A-Infos (en) Italy, FAI, Umanita Nova: Pontedera: Protest Against Military Rail Logistics (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

On Friday, December 19, a protest organized by Ferrovieri Contro la 
Guerra and the Livorno Antimilitarista Coordination took place at 
Pontedera station to protest the expansion of platform 4 for the transit 
of war material. In addition to the organizers and some railway workers, 
the initiative was attended by Stop Rearm Europe of Valdera, a 
coordination group that brings together various local groups active in 
anti-war mobilizations, activists from the No Base Movement, and the 29 
June Assembly of Viareggio, part of the 12 October Coordination on 
Health, Safety, and Repression. The presence of "Assemblea," formed 
after the Viareggio train disaster, is connected to the ongoing 
mobilization through the issue of security-a security that was lacking 
in Viareggio and could now become increasingly lacking. It is clear that 
the increased transit of war material, in addition to highlighting the 
general military escalation and the presence of war in our daily lives, 
poses serious safety concerns for citizens. Dangerous cargo will be 
transported on a platform at the Pontedera civilian station, amidst 
people traveling to work and school, in a city with a high concentration 
of housing, employment, and healthcare facilities. This poses a serious 
risk of accidents-which, unfortunately, are not uncommon on the 
railways-the consequences of which can be exacerbated by the presence of 
military material.

The information campaign attracted the interest of many residents and 
travelers, who expressed their solidarity. The initiative is part of the 
campaign that Ferrovieri Contro la Guerra is carrying out against the 
intensification of military traffic on rails, strengthened following the 
agreement between Rete Ferroviaria Italiana and Leonardo, a leader in 
the war industry, as well as the more general activity that various 
anti-militarist groups are carrying out against the militarization of 
Tuscany.

We thank all those who participated and supported us. We will provide 
information on upcoming initiatives.

Railway Workers Against War

Livorno Antimilitarist Coordination

Pontedera - Train Station

Track 4 GOES TO WAR

The conflict starts here too, let's stop it!

The militarization of Italy's railway infrastructure continues 
shamefully, unabated and without informing the community. The European 
Union, as part of the "MCE (Connecting Europe Mechanisms) transport 
projects completed under the Military Mobility Fund," has provided 
EUR3,875,000 in funding for the expansion of Track 4 at Pontedera 
station (Pisa) and Tracks 1, 2, 3, and 4 at Palmanova station (Udine), 
adapting the safety, signaling, and electric traction systems. The 
purpose of the project is to allow the maneuvering of 740-meter-long 
trains for dual civilian-military use. Therefore, on the one hand, 
effective freight transport must be achieved, while on the other, 
military mobility must be encouraged for training and defense purposes, 
thus enabling the dual use, military and civilian, of the Florence-Pisa 
and Udine-Cervignano railway lines.

This military and warmongering escalation is catapulting into civilian 
stations like Pontedera, where a large influx of travelers occurs daily. 
Travelers who, while waiting for their train, may find themselves among 
militarized trains carrying explosives, tanks, military vehicles, 
soldiers, and so on. This is a highly dangerous situation where security 
is seriously jeopardized due to the connection between transported war 
material and potential train accidents.

This is also a psychological conditioning strategy: accustoming citizens 
to the widespread presence of weapons and military personnel (as already 
happens in stations under the guise of security), to accustom them to 
the daily routine of war.

The "Livorno Antimilitarist Coordination" and the "Railway Workers 
Against the War" collective denounce the use of Italian railway 
infrastructure and civilian railway personnel for military purposes and 
oppose these projects. As we previously reported on the suspension of 
rail traffic between Pisa and Livorno in June to facilitate the 
completion of the military yard in the Tombolo-Canale Navicelli-Camp 
Darby triangle (the largest US arsenal outside of the United States), we 
intend to draw public attention to what is actually happening on the 
front lines of the escalating global conflict. The military use of the 
Florence-Pisa railway line will connect Florence, the city center of 
Pisa, and the ports of Livorno and La Spezia with the

Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor of the central network.

We support safe and civil rail traffic

We oppose the use of the railway network for military purposes

Livorno Antimilitarist Coordination

Railway Workers Against the War

Contact us:

Livorno Antimilitarist Coordination

no_missioni_livorno@anche.no

Railway Workers Against the War

ferroviericg@protonmail.com

https://umanitanova.org/pontedera-presidio-contro-la-logistica-militare-ferroviaria/
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