Author: Red het Sterrebos

The Sterrebos has been cut down. One of the few ancient pieces of forest with enormous biodiversity has been sacrificed for an extra factory hall of VDL Nedcar, one of the many companies of the billionaire family van der Leegte. The pater familias, Wim van der Leegte, has been in the top 10 of the… Continue reading VDL’s dirty game

The private security forces in the service of VdL Nedcar have proven once again that emancipation is not part of their vocabulary. A group of men walked up to a low-hanging occupant tonight, poked her with sticks, shone light in her face, and shouted at her. They furthermore tried to dismember the platform that the… Continue reading Security service repeatedly harasses women

Interview with Ed, the oak tree resident. February 4, Day 8 Good morning Ed, how are you? Good. My sleeping situation is getting better and better. At first we had only used some trash we found here for the tree house, and now there is some more material like the sleeping bags from the departed… Continue reading “Every company is warned!”

Day 8 of the Star Forest occupation has arrived. The remaining two ‘bats’ continued working yesterday to expand their habitat in height and width. Disaster almost struck when Ed lost his spoon at a great height. Fortunately, the spoon fell right on the roof of his temporary home and he won’t have to eat with… Continue reading Expansion

Interview with Har Pluijmakers – initiator of Red het Sterrebos . “Don’t walk on the lawn!” Every time Har has to tell the newcomers that the grass has just been sown. He has received many with open arms in his home in Susteren, a stone’s throw from the Sterrebos. “It is quite hectic, but it… Continue reading “A forest very dear to me”

Rivian, VDL Nedcar’s intended new customer, is not only a problematic guest in Limburg. In Georgia, in the United States, concerned residents are waging a campaign to preserve the surrounding nature against the arrival of a mega Rivian plant. The group, No2Rivian, started last month and has launched a website and a petition. . The… Continue reading Rivian, master of greenwashing and empty promises

A new day, day seven, has dawned in the Sterrebos. There are two more forest protectors in the trees: Ed and Maarten. Unfortunately, one of the activists, Lou, who was in the old oak forest, was grabbed in the collar by a guard last night when she had to go to the ground for a… Continue reading An eventful week…

It is already day six in the trees for Maarten, Ed and Lou. They are still in high spirits. Maarten says: “The hammock is very comfortable – Last night I slept 9 to 10 hours.” Ed and Lou have organized their supply bags chronologically: breakfast, snacks, dinner. They say “The storm has passed and it’s… Continue reading “We can open the sliding door”