From March 7 to 10, meetings took place in Marseille between the
different collectives opposed to the cruise industry in Europe and
recently united within the European Cruises Activist Network (ECAN).
Organized by the Stop Croisière Marseille collective, around 20 groups
responded to the call, 17 were ultimately able to send at least one
person there. Of the thirty activists present, there were of course
those from the different French maritime coasts, as well as activists
from the Mediterranean coast of Spain (Valencia, Tarragona and
Barcelona). The other country well represented was Italy, with groups
from La Spezia, Trieste and Livorno. Moving away a little geographically
we had the pleasure of seeing an activist come from Rotterdam, one from
Piraeus, one from Kiel and one from London.
This weekend was first of all an opportunity to meet, and to be able to
discuss our local issues inherent to the global growth of this leisure
tourism industry. This was an opportunity to discover new themes, such
as for example making the link between the constant increase in the
number of landings on the Catalan coast and the problems of historical
droughts which have affected this region in recent years. Indeed, the
cruise industry also consumes a lot of fresh water. In regions where
there is a shortage of fresh water, such as in Catalonia currently, too
many cruise ship stopovers increase tension around this vital natural
resource. This question, very specific to this region, is obviously not
shared in Rotterdam, but could well arise in the years to come in other
stopover regions around the Mediterranean.
Another theme that came up quite frequently during the discussions was
the impact of our struggles on the development of this industry. In some
cases where we have been able to observe a positive impact of the fight
in a city, it is evident that this very capitalist industry is finding
ways to develop elsewhere in order to compensate for the loss due to our
actions. This is also the case in Barcelona, where the public
highlighting of the impacts of cruise line stopovers has enabled
companies to develop new stopovers in the neighboring city of Tarragona
in recent years. We also see this on a smaller scale in La Ciotat, where
actions carried out a few years ago transferred part of the problem to
other bays in the sector. This therefore confirms to us the importance
of organizing collectively and maintaining a link between port
communities to act together in solidarity. Moreover, the motto of the
weekend was obviously "Cruise, neither here nor elsewhere". The fight
against the cruise industry must therefore be considered "global", both
geographically and politically. Once again, these two examples, among
others emerging from our discussions, show us that it is unthinkable to
want to eliminate this industry without radically criticizing the world
that created this monster. The fight against cruises necessarily
involves the fight against capitalism!
Arturo, Marseille, March 11, 2024
http://oclibertaire.lautre.net/spip.php?article4132
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different collectives opposed to the cruise industry in Europe and
recently united within the European Cruises Activist Network (ECAN).
Organized by the Stop Croisière Marseille collective, around 20 groups
responded to the call, 17 were ultimately able to send at least one
person there. Of the thirty activists present, there were of course
those from the different French maritime coasts, as well as activists
from the Mediterranean coast of Spain (Valencia, Tarragona and
Barcelona). The other country well represented was Italy, with groups
from La Spezia, Trieste and Livorno. Moving away a little geographically
we had the pleasure of seeing an activist come from Rotterdam, one from
Piraeus, one from Kiel and one from London.
This weekend was first of all an opportunity to meet, and to be able to
discuss our local issues inherent to the global growth of this leisure
tourism industry. This was an opportunity to discover new themes, such
as for example making the link between the constant increase in the
number of landings on the Catalan coast and the problems of historical
droughts which have affected this region in recent years. Indeed, the
cruise industry also consumes a lot of fresh water. In regions where
there is a shortage of fresh water, such as in Catalonia currently, too
many cruise ship stopovers increase tension around this vital natural
resource. This question, very specific to this region, is obviously not
shared in Rotterdam, but could well arise in the years to come in other
stopover regions around the Mediterranean.
Another theme that came up quite frequently during the discussions was
the impact of our struggles on the development of this industry. In some
cases where we have been able to observe a positive impact of the fight
in a city, it is evident that this very capitalist industry is finding
ways to develop elsewhere in order to compensate for the loss due to our
actions. This is also the case in Barcelona, where the public
highlighting of the impacts of cruise line stopovers has enabled
companies to develop new stopovers in the neighboring city of Tarragona
in recent years. We also see this on a smaller scale in La Ciotat, where
actions carried out a few years ago transferred part of the problem to
other bays in the sector. This therefore confirms to us the importance
of organizing collectively and maintaining a link between port
communities to act together in solidarity. Moreover, the motto of the
weekend was obviously "Cruise, neither here nor elsewhere". The fight
against the cruise industry must therefore be considered "global", both
geographically and politically. Once again, these two examples, among
others emerging from our discussions, show us that it is unthinkable to
want to eliminate this industry without radically criticizing the world
that created this monster. The fight against cruises necessarily
involves the fight against capitalism!
Arturo, Marseille, March 11, 2024
http://oclibertaire.lautre.net/spip.php?article4132
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