    You can send this letter directly to the 55 members of the communestyre to show them: We Are Many!

    Kjære Asker kommune,

    Vi ønsker med dette å rette kritikk mot deres krav til aktivistene i Hurummarka om å forlate den gamle militærbrakka i Rødbyveien 43, Avgrunnsdalen.

    Aktivistene tar vare på både eiendom og natur ved å ta i bruk hus og friluftsområder. Huset var i elendig forfatning da aktivistene ankom, og det har siden blitt ryddet og vasket av dem. Deres tilstedeværelse vil bidra til ivaretakelse av et bygg som ellers ville forfalt.

    Mange i lokalbefolkningen støtter aktivistenes mål om å stoppe Chemring Nobels utbygging av en sprengstoffabrikk som både vil rasere Hurummarka og forurense Oslofjorden. Sivil ulydighet er en ikke-voldelig, demokrati-bevarende og bredt akseptert protestform i Norge.

    Aktivistene bidrar til å fremme et positivt sosialt miljø i nærområdet. De oppfordrer til besøk, planlegger aktiviteter for barn og voksne, og forbipasserende har fortalt om hyggelige møter og samtaler.

    Vi er mange som stiller oss bak aktivistene i Hurummarka. Derfor ber vi dere: møt dem med dialog og vennlighet fremfor utkastelseskrav. La dem få bli værende!

  • ✊ Solidarity from Hambi to

    ✊ Solidarity from Hambi to

    🔥Hurummarka – Knus Krigsmaskinen

    the forest occupation defending Hurummarka against Chemring Nobel’s explosives factory, about 1.5h southwest from Oslo.

    The big beautiful forest shall be destroyed for a new explosives-factory for Chemring Nobel. Chemring’s largest single costumer is the US Departement of Defence (Lockheed Martin and through this the israel military). Other customers include Diehl Defence, SpaceX and Boeing. If built, the factory’s highly specific products will be a crucial corner stone for ongoing future imperialist wars and settler colonial projects.

    The forest creatures see no other option but to organize and become sand in this transnational military industrial machinery!

    Luckily there is already a strong (and angry!) civil resistance and some locals have shared their desire for more direct actions.

    For more information

    https://knuskrigsmaskinen.noblogs.org/
    e-mail (encrypted if possible):
    knuskrigsmaskinen@disroot.org