1988. március (32-68. szám) / HU_BFL_XIV_47_2
^ «Ht»«a»SMD( (O) OCTO&ER» J Lte(3)<sSl” ^ ©[ÍME Editor: György Krassó * 24/D Little Russell Street * London, WC1A 2HN * Tel. 01-430 2126 (from abroad 441-430 2126) 68/1988 (E) 29th Mareh, 1988 Environmentalists Form An "Information Network" And Launch A Magaziné Following their March lst Budapest meeting the Hungárián independent ecology move- ments formed a common co-ordination committee called the "Alternative and Environ- mentalist Groups Information Network" and launched a magaziné entitled Túlélés (Survival) which appears every two weeks. In its first - eight-page - issue which has already been published an announcement conceming the formation of the Network and its aims appeared on the front cover. "We who formed it - says the announcement -/ we believe that humán survival is only possible by increasingly defending humanity and our cultural environment and that this can only be ensured by alternative, sometimes unusual, Solutions which differ from current practice, We have real- ised that the movement is nőt able to take effective action in its present divided state. That is why we have formed a network so that information can be exchanged between its participants." The thirteen Budapest and provinciái groups in the Information Network have had three meetings already. Túlélés (Survival) reports on the discussion held with the Minister of the Environment László Maróthy about the plán to organise "green days", on a Soviet documentary called "Dyke" about successfully putting a stop to the construction of a hydro-electric plánt and on new cases of environment pollution, fór example the sudden and unexplained pollution of the Danube in the reach after the Román Baths. Ferenc Langmár has published a detailed chronolgy in the magaziné entitled "Cemetery By the Cross" which covers,#from 1981 to^March l6th 1988, the building of a’ secret isotope cemetery in the Ofalu and Veménd area to store radio-active waste from the Paks Nuclear Power Station despite protests from local inhabitants. Túlélés will publish any environ- mental writings or information. The Budapest Rakpart Club which was prohibited in 1986 and reformed this February held a meeting on March 26th at 7 pm entitled "What are the hopes of the Friends of the Banube?". A great number of invitations were nőt delivered by the Post Office, however seventy people appeared at the meeting. Mihály Horváth, the Club secretary, announced that although the Society fór the Dissemination of Knowledge had with- drawn their premises the Club’s activities would continue. Jahos Vargha, Karoly Perczel and laszlo Vit - active members in the protest movement - stressed the problems which arise from the lack of public debates, reported on the way in which power stations are constructed throughout the world and the consequent lessons from this and spoke of the changing world political and social conditions. János Vargha said that today when even the Soviet Union has ceased building environmentally damaging power stations - the last one to be stopped was at Krasnodar - Hungary should nőt try to prove its sovereignty by building the Bos-Nagymaros hydro-electric plánt. Those who participated in the debate believe that there is a chance that the plánt can be stopped and trust in the strength of the green movements being formed throughout the country and in support from foreign environmentalists. ih I Subscribers can use or quote the Hungárián October newsletters in totál or in detail as long as the source is acknowledged.
