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Already, many groups around the world are preparing
for this event, in recognition that the capitalist system,
based on the exploitation of people, societies and the
environment for the profit of a few, is the prime cause
of our social and ecological troubles.
September 26-28 the IMF and World Bank are holding
their 55th annual summit in Prague. A mass
mobilisation of people to Prague is beginning. On
September 26 peoples of the world will express their
opposition to the World Bank and the IMF and their
policies. Peoples of the world will join together in an
expression of solidarity with the demonstrators in
Prague.
European grassroots groups have met recently and
are planning a European wide mobilisation to Prague
and also decentraslised action. The idea has been
discussed and supported by several Latin American
movements which met in Nicaragua recently. The
Indian 'National Alliance of People's Movements'
issued a statement, just before the A16 protests in
Washington, which you can read here. More
messages from round the world are on the Calls to
Action page.
The September 26 Global Day of Action proceeds
from the successes of the previous global Days of
Action against Capitalism on June 18 and November
30 of last year and May 1 of this year. S26 expands
on these previous Days in the same spirit. Through
those Days our networks grew, we learned much, and
we saw many new people engage themselves.
September 26 will continue this process of building up
a strong, bold, and creative grassroots movement for
a society in which people do not exploit or oppress
each other, communities or the environment, but one
that is based on solidarity, co-operation, grassroots
democracy, and ecological sustainability.
As on previous occasions, people of different
movements and different countries will join forces on
this day against the social, political, and economic
institutions of the capitalist system - in particular
against the World Bank and the IMF.
Workers, the unemployed, students, trade unionists,
peasants, the landless, fishers, women groups, ethnic
minorities, indigenous peoples, peace activists,
environmental activists, ecologists, and so on will
work in solidarity with one another in the
understanding that their various struggles are not
isolated from each other. The simultaneous
occupation and transformation of the capitalist social
order around the globe n in the streets,
neighbourhoods, fields, factories, offices, commercial
centres, financial districts, and so on n will strengthen
mutual bonds at the local, national, and international
levels.
As before, the day will be organised in a
non-hierarchical way, as a decentralised and informal
network of grassroots groups that employ
non-authoritarian, grassroots democratic forms of
organisation, struggle independent of the social,
political, and economic institutions of the capitalist
system, and seek to effect change directly through
their own action. Each event or action will be
organised autonomously by each group, while
coalitions of various movements and groups can be
formed at the local, regional, and national levels. A
strategy that may be useful at the local level is that
various groups co-operate in creating a surrounding
atmosphere of carnival and festivity as a setting for
their various actions.
Examples of conceivable actions are: strikes -
demonstrations - critical mass bike rides - carnivals -
street parties - reclaiming streets, government land or
office buildings for non commercial and good activities
- marches - music - dancing - speeches - handing out
flyers - banner hangings - distributing community
controlled newspapers - street theatre - building
gardens - handing out free food - mock trade fairs -
offering no interest loans outside major banks -
solidarity actions - pickets - occupations of offices -
blockades and shutdowns - appropriating and
disposing of luxury consumer goods - sabotaging,
wrecking, or interfering with capitalist infrastructure -
appropriating capitalist wealth and returning it to the
working people - declaring oneself independent from
capitalism and authoritarian governments - setting up
grassroots' community councils and holding meetings
outside city halls - setting up economic alternatives,
like workers' co-operatives - promoting economic
alternatives to capitalist companies - promoting
grassroots based forms of community organisation -
etc.
If you or your group plan to join this day of action,
please let others know as soon as possible, to
facilitate networking and communication. There are
several international mailing lists available for open
discussions and co-ordination (see resources).
A public international contacts list is regularly posted
to them in order to facilitate decentralized and
non-hierarchic networking. To have your contact
information added to it, please contact
[EMAIL PROTECTED], indicating (a) the country and
location in which you plan to take action, plus any
other information you see fit, for instance (b) the name
of your group, coalition or yourself, (c) the events or
actions being planned, (d) your land address, (e)
email address, (f) telephone number, (g) fax number
or (h) web site.
There are many things we need to do, to make the
best of September 26 at the global, local, and national
levels. We need to spread information about it among
as many suitable groups and movements as possible.
We need to spread and share propaganda materials,
such as leaflets and posters. And, in general, we need
to share our experiences, thoughts and ideas with one
other and help each other out. At the local level,
information about the day needs to be spread and
discussed among groups and individuals, meetings
need to be organised, events planned, leaflets printed
and distributed, funds raised, laughter and
conversation shared.
The process of building up our movements can and
should be continued through further global days of
action against capitalism in the future.
Any eenquiriesi or concerns about the September 26
global day of action should be directed to other
activists in the group, city, country or on the various
mailing lists, for us to mutually help each other with
ideas and advise. There is no-one in charge or pulling
the strings for the day. It will be a radically
decentralised and non-hierarchic event entirely of our
own creation in co-operation and solidarity with one
another.
NEEDED: Translators !!! To make S26 information
available in every language, especially Spanish,
French, German, Russian, Arabic, Dutch, and
Chinese.
>> from http://212.67.202.59/~resistance/s26/
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