>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 14:24:33 -0700 >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: > workshop > Date: > Wed, 5 Apr 2000 21:37:46 -0400 > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >We have your workshop scheduled for Saturday the 15th at 11 a.m. at the >University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave., NW - Red >Line >metro to UDC/Van Ness. Go to Building 39, which is the main building at >the >corner with an escalator just inside the door. You can call me on my >cell >phone at 202/210-0792. > >Soren Ambrose > > >1. Introduction >2. Discussion >3. Workshops regarding >3.1. Definitions and limitations >3.2. Rules for referenda >3.3. Rules for the alliance of new states >4. Conclusions > > >FREE ALL MINORITIES AND FORM THE CORE >OF AN ALTERNATIVE NEW WORLD ! > >Almost all of the New World Order's insane, gruesome >wars are about the lack of right of minorities to become >independent of oppressive states. > >The contradictions normally result from unnatural >borderlines imposed by imperialist states and/or economic powers of >people in majority without regard to the peoples of minorities. > >It must become a matter of course that any minority >has the right to establish its own natural state. > >The referendum of a people to declare their independence >should meet certain standards, which safeguard that neither external nor >internal oppression did lead to such decision. > >Traditional means to come to a consensus have to be respected and a >specific form shall not be prescribed. > >An international body, such as the UNITED PEOPLES, >independent of any governmental or corporate rule, should serve as >qualified observer. > >Already before the formal self-determination of the hundreds of >minorities has been achieved, these enclaves should interconnect >economically and in other ways and >form the basis of the alternative new world. > >Their common ground should be the ecological principles for sound life >style, production and transportation allowing for restoration and >preservation of nature and >natural resources. > >The minorities should have the freedom to make up an anti- imperialist >economic and political unity and in solidarity assist eachother in every >way in their struggles >for independence of oppressive states and supranational structures. > >And all progressive organisations, communities, governments, regions, >etc., outside the alliance may join the alliance from the very >beginning. > >The establishment of the hundreds of new states >in itself will make life difficult for the imperialist powers and the >corporations' overnational imperialist structures and contribute >significantly to end the corporative >globalization and rule. > >Therefore the described proces to freedom will be fought by all means >and under cover of numerous nicely sounding arguments by the >multinational companies, the >nationstate governments and the UN. > >Through several pre-conferences, a founding conference by the end of >2000 will be held among the minorities. > >All organisations, groups and individuals who wish to co-organize / >sponsor / support the conference are requested to contact us ASAP, with >information of the >ways in which you want to contribute. > >The actual question now is where to hold the summit. >We hereby want to involve everybody interested, and in particular the >minorities, in the discussion of this question. > >So far we have considered that the summit could be held in or near the >border of one of the states with a minority presently struggling for or >strongly desiring >self-determination or at least more independence, >for instance: > >African Americans >American Indian territory >Australia >Basquia >Burma >Burundi >Chiapas >Chechnya >China >Congo >Corsica >Hawaii >Hopi Nation >India >Indonesia >Kashmir >Khalistan >Kosova >Kurdistan >Malaysia >Mexico >Nigeria >Northern Ireland >Palestine >Polynesia >Puerto Rico >Russia >Quebec >Rwanda >Roma People >Romania >Scotland >Sinkiang >Sri Lanka >Sudan >Sweden >Tibet >West Sahara > >The FREE ALL MINORITIES Initiative > >The initiative so far includes > >The Akha People >Asian Meeting of Religious ( AMOR ) >ECOTERRA InCtrl. >Center for Justice and Peace in South Asia >Commission Socialiste de Solidarit� Internationale >Community Information Resource Center >Forum for Discussion on Minorities in Central & Eastern Europe >Global Resource Bank >Green Party of New York >ICIPT >Int. Soc. for Peace and Human Rights >Progressive Students of Arizona State >Shambala Center >Society for Multi-Culturalism >Tinerii Prieteni ai Naturii >United Peoples >The People of West Papua > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
