Antwerp Protesting (Anti BAM)

Antwerp is protesting…

The ‘Ring’ that was started and was meant to lead traffic around the city never got completed and by now, years later, the traffic congestion is reaching uncanny proportions. So after years of planning and some comparing, the city gave the go ahead to an ambitious plan that would complete the Ring and lead the passers-through on their way to the harbour or further destinations. Till by and by it got out that some parts of the city would have to suffer all kinds of pollution by this change.  Fearing for their and their children’s health, more and more voices rose against this plan. The protest organized itself, collected signatures and could obtain the right to have a people’s vote on the matter. Next sunday will show, how much influence this vote will have and which way the ambitious plans will go.

In the meantime, though, street protests are organized to make even more people aware of the possible health risks. Hereby a few impressions of one such action.

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De laatste tijd is de Lange Wapper niet enkel een historisch folkloresymbool in Antwerpen. Het lijkt dat de strijd met de reus opnieuw wordt gestreden en het referendum, dat over de toekomst van het viaduct Lange Wapper zou moeten beslissen is nu komende zondag. Ondertussen gaat het protest tegen de bouwplannen van BAM onverminderd verder en probeert men met straatacties zo veel mogelijk mensen bewust te maken van de vooral gezondheidsrisiko’s van de geplande snelweg.

Hierbij enkele indrukken van de betoging vorige zaterdag…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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