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Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 5:55 PM
Subject: AWOL - Liberate the Streets MAYDAY call to action
Mayday ( May 1st 2001 )
'Liberate the Streets '
A W O L
Autonomous Web of Liberation
CALL FOR DIRECT ACTION RESISTANCE TO CAPITALISM
Mayday ( May 1st ) is a day to celebrate working class
solidarity and resistance to Capitalism. In keeping
with this tradition AWOL ( Autonomous Web of
Liberation ) is calling for an anti-capitalist,
anti-authoritarian day of action.
AWOL is working towards an action around the idea
of 'Liberate the Streets ' in the City of Melbourne.
We are calling on all
anti-capitalist groups and individuals who believe in
consensus decision making, direct action and who
organise on the basis of non-hierachy ( autonomous
from all centralisation and bureacracy ), to
co-ordinate with us for this action.
We are also calling on you to organise your own
actions, affinity groups, clusters, net-works and
co-ordinations against Capitalism on Mayday.
M A Y D A Y M A Y D A Y M A Y D A Y
Mayday , May 1st is a day of anti-capitalist action
and to remember and take inspiration from those who
have fought before us. To fight back against bosses
and Capitalists at work
and in the unions and those who try to control our
lives. Mayday incorporates the struggles of all
oppressed peoples, resistance to police corruption and
surveilance, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly
and for radical egalitarian futures.
It is a time to remember struggles like the workers
struggle for the 8 hour day in Chicago, USA, 1886. The
demonstration was attacked by 176 armed police, a bomb
thrown by unknown persons, resulted in open fire on
the crowd, killing 4 workers and some of their own
officers.
8 Anarchists were framed for this attack, a number not
even beign in attendance at the time of attack,
'Anarchy was on trial. ' These events and the
recognition of brave struggles against bosses and
bureacrates and capitalists are a reminder of what the
state and capitalists do to us everyday, and why it is
important to resist on Mayday, bring struggles
together and always fight back.
L I B E R A T E T H E S T R E E T S
We hope to occupy and liberate a piece of land, to
create a commons for community celebration, a world
turned upside down, a glimpse of freedom and
ecological survival. A place to share our dreams and
visions, an example of a world of respect for
diversity and acceptance of difference, direct
democracy and community control of resources, free
from the tyranny of money, bosses and leaders.
L I B E R A T E T H E S T R E E T S O N
M A Y-D A Y 2001
AWOL is organising every thursay at the
BOWLS CLUB - 14 Pearl St - Northcote @ 6.30 pm.
*** meetings are run on consensus decision making ***
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