Igrišče NI parkirišče
Ob zaključku poletne sezone in začetku jesenske vabljene in vabljeni na igrišče AKC Metelkova mesto na tradicionalni vsakoletni skupnostni dogodek Igrišče NI parkirišče. Letošnji odbojkarski podvigi so bili nadvse uspešni, zato posebnega ogrevanja sploh ne bomo potrebovali. Po zdaj že utečenem vrstnem redu bomo najprej poprijeli za vzdrževalna orodja, nato pa nabrusili pete in prste, da naša telesa jasno sporočijo: Igrišča ne damo!
Navkljub očitno uničujočim posledicam vizije razvoja mesta, ki ga že dolgo vsiljuje Mestna občina Ljubljana (MOL), neredko tudi z odkritim nasiljem, ta od svojih načrtov urejanja po njeni presoji “praznih” ali “neurejenih” prostorov in izrivanja njihovih uporabnikov ne odstopa. Tudi AKC Metelkova mesto še vedno živi in deluje pod stalno grožnjo. MOL uradno še vedno ni odstopil od projekta odvzema metelkovskega igrišča in gradnje hotela na njem. Prav tako še vedno ni zagotovil, da gradnja novega zdravstvenega centra ne bo prizadela prostora avtonomnega centra. Hostel Celica, s katerim upravlja MOLov javnih zavod, redno izkazuje ambicije po tem, da bi tako ali drugače urejal igrišče. Hkrati s tem, ko njegovi gostje uničujejo skupnostno infrastrukturo, se pritožujejo nad njenim stanjem, ne da bi se kaj prida ozirali na dobrososedske odnose. Odprto ostaja tudi vprašanje, kaj se bo zgodilo z zidom med igriščem in sosednjim parkiriščem, ko se bodo začela gradbena dela za nov zdravstveni center.
Ob grajenju zdrave skupnosti ob športu, skrbi za drevesa in druge rastline ter dobri družbi smo še vedno pozorni na to, da nam oblastniki in dobičkoželjneži ne ukradejo oziroma poškodujejo naših prostorov ter na poskuse vsiljevanja svoje oblasti in upravljanlja. Metelkovsko igrišče je del avtonomnega prostora in del avtonomne skupnosti, ki zanj že leta skrbi in ga z ljubeznijo spreminja v prostor življenja.
Naše igrišče ni ne hotel, ne parkirišče!
Ogrodje za kivi ni odbijač za avtomobile turistov, niti smetišče ali stranišče!
Naše igrišče je prostor kjer sklepamo nova poznanstva in zavezništva. Je prostor kjer se bolj ali manj redno srečujemo v gibanju, ob skrbi zase in drug za drugega. Igrišče je odprt prostor namenjen vsem, da se spočijejo v senci mogočne breze, ob dobri letini pa tudi okrepčajo s kivijem in morda kmalu tudi s slivami. Jesen, ginko in figa nudita svoj dom pticam, čebele in druge žuželke pa najdejo dobrote v zeliščni gredi. Na stene včasih napišemo in narišemo kakšno pomembno sporočilo, že dve leti pa nas z vrha zidu ščitijo varuhi avtonomije. Igrišče raste iz z biznisom pregrete, a hkrati hladne Ljubljane, kot majhen košček upanja za izgubljeno skupno življenje tudi v času devastacije kapitalističnega sistema in vojn. V duhu človečnosti tudi z metelkovskega igrišča odzvanja
Stop genocidu, za svobodno Palestino!
Za življenje in dostojanstvo vseh!
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As the summer season comes to an end and autumn begins, you are invited to the AKC Metelkova mesto playground for the traditional annual community event, The Playground Is Not a Parking Lot. This year's volleyball ventures have been extremely successful, so we won't even need a special warm-up. Following the now established order, we will first grab our maintenance tools, then sharpen our heels and toes so that our bodies send a clear message: Its’ our playground!
Despite the obviously destructive consequences of the city development vision that the Municipality of Ljubljana (MOL) has been imposing for a long time, often with open violence, it is not deviating from its plans to reorganize what it considers to be "empty" or "unregulated" spaces and to displace their users. AKC Metelkova also continues to live and operate under constant threat. MOL has not yet officially abandoned its plans to take away the Metelkova playground and build a hotel on it. Nor has it provided any assurance that the construction of a new health center will not affect the autonomous center. Hostel Celica, which is run by a MOL public institution, regularly expresses its ambition to regulate the playground in one way or another. At the same time, while its guests destroy the community infrastructure, they complain about its condition without paying much attention to good neighborly relations. The question of what will happen to the wall between the playground and the adjacent parking lot when construction work on the new health center begins also remains open.
While building a healthy community through sports, caring for trees and other plants, and enjoying good company, we remain mindful so that those in power and those seeking profit do not steal or damage our spaces, and so that they do not attempt to impose their authority and control. The Metelkova playground is part of an autonomous space and an autonomous community that has been caring for it for years and lovingly transforming it into a living space.
Our playground is not a hotel or a parking lot!
The kiwi garden is not a bumper for tourists' cars, nor is it a garbage dump or a toilet!
Our playground is a place where we make new connections and alliances. It is a place where we meet more or less regularly in motion, caring for ourselves and each other. The playground is an open space for everyone to rest in the shade of a mighty birch tree, and when the harvest is good, to refresh ourselves with kiwi fruit and perhaps soon also with plums. Ash, ginkgo, and fig trees provide a home for birds, while bees and other insects find delicacies in the herb garden. We sometimes write and draw important messages on the walls, and for two years now, the guardians of autonomy have been protecting us from the top of the wall. The playground grows out of the business-driven, cold city of Ljubljana as a small piece of hope for a lost communal life, even in times of capitalist devastation and war. In the spirit of humanity, the Metelkova playground also echoes
Stop genocide - Free Palestine!
Life and dignity for all!
