WONDELMEERSEN OCCUPATION GOT EVICTED ON 9TH of OCTOBER 2024...

BUT THE BATLLE CONTINUES!

From June 20th to October 9th 2024, the Wondelgemse Meersen have been occupied and declared an autonomous zone!

This nature reserve, 14ha large, is the last continuous piece of wilderness of what was once a vast swamp area in the north of Ghent.

If it were up to transport company De Lijn and the Flemish government, the Wondelmeersen would be destroyed to make way for a so-called "green" depot for buses and trams. But a "green" depot you don't build at the expense of valuable green nature.

The neighborhood has long been in opposition to this and founded the action committee "Bloemekenswijkbos". Also, a group of biology students discovered more more than 40 protected animal species found on site including the wall lizard, alpine newt, small newt, fox, stone marten and kingfisher.

Until now, both local residents and the protected species living there have been ignored.

We join the struggle of the local residents. 

We are not against a new public transport depot per se, but we are against the destruction of valuable nature. While De Lijn pretends that there are no other options there are at least 6 alternative sites...

Destroying valuable urban nature irrevocably and concreting it is not an option!

So time for direct aXion! When politics fail, we have to do it ourselves!

No compromise in defense of mother earth!