Residents in Pembroke are organising a protest titled ‘Do Not Bury Us Alive’ on Wednesdays 16th May. Pembroke, Swieqi and St. Julian’s are threatened by a proposed development on the ITS site that would effectively bury people alive under the long shadows cast by a gigantic 37-storey tower and a 19-storey resort hotel, unlimited commercialisation, endless traffic, and hazardous dust.
The people will meet at 6:00pm in the small square in Pietru D’Armenia Street and from there, walk together to the ITS site. The public is encouraged to join this protest so that the voices of residents and all those who are concerned with the state of our environment do not go unheard.
This initiative is strictly a non-partisan event organised by residents with the support of NGOs. Moviment Graffitti, Flimkien Ghal Ambjent Ahjar, Din l-Art Helwa, Nature Trust Malta – NTM, Friends of the Earth Malta and activists in Kamp Emerġenza Ambjent are supporting this protest.
Residents have also released a video outlining their concerns with the proposed project.
Moreover, the public has until Friday 25th May to formally object to this project with the Planning Authority (PA). People can send their objection by following this link.
So far, over 2,000 objections to this project have been submitted online to the Planning Authority, and many others have been collected as hard copies.
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Protesta f’Pembroke – Tidfnuniex Ħajjin!
Ir-residenti ta’ Pembroke qed jorganizzaw protests bl-isem ‘Tidfnuniex Ħajjin’ nhar l-Erbgħa 16 ta’ Mejju. Pembroke, is-Swieqi u San Ġiljan huma mhedda minn żvilupp propost fuq is-sit tal-ITS li, jekk se jiġi approvat, se jidfen lin-nies ħajjin taħt id-dellijiet twal u wesgħin li se jitfgħu t-torri ġgantesk ta’ 37 sular u l-lukanda maġenbu ta’ 19-il sular. Se jidfinhom ħajjin taħt il-kummerċjalizzazzjoni bla rażan, it-traffiku bla waqfien, u t-trab perikoluż li se jiġġenera.
In-nies se jiltaqgħu fis-6:00pm fil-pjazzetta ġewwa t-Triq Pietru D’Armenia u minn hemm jimxu flimkien sas-sit tal-ITS. Il-pubbliku huwa mħeġġeġ jipparteċipa sabiex tinstema’ l-vuċi tar-residenti u ta’ dawk kollha li huma mħassba dwar l-ambjent.
Din hija inizjattiva mhux partijġġana organizzata mir-residenti bl-appoġġ tal-NGOs. Il-Moviment Graffitti, Flimkien għal Ambjent Aħjar, Din l-Art Ħelwa, Nature Trust (Malta), Friends of the Earth (Malta) u attivisti fil-Kamp Emerġenza Ambjent qed jappoggjaw din il-protesta.
Ir-residenti ħarġu wkoll video qasir li jispjega t-tħassib tagħhom dwar dan il-proġett.
In-nies għandhom sal-Ġimgħa 25 ta’ Mejju sabiex jagħmlu l-oġġezzjoni formali tagħhom mal-Awtorità tal-Ippjanar (PA). Jistghu jibagħtu l-oġġezzjoni tagħhom billi jsegwu din il-ħolqa.
S’issa ntbagħtu iktar minn 2,000 oġġezzjoni online, flimkien ma’ ħafna oħrajn li mtlew bl-idejn.
