I SAID DO NOT SEND THIS TO US ANY_MORE!!!!!!! WE DONT WANT THIS _ GET IT??? -----Original Message----- From: Donna Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, 8 February 1999 4:05 Subject: Action against Global Capitalism >Forward please pass on to those who might be interested -- > >International Direct Action against Global Capitalism. > >email [EMAIL PROTECTED] to let us know what you are doing. > >"The collapse of the global marketplace would be a traumatic event with >unimaginable consequences. Yet I find it easier to imagine than the >continuation of the present regime." George Soros, financial speculator. > >ACTION PROPOSAL FOR JUNE 18TH > >A PROPOSAL FOR: A day of protest, action, and carnival in financial >centres across the globe on 18th June 1999. >....Wherever there is oppression there is resistance..... A proposal has >been made by various groups and movements of activists from Great Britain >to hold an international day of action aimed at the heart of the global >economy: the financial centres, banking districts and multinational >corporation power bases. The suggested date is the 18th June 1999. >Movements involved include Reclaim the Streets (RTS, a popular movement >seeking the liberation of city streets and public spaces using direct >action, and now Western European Convenors of Peoples' Global Action), >Anarchists from Melbourne, Sydney and Darwin, North America, and London >Greenpeace (an anarchist group independent of Greenpeace International, >recently involved in a large successful battle with McDonald's). This >proposal is made in the spirit of strengthening our international networks >and follows from the success of co-ordinated global action during May >16-20th 1998. These days saw actions, protests and demonstrations on all >continents, for example over 30 reclaim the Streets parties in over 20 >countries - a combination of illegal carnival, protest and direct action, >catalysed by RTS in London. In Brasilia 50,000 landless peasants were on >the streets, while in Hyderabad, India, 200,000 were protesting. These >events coincided with the 'G8' meeting in Birmingham, Great Britain, and >the third ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation in Geneva, >Switzerland. The 'G8' consists of the leaders of the eight most >industrialised countries and exists solely to promote economic >globalisation, "free" trade and corporate dominance. > >Next year between the 18th-20th June the G8 will meet in Koln, Germany. >The idea is to take action around the globe to coincide with this meeting. >This also links with the proposed tour of Indian farmers/activists in >Europe to campaign against the World Trade Organisation and multinational >corporations. The proposal is to encourage as many movements and groups as >possible to organise their own autonomous protests or actions, on the same >day (June 18th), in the same geographical locations >(financial/corporate/banking/business districts) around the world. Events >could take place at relevant sites, e.g. multinational company offices, >local banks, stock exchanges. Each event would be organised autonomously >and co-ordinated in each city or financial district by a variety of >movements and groups. It is hoped that a whole range of different groups >will take part, including workers, peasants, indigenous peoples, women, >students, the landless, environmentalists, unwaged/unemployed and >others....everyone who recognises that the global capitalist system, based >on the exploitation of people and the planet for the profit of a few, is >at the root of our social and ecological troubles. > >The proposal has already been discussed by movements and groups on all >continents, for example the Karnataka State Farmers (KRRS, India), the >Rainbow Keepers (ecologists from ex-USSR states), Processo de >Communidades >Negras (Colombian Black communities movement), Friends of the Earth, >Uruguay (Environmentalists), CTERA (Argentinean teachers Union), Reclaim >the Streets (New York, USA; Prague, Czech Republic; Sydney, Australia), >COMUTRAS (textile workers union, El Salvador), peasant movements in >Mozambique and many more. Plans are already well advanced in London, and >Koln, Germany. Ideas are flowing and enthusiasm is growing. We'd very >much >like to hear what you think. Please subscribe to the >[EMAIL PROTECTED] email list; send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >the following request: > >subscribe J18DISCUSSION Your Name > >then you can email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and your message will >automatically go to other interested groups around the world to facilitate >wider discussion of this proposal. Or write to 'June 18th', PO Box 9656, >London, N4 4JY, Great Britain. > >OUR RESISTANCE WILL BE AS TRANSNATIONAL AS CAPITAL! > >UK JUNE 18TH NEWS > >June 18 1999, the simultaneous occupation and transformation of Financial >districts across the globe. > >This action - timed to coincide with the first day of the G8 summit of >world leaders in Koln, Germany - is being networked around the world and >hundreds of groups are beginning to organise locally. This Bulletin has >been compiled by some groups in the UK and is just a glimpse of how >planning is going for the day. It should also act as a catalyst and start >the new J18 email discussion list working. June 18th will be an >extraordinary action - the ground is being laid for huge social and >political changes. Radical social movements from all over the world are >beginning to work together; this day could be a landmark in that process. >Never before has there been a time when co-ordinated action across the >planet has been so necessary and so possible. But there is a lot more work >to do if we want to make it truly effective, as well as pivotal in the >escalation and continuation of our struggle. Before the news - for those >who don't know what June 18th is - go to the end of this message where you >can read the action proposal which has been sent out all over the world. > >1) THE NEW J18DISCUSSION LIST > >This list is now up and running. The old list [EMAIL PROTECTED] is >now defunct. If you want to subscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with the following request: subscribe J18DISCUSSION Your Name So GET >YOURSELF SUBSCRIBED The function of this list is to enable global >discussion about planning the J18 action. IT WILL ONLY WORK IF WE ALL >PARTICIPATE IN IT. Let's launch the list with a bang - send in news from >your own region, tell everyone how preparations and networking are going. >What crazy ideas are you having? What kind of groups are getting involved >in your area? What problems are occurring? etc. > >2) SOME NEWS FROM THE UK > >20,000 lovely little folding leaflets have been printed and are being >rapidly distributed. (Contact us if you want some sent to you - they are >very specific to the UK action however.) We have been holding monthly >co-ordination meetings in London (the next one is Sunday 13th December at >51 Argyle St from 12-3pm.). Representatives from all UK groups are >welcome. These have been well attended by a variety of different groups >including Reclaim the Streets, London Animal Action, London >Greenpeace/Mclibel, Zapatista Support groups, Genetic Engineering Network >and Green Student Network. We still need to expand the network by a long >way and involve many more sectors - women, workers, students etc. Local >groups throughout the UK are responding to the action - Edinburgh >Autonomous Centre is going to do a local action the week before J18, >Bristol and London and Sheffield groups are planning to hold a large J18 >gathering/conference in the new year. Sheffield's is on January 18th @ 8pm >at the Grapes Pub, Trippet Lane. Other dates and venues to be announced. >Groups as diverse as The Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Church Action >on Poverty, Sexual Freedom Coalition, Class War, National Union of Students, >Striking Tameside Care Workers and Earth First! are discussing making the >action part of their campaigning next year, and we were pleased to welcome >the Liverpool Dockers on board last month to add to the diversity which is >the key component to this day of action. Workshops have been held at >various gatherings including the Anarchist Bookfair and Third World First >conference, Earth First! gathering and the Bradford Mayday reunion. > >3) SOME INTERNATIONAL NEWS > >The proposal for action is being networked all over the place - it has >been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, Punjabi, Dutch >and some indigenous Mexican Languages. Answers are coming back from all >sorts of people ranging from indigenous groups to street reclaimers in >Bombay, Sydney, Tel Aviv, New York, Prague and more - from Radical >French >Unemployed activists to international hacktivist groups, from the Peoples' >Global Action network to the Anti-MAI network. Someone told a wonderfully >inspiring story of how a J18 proposal email had travelled from the UK - >via New York, Colorado, several other US cities down to Mexico city then >to Chiapas and back to them personally - with a note reading "wow this >action looks exciting - have you heard about it?". The power of global >electronic networking can be amazing. Much more work needs doing. Many >people feel that the day will only reach its full potential if groups in >Europe and the USA and the large social movements from the South (e.g.. >Zapatistas in Mexico/KRRS in India/Movimento Sem Terra in Brazil) act >together. > >4)SOME PUBLICITY IDEAS From London > >The UK leaflets are doing the rounds - but there have been some other >publicity ideas: >Stickers for ATM Cash machines >Rubber stamping bank notes >Posters made by screen printing onto pages of the Financial Times >Regional meetings/workshops There are also plans to publish a programme >with action map of the City of London (Location of key targets, stock >exchanges, Bank HQ's, Transnational Company HQ's, which will be given >out before the day.) > >5)SOME ACTION IDEAS for the London event: > >There have been many ideas flowing around - some of which can't of course >be talked about on email - but here is a taster: giving out free food to >city workers at lunch time Phone in Sick day get cycle couriers to strike >prevent company directors getting to work lots more custard pies (The head >of the World Trade Organisation was pied in London a few weeks ago) >Laughing all the way to the bank Permaculture gardens springing up in >unusual places critical mass bike demo Pirate radio workshops in squatted >office blocks leafletting/agitprop handed out Pickets and actions on HQ's, >exchanges, banks etc. Throwing around lots of fake money Everyone brings a >corporate share and burns it collectively Sound system in balloon floating >above the City ! > >More brainstorming and dreaming is necessary....... A dream list will be >put together by the end of the month, which will be used to inspire ideas >for actions. If you have any ideas to add to the dream/wish list email >them to the discussion list. > >6) J18 WEB SITE > >A special J18 web site has been designed and its url is >www.gn.apc.org/june18. > We hope that local groups will put up their own pages on it. > >7)THE TRANSNATIONAL CARAVAN > >An amazing action which is related to June 18 is the Transnational Caravan >(working title) - organised by groups involved with the Peoples' Global >Action. This is an action tour of Europe by 500 radical Indian activists, >which begins in May and ends at the G8 in Koln on June 18th. The idea is >to bring issues affecting the South to the doorsteps of the companies and >institutions responsible in the North. If you would like to help with this >or find out more email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >8)WHAT NEXT > >Let's have more dialogue and more news - June 18th has enormous potential >- SPREAD the idea NETWORK, ORGANISE local meetings, CHOOSE your >favourite >Transnational Corporation or bank and find out as much as possible about >them so that you can PLAN your action, and most of all DREAM DREAM >DREAM.............. IMAGINE WHAT IS POSSIBLE....... Proletarian >revolutions will be festivals or nothing, for festivity is the very >keynote of the life they announce. >Mustapha Khayati > >
