Saving Iceland

17 June 2007

The National Theatre is adorned with Iceland’s new flag.

At around 4pm on Sunday 17th June, National Day, a giant new Icelandic flag was revealed from the roof of the National Theatre, located on Hverfisgata, facing the Arnarholl on Lækjargata where thousands of people stood for the festivities. The flag, which was 25m long, had a shield with the logos of the alluminum companies: ALCOA, ALCAN and Norðurál (also known as Century Aluminum) in the centre of a new Icelandic flag. The activists wished to express that far from being an independant nation, Iceland has been taken over by the aluminium industry with all the democracy defecit that comes with such powerful corporations. Read More

15th of June 2007

Two of the biggest punk/hardcore bands in Iceland, Gavin Portland and I Adapt, will support the camps kitchen with a concert friday the 15th of june.

The concert takes place in the wonderfull organic café Hljómalind in Reykjavík, where the local punks will jump the floor off.

Guests will be informed with endless Saving Iceland propaganda.