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  • Open meeting on Saturday, 2nd of May at 16:00

    Yesterday, Forsvarsbygg and Norconsult sent their new “proposal” for the areal plans of Chemring’s explosives factory to Naturvernforbundet. They instantly criticized these plans, as they suddenly affect a much larger area of the forest, nearby towns, streams and lakes than initially suggested. In addition, certain criteria have been adjusted in a way that Hurummarka appears to become the only viable location for this project. 

    While misleadingly calling their plans as a “proposal”, nothing essential about this factory is up to debate. A “no” is not – and has never been – a possible answer. Instead of being honest about this truth, Forsvarsbygg continues the theatre of “democracy” by now inviting citizens to “open meetings”.
    We invite everyone to no longer accept this show as a inevitable normality. Join us for our open meeting on Saturday, 2nd of May, at 16:00 here in Avgrunnsdalen.

    Let’s dream together about how this valley can develope into a place of ardent resistance and solidarity.

  • PRESSEMELDING: Forventer snarlig utkastelse av fredsaktivister

    PRESSEMELDING: Forventer snarlig utkastelse av fredsaktivister

    See the English version here

    Expected for peace activists to be evicted shortly

    The house in Avgrunnsdalen in Hurummarka has been occupied since April 2 in protest against the foreign-owned company Chemring Nobel’s planned construction of an explosives factory. The municipality initially engaged in dialogue with the peace activists but has now reversed its position on the matter. Now, the municipality of Asker says it wants the police to remove the peace activists, despite enormous support from the local community.

    Mayor Lene Conradi says: “We don’t know what’s going on in there, and that’s concerning given the situation we’re facing in terms of security and geopolitics. We must take responsibility for what happens on our municipal property.”

    The peace activists themselves say they have never made a secret of what is happening in the house. They say they are there to support the local population in the fight against the development of Hurummarka.

    Instead of a war factory, we want our newly occupied house in Avgrunnsdalen to become a self-run social center for a world based on solidarity, and to be a good neighbor to the Rødbysetra Activity Center for children and youth. Arms buildup and deterrence do not create security for people and the environment; on the contrary, they increase the risk of war. Chemring’s factory would be an obvious bombing target in a war situation, say the peace activists.

    Today, April 22, a police helicopter flew at low altitude over the old military barracks.
    The peace activists say: “Suddenly, the fact that we’ve taken over the building became a geopolitical security issue, and it was time to send in the police. Today, anything can be turned into a security or geopolitical problem, and then all means are at their disposal. Using a police helicopter that costs around 15,000 kroner per hour, the police began circling the barracks at low altitude today. “How about spending that money on something that benefits the local community instead?”

    The peace activists are prepared for another visit from the police in the near future. They remain calm and hope the municipality will choose to resume dialogue rather than bow to the state and Chemring Nobel in order to boost the war economy.

    The peace activists conclude by saying that the fight over Avgrunnsdalen is far from over. New security issues arise when people are willing to protect the violent Chemring Nobel and warmongers from Blackrock and others, rather than protecting and preserving the area.


    Huset i Avgrunnsdalen i Hurummarka har siden 2. april vært okkupert i motstand mot utenlandseide Chemring Nobels planlagte bygging av sprengstoffabrikk. Kommunen inngikk dialog med fredsaktivistene, men har nå snudd i saken. Nå sier Asker kommune at de ønsker at politiet fjerner fredsaktivistene, på tross av enorm støtte fra lokalsamfunnet.

    Ordfører Lene Conradi sier: “Vi vet ikke hva som foregår der inne, og det er betenkelig med tanke den saken vi står ovenfor, hva gjelder sikkerhet og det geopolitiske. Vi må ta ansvar for hva som skjer på vår kommunale eiendom»

    Fredsaktivistene mener selv de aldri har lagt skjul på hva som foregår i huset. De sier de er der for å støtte lokalbefolkningen i kampen mot nedbygging av Hurummarka.

    Istedenfor krigsfabrikk ønsker vi at vårt nyokkuperte hus i Avgrunnsdalen skal bli et selvdrevet sosialt senter for en solidarisk verden, og være en god nabo til Rødbysetra Aktivitetssenter for barn og unge. Opprustning og avskrekking skaper ikke trygghet for mennesker og miljø, tvert imot øker det risikoen for krig. Chemrings fabrikk vil være et opplagt bombemål i en krigssituasjon, forteller fredsaktivistene.

    I dag, 22. april, fløy et politihelipoter i lav høyde over den gamle militærbrakken.
    Fredsaktivistene sier: “Plutselig ble det et geopolitisk sikkerhetsproblem at vi har tatt i bruk huset og det var på tide å sende inn politiet. Alt kan idag gjøres om til et sikkerhets- eller geopolitisk problem og da står alle midler til rådighet. Med et politihelikopter som koster rundt 15000 kroner i timen begynte politiet idag og sirkle rundt brakka i lav høyde. Hva med å i stedet bruke disse pengene på noe som kommer lokalbefolkningen til gode?”

    Fredsaktivistene er forberedt på nye besøk fra politiet innen kort tid. De beholder roen og håper kommunen velger å gjenoppta dialogen heller enn å knele for staten og Chemring Nobel for å få fart på krigsøkonomien.

    Fredsaktivistene avslutter med å si at kampen om Avgrunnsdalen er langt fra over. Nye sikkerhetsproblemer oppstår når man er villige til å beskytte voldelige Chemring Nobel og krigshissere fra Blackrock med flere, fremfor å beskytte og bevare.

  • The geese are staying strong

    Yesterday, the local municipality voted in favor of kicking us out of the house. They will ask the police to do it for them.
    The municipality rather want to remove us instead of the british/american owned company Chemring that bombs children for profit.

    We are neither surprised nor frightened.
    The Geese are now making themselves ready for the weekly bonfire at 19:00, where they will strategize about how to move forward. We invite you all! 🙂

  • Letter to Asker Kommune

    Letter to Asker Kommune

    Tomorrow, Asker Commune will take a decision about how we can stay here.

    Let’s let them know our demands! We want to stay in this beautiful house to….
    …. protest against Chemring Nobel,
    …. protect this beautiful forest and the Oslofjord,
    …. build alliances against militarisation,
    …. create a social center.

    You can send this letter directly to the 55 members of the communestyre to show them: We Are Many!


    Kjære Asker kommune,

    Vi ønsker med dette å rette kritikk mot deres krav til aktivistene i Hurummarka om å forlate den gamle militærbrakka i Rødbyveien 43, Avgrunnsdalen.

    Aktivistene tar vare på både eiendom og natur ved å ta i bruk hus og friluftsområder. Huset var i elendig forfatning da aktivistene ankom, og det har siden blitt ryddet og vasket av dem. Deres tilstedeværelse vil bidra til ivaretakelse av et bygg som ellers ville forfalt.

    Mange i lokalbefolkningen støtter aktivistenes mål om å stoppe Chemring Nobels utbygging av en sprengstoffabrikk som både vil rasere Hurummarka og forurense Oslofjorden. Sivil ulydighet er en ikke-voldelig, demokrati-bevarende og bredt akseptert protestform i Norge.

    Aktivistene bidrar til å fremme et positivt sosialt miljø i nærområdet. De oppfordrer til besøk, planlegger aktiviteter for barn og voksne, og forbipasserende har fortalt om hyggelige møter og samtaler.

    Vi er mange som stiller oss bak aktivistene i Hurummarka. Derfor ber vi dere: møt dem med dialog og vennlighet fremfor utkastelseskrav. La dem få bli værende!

  • ✊ Solidarity from Hambi to

    🔥Hurummarka – Knus Krigsmaskinen

    the forest occupation defending Hurummarka against Chemring Nobel’s explosives factory, about 1.5h southwest from Oslo.

    The big beautiful forest shall be destroyed for a new explosives-factory for Chemring Nobel. Chemring’s largest single costumer is the US Departement of Defence (Lockheed Martin and through this the israel military). Other customers include Diehl Defence, SpaceX and Boeing. If built, the factory’s highly specific products will be a crucial corner stone for ongoing future imperialist wars and settler colonial projects.

    The forest creatures see no other option but to organize and become sand in this transnational military industrial machinery!

    Luckily there is already a strong (and angry!) civil resistance and some locals have shared their desire for more direct actions.

    For more information

    https://knuskrigsmaskinen.noblogs.org/
    signal @potet.161
    e-mail (encrypted if possible):
    knuskrigsmaskinen@disroot.org

  • Race against the war machine!!

    Race against the war machine!!

    We dont like cars and we hate nationalism, but we see some common ground with the participants of the Hurumsprinten in the fight against Chemring and the military industry that destroy Hurummarka. Thats why we are here today with info material, coffee and pancakes (waffle iron broke again…), ready to chat about what we can do to support each other.

    Come by ☕️🧇

    Knus Krigsmaskinen (og Nasjonalisme)!!