english
nederlands
Indymedia NL
Independent Media Centre of the Netherlands
Indymedia NL is an independent free communication organisation. Indymedia offers an alternative approach to the news by using an open publishing method for text, images, video and audio.
> contact > search > archive > help > join > publish news > open newswire > disclaimer > chat
Search

 
All Words
Any Word
Contains Media:
Only images
Only video
Only audio

Dossiers
Agenda
CHAT!
LINKS

European NewsReal

MDI's complaint against Indymedia.nl
Courtcase Deutsche Bahn vs. Indymedia.nl
Topics
anti-fascisme / racisme
europa
feminisme
gentechnologie
globalisering
kunst, cultuur en muziek
media
militarisme
natuur, dier en mens
oranje
vrijheid, repressie & mensenrechten
wereldcrisis
wonen/kraken
zonder rubriek
Events
G8
Oaxaca
Schinveld
Schoonmakers-Campagne
Help
Tips for newbies
A short intro into Indymedia NL
The policy of Indymedia NL
How to join?
Donate
Support Indymedia NL with donations!
Lawsuits cost a lot of money, we appreciate every (euro)cent you can spare!

You can also direct your donation to Dutch bank account 94.32.153 on behalf of Stichting Vrienden van Indymedia, Amsterdam (IBAN: NL41 PSTB 0009 4321 53)
Indymedia Network

www.indymedia.org

Projects
print
radio
satellite tv
video

Africa
ambazonia
canarias
estrecho / madiaq
kenya
nigeria
south africa

Canada
hamilton
london, ontario
maritimes
montreal
ontario
ottawa
quebec
thunder bay
vancouver
victoria
windsor
winnipeg

East Asia
burma
jakarta
japan
manila
qc

Europe
alacant
andorra
antwerpen
armenia
athens
austria
barcelona
belarus
belgium
belgrade
bristol
bulgaria
croatia
cyprus
estrecho / madiaq
euskal herria
galiza
germany
grenoble
hungary
ireland
istanbul
italy
la plana
liege
lille
madrid
malta
marseille
nantes
netherlands
nice
norway
oost-vlaanderen
paris/île-de-france
poland
portugal
romania
russia
scotland
sverige
switzerland
thessaloniki
toulouse
ukraine
united kingdom
valencia
west vlaanderen

Latin America
argentina
bolivia
brasil
chiapas
chile
chile sur
colombia
ecuador
mexico
peru
puerto rico
qollasuyu
rosario
santiago
tijuana
uruguay
valparaiso

Oceania
adelaide
aotearoa
brisbane
burma
darwin
jakarta
manila
melbourne
oceania
perth
qc
sydney

South Asia
india
mumbai

United States
arizona
arkansas
atlanta
austin
baltimore
big muddy
binghamton
boston
buffalo
charlottesville
chicago
cleveland
colorado
columbus
danbury, ct
dc
hampton roads, va
hawaii
houston
hudson mohawk
idaho
ithaca
kansas city
la
madison
maine
miami
michigan
milwaukee
minneapolis/st. paul
new hampshire
new jersey
new mexico
new orleans
north carolina
north texas
nyc
oklahoma
omaha
philadelphia
pittsburgh
portland
richmond
rochester
rogue valley
saint louis
san diego
san francisco
san francisco bay area
santa barbara
santa cruz, ca
seattle
tallahassee-red hills
tampa bay
tennessee
united states
urbana-champaign
utah
vermont
western mass
worcester

West Asia
armenia
beirut
israel
palestine

Topics
biotech

Process
discussion
fbi/legal updates
indymedia faq
mailing lists
process & imc docs
tech
volunteer
Credits
This site is produced by volunteers using free software where possible.

The system we use is available from:mir.indymedia.de
an alternative is available from: active.org.au/doc

Thanks to indymedia.de and mir-coders for creating and sharing mir!

Contact:
info @ indymedia.nl
THE EYE OF ROTTERDAM
Igor Kempinski - 22.02.2004 16:21

“Do you know a Rotterdammer who has an EYE for the safety of others” and is willing to “step in when it is necessary?”

Who deserves the EYE of Rotterdam?
Who deserves the EYE of Rotterdam?

Who deserves the EYE of Rotterdam?
(illustrated version on  http://www.why-rotterdam.tk)

Rotterdam– One again it is time for Rotterdammers to suggest candidates who they feel have “contributed to the safety and liveability in Rotterdam”. “Do you know a Rotterdammer who has an EYE for the safety of others” and is willing to “step in when it is necessary?”

The annual “OOG van Rotterdam”, is essentially a surreal trophy from the current right-wing municipal government which rewards citizens whose actions correspond to their repressive safety agenda, an award which takes the sculptured (plastic?) form of an eye in a pyramid.

I believe those kids at Berkeley weren’t kidding and there is an Illuminati but I don’t believe that they are in Rotterdam City Hall. Giving out an “eye in a pyramid” could be the product of just never having read Robert Anton Wilson masterpiece or getting lost in the labyrinth of conspiracy sites. But who knows what is possible these days. For those of you who haven’t been here (or those who just haven’t noticed), Rotterdam has mutated into a Dutch and European case study city for increased control measures in public space and government strategies to manufacture consent amongst the citizens. Recent tactics have included the problemzone decrees, legitimization of random police razzias and bodysearching, omnipresent security cameras and guards, intervention teams who make door-to-door searches for illegal activities in the broadest sense and a new deportation prison at the Rotterdam Airport.

“Making a city safer is not only the job of the police or the city supervisors in the tram and the metro. Everyone is involved: all 600,000 Rotterdammers. ‘Together, we are making Rotterdam safer.’”
SOURCE: EYE 2004 brochure

The Eye of Rotterdam, now in it's third year, is a more grassroots approach stimulating and celebrating the neighbourhood watch and Stasi potentials in citizens. Tips from nosey neighbours have always been effective in enforcing the desired social order and is highly encouraged by this municipality through glossy posters & brochures and anonymous online complaint formulas.

Posting the propaganda from last year’s Eye of Rotterdam on David Icke’s website overloaded our server with hits and downloads. But feeding the New World Order apetites of conspiracy lovers around the world has a limited effect locally. This year, I would like to take some more effective action and personally nominate (and hereby promote) candidates whose actions reflect more subjective socio-political norms and values.

I nominate Supervision 3000 for the 2004 Oog van Rotterdam.
 http://www.supervision3000.tk/

Keeping credible within the criteria of the award, this Rotterdam artist collective really had “an eye for safety” and stepped in when it was necessary. Their Septemberactie responded to the government’s declaration that “more blue on the street” (control, surveillance, police) would ensure a greater feeling of safety in the city. Confronting public perception of this authority codification and behaviour, the agents of Supervision 3000 simply wore blue shirts, walked slowly, watched inanimate objects suspiciously and wrote reports of what they found annoying (overlastgevende) in Rotterdam.

HOLLAND IST DADA —Kurt Schwitters 1922

Whether this award has anything to do with “Illuminati” activities in Rotterdam or not, I find it only appropriate to respond to such a Dadaistic request by the Rotterdam government by trying to subvert the underlying Stasi-esque consequences it is encouraging. I hope that others will also take this opportunity and nominate Supervision 3000 or some other individuals critical of the current situation in Rotterdam. Otherwise...

“In 2006, there will be no unsafe places anymore in Rotterdam.”
SOURCE: Rotterdam City Council CollegeProgramma “Het nieuwe elan van Rotterdam—en zo gaan we dat doen” 2002-2006, 26 sept. 2002

You can read the OOG van Rotterdam description (in Dutch) and also vote for your candidate on the Rotterdam City Council's website.

“Searching for candiates for Eye of Rotterdam”
 http://www.rotterdam.nl/smartsite229.dws?MainMenu=0&Menu=0&goto=2003230&style=2128
“Aanmeldformulier Oog van Rottterdam”
 http://www.rotterdam.nl/smartsite1144.dws?MainMenu=0&Menu=0&goto=2003229&channel=182&substyle=251100


EYE OF R’DAM DEADLINE: MARCH 4 !

Ewige Blumenkraft, Ewige Schengenkraft.

— Igor Kempinski

W H Y
 http://www.why-rotterdam.tk

- E-Mail: innbetween@hotmail.com Website: http://www.why-rotterdam.tk
 

Read more about: kunst, cultuur en muziek vrijheid, repressie & mensenrechten

supplements
> indymedia.nl > search > archive > help > join > publish news > open newswire > disclaimer > chat
DISCLAIMER: Indymedia NL uses the 'open posting' principle to promote freedom of speech. The news (text, images, audio and video) posted in the open newswire of Indymedia NL remains the property of the author who posted it. The views in these postings do not necesseraly reflect the views of the editorial team of Indymedia NL. Furthermore, it is not always possible to guarantee the accuracy of the postings.