>00 praha 6, bank account: 163775396/5100 swift code: inbaczpp >In order to avoid bank fees, you can send smaller amounts of money to a >postal address which will be communicated soon and posted on the inpeg site. > >People willing to make grant applications should get in touch with: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >g) === group on the European Call === > >We will produce a European Call to action. The call was drafted by a small >group and presented at the meeting. It was reworked by a small group during >the meeting. It was sent out to all the groups present and also posted on >the different lists. People have 1 week to comment on it and the group based >in the UK will compile the final version which aims to be finalised by June >28th. Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >h) === Street and Action group === > >We (INPEG) do not support the initiation of any violence against people, >animals or property. At the same time we support citizens' democratic rights >to demonstrate. We oppose any measures taken by any authorities to prevent >people from exercising this right. > > >This group involved a complex process of debate in general assembly, small >groups and INPEG meetings. We came to the following consensus decisions: > >For the 26th of September, >- - In the morning there will be AUTONOMOUS non-violent actions around Prague >with the aim to raise awareness and to disrupt the IMF/WB conference. > >- - In the afternoon, there will be a non-violent MASS ACTION OF CIVIL >DISOBEDIENCE with an aim to stop the IMF/WB. > >� the non-violent action of civil disobedience will be announced publicly >months ahead, as we have nothing to hide and we don�t see any legitimacy in >the existence of the IMF/WB. > >- - we agreed that the �squares� would be meeting places throughout the day >- - we agreed that we will have a central space to go back after the mass >action [it all depends on how the action goes] > >- - we agreed that in case the conference continues ;-) we would continue to >do non-violent protest actions on the 27th and the 28th. > >There was still the need for a lot of discussion, but due to time limitation >we weren�t able to discuss the issue further. It needs to be discussed at >grassroots level and on the e-mail lists. The need of a �cultural campaign� >(term used by Ya Basta) to show the legitimacy of what we will do was >identified. Also the need for training�s, co-ordination, routes, etc. This >will all have to be clarified in the upcoming weeks / meetings, >incorporating the feedback from all realities involved. > > > >=== NEXT EUROPEAN MEETING: === > >We decided to have another European meeting. The confirmed date is 17-20th >August. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details > >=== Trade Unions ==== > >Trade Unions are unclear about their position to mobilise to the streets or >not. Discussion with them is happening. A leader of the association of trade >unions said in the Czech media that they would be supporting the IMF/WB >protests. He said this after the police has severely attacked the anarchists >during the May 1st demonstration. It seems that the trade unions have >September 23rd in mind in case they mobilise. Several organisations >interested in the 23rd are affiliated to the Communist Party. INPEG was >clear that they did not want to join the �communist march� as there will be >another �legal� non-violent demonstration, co-ordinated by INPEG on the >24th. There was debate around the topic on joining demonstrations but this >was generally felt inappropriate. >INPEG called the European realities to contact trade unions in their >countries and to ask them to affiliate with the Czech unions to mobilise to >the streets. > >VII) === calls by INPEG ==== > >INPEG called us to: > >- -Mobilise to Prague >- -Contact trade unions in our countries and to ask them to contact Czech >trade unions and incite them to mobilise to the streets. >- -Help raise money and to send donations >- -People coming Prague should be as self sufficient as possible, bringing in >their own ideas, equipment etc. INPEG will provide support, information and >co-ordination. >and some accommodation will be available. > >====Overview of dates and activities === > >September 22-28: �Kreaktivni� The Art of Resistance Festival >22-24: Counter Summit and Political Arts Festival (name still not decided) >24th: non-violent Demonstration after the Counter Summit has ended >25th: day of outreach and agitation through carnival. >26th: Global day of action. Morning non-violent autonomous actions, >afternoon mass non-violent action of civil disobedience to enter and stop >the IMF/WB conference 27th-28th continuation of protests > >Other activities not directly related to the work of INPEG > >20-22: workshops organised by Bankwatch (NGO) >23rd: probably demonstrations involving trade unions - apparently this day >the G7 will meet in Prague, confirmation? >24-27: public forums and debates organised by different NGOs (bankwatch >etc...) >25-26: Video Festival organised by Friends of the Earth International. > >=== Updates from International realities === > >see also: <http://x21.org/s26> for contact addresses to these groups > >* YA BASTA ! / Leoncavallo Milan - Italy >In the last weeks worked a lot. 3 appointments: Genoa (Biotech convention), >Convention on Balkan Area, OECD summit. Now have possibility to work on >Prague. Will start working on Prague, believe enough people should come. >There is attention to the summit, by left parties and trade unions too. >Don�t know how working together will work out, but they�ll see. Are >organising transport. Work: Direct Action with high level of confrontation >in the street. Have started a new way of acting: civil disobedience - �white >overalls�. We have rights that are not respected by these meetings which >are not transparent. Believe it�s important to act to declare these rights >and make these rights real. At two occasions, they went in the streets with >protections, shields made by themselves. Successful. Impressive pictures. >Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > AUSTRIA / VIENNA >Have just established a platform of feminist groups, anarchists, left wing >groups. Try to get in touch with more alternative trade unions. (green >party, liberals, ...). Are organising transport. Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > SPANISH STATE >The two people were from Barcelona. But in Spain work on two levels: the >Catalonian stuff and the stuff at Spanish level. In Catalonia: alliance of 3 >organisations, RCADE who has prepared a consult about external debt (1 Mio >people participating...local forums...), squatter and anti capitalist >movement (have joined mayday, n30 in Barcelona etc). Alliance recently >created is called: movement for global resistance. There is also the �anti >Maastricht movement�. There will be a meeting in July where they will decide >if they join or not. Will make a campaign at a local level raising >awareness, connect global problems with daily lives of people. Plan is to >have a demo on 23rd in Barcelona, like a carnival, different vans focussing >on a different topic (environment, women, etc) Are organising transport. >The group has the proposal to make a popular consultation trying to involve >people from Prague into the consulta. Doing stalls and asking a few >questions. (see www.consultadeuda.org <http://www.consultadeuda.org/>) > > > INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN PEACE CONFERENCE >Does not have a basis in Prague, but just an office. Offer their office if >it can >be of some use. Can support 2-3 participant from South in Counter Summit. >They�ll have to be Christians, and familiar with the topic. For demo might >get contact to other church buildings who may want to prepare themselves for >non-violent actions. CPC office can help language mediation. Can support >with translation into Czech for speakers wanting to join tours etc. Church >structures are deeply involved with Bankwatch (NGO ). CPC decided to support >the grassroots groups! > > > GERMANY >Situation in Germany is not very advanced, due to the anti EXPO mobilisation >in Hannover June 1st. Different views: some think Hannover had a >demobilising influence-others think it had a positive effect and that it has >to do with a generation conflict. There were mainly young people >participating in the protests. Starting point for new communication >structures. Plan: speaker tours. In Konstanz end of June there�s going to be >a meeting about Prague and S26. There is also a Caravan from Hannover to >Prague. Still discussing which strategy to use to cross the border. There is >an e-mail list and a website: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remark: One week >after Prague there will be 2 large conferences in Berlin. Some of the >participants coming to this conferences will use the opportunity to come to >Prague before hand. > > > USA, Post mobilisation for Global Justice >Currently working on 3 aspects: >1) Send people to Prague >2) Support the actions in any way they can. Resources, Media Work, maybe >money etc >3) Solidarity actions throughout the States. Focus will be on popular >education, media work, policy work, and making the local/global link. > > > ASEED >Group of people that work on the issue / office-network. Provide support >work for Prague. Wish: incorporate the issue of Gentech into the programme >(contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > NL >There has been a group discussing the mobilisation. One group wants to come >to Prague. One group prefers doing actions locally. Proposal action week >against banks, end with a large demo. The outcome is not clear yet. > > EX YUGOSLAVIA >People from EX-Yugoslavia want to do activities in their regions, won�t come >to Prague. > > NORWAY >Environmental, Christian, solidarity organisations and Anti EU groups >interested. Several trade unions and political parties are also interested >in coming. Want to organise several buses. People from Mozambique may join >them. > > > GREENPEPPER magazine in coop with INPEG, based in Amsterdam Can >support with people that are interested in squatting. Video/music sound >system that can be carried through the streets and people dancing around it. >GP is the magazine of EYFA > > > EYFA >trying to mobilise people to come to Prague. ECOTOPIA in Finland 1-16.8, >topic is economic globalisation. > > FINLAND >different NGOs, FoE group ...running a campaign on WTO together with @ >groups / youth leftist groups organising busses to Prague. Will form >affinity groups and meet at Ekotopia. Are looking for people with more >experience willing to help. > > > LRCI (League for Revolutionary Communists International) >Hope to have support of some trade unions including SUD (France) and come to >Prague. > > > FRENCH NETWORK �SANS TITRE� >Since the ICC 99 they started a network of people willing to work along the >PGA principles. Anti capitalist movement working with Direct Action. Aim to >be more radical than all the reformist left organisations in France. Had a >meeting last week and spoke about Prague. Have started working along >different things. September Caravan that will go through France doing >actions/speaking/media attention/direct action work shop/how people can get >involved in Prague etc They make a newspaper called �sans titre�. Action >reports. Last one included a call to groups to join organising for Prague, >hosting the caravan etc. Will do flyers, posters and get people to come to >Prague. The French situation: there is a massive French reformist movement >like ATTAC, Confederation Paysanne and all the people that are working on >Tobin Tax.... They will work on a large alternative meeting in the end of >the month (trial of Jose Bove etc). But as the network works on a different >approach they will not really work with them, but the reformists may >probably also get interested. Will work to get anarchist unions / anti >fascist unions to come to Prague. Discussed the need to develop new >strategies. > > > EF! UK - Manchester, Leeds, etc .... >People very much like the idea of an international Samba Band. People in >Britain have a lot of questions. Do things against big summits ok, but local >work in communities very important. Convey feeling of �we�re everywhere �. >Idea also to have a large cycle ride to Prague. > > > LONDON RTS >After mayday things have calmed down. The meeting decided it wanted to do >something to Prague. 50:50 those who want to be in London those who want to >come to Prague. Idea is not for a mass mobilisation. Train as affinity >groups. Barking Samba Band is coming to Prague. RTS is also planning to >organise another Samba Band. Checking out transport, legal info. Indymedia >centre in London can help the Prague Indymedia centre. Agitprop and info >will be put out. Small targets in London. People will spend time observing >the repercussion and be able to react if necessary. Groups are in process of >being formed. > > > S26 collective in UK >Came out of a meeting at Mayday conference. Are organising transport to >Prague. 5 other collectives throughout the UK have formed. Set up 3 working >groups: finance, mobilisation, propaganda group. Want to set up workshops on >direct action, how things will be organised. Affinity groups. Trying to >mobilise a broad community of people. To do that got a pgm of events they�d >like to show up at: Glastonbury festival etc. Have set up a 4 page bulletin >with info about the issue, why people should come along. A lot of the >decisions will be based on the outcome of this meeting here in Prague > > >INPEG- working groups- post note. >I) In order to ensure that people are prepared for the non-violent actions >in terms of safety, a training�s group has been set up in order to >co-ordinate different � training events�, to take place from the beginning >of August and all week during September the 21st- 26th >The aim of these workshops is to prepare people for the events and also >included encouraging the formation and preparation for �affinity groups�. >Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ******** > > >- -- >For MAI-not (un)subscription information, posting guidelines and >links to other MAI sites please see http://mai.flora.org/ > > > ............................................. > Bob Olsen, Toronto [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ............................................. > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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