Von: Andreas Rockstein, INTERNET: anro0002@stud.uni-sb.de
Datum: 31.05.100,
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From: el desaparecido < desaparecido@gmx.de >
Subject: [prag-logistics] (en) S26 Information sheet
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Information sheet about the S26 global day of action against capitalism
as of: May 25th 2000
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This information sheet is based on the information posted on the internet
and through different lists. If you'd like to make amendements, changes,
exclusions, post new S26 discussion lists or include your contact
details...please mail them to desaparecido@gmx.de and to
resistance@x21.org if you'd like to see it posted on the S26 website which
is http://go.to/s26 .
So this S26 info sheet can be kept updated and mailed around regularly.
index
I) calls to global action
II) Communication : mailing lists
III) Groups / regions planning & proposing activities: Finnland, Germany,
Slovenia, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, Prague , free train , Sweden ?
IV) Independent Media centre in Prague
V) Money
VI) Resources
VII) upcoming activities
VIII) websites related to S26
IX) general call: S26 will be the next global fay of action against
capitalism
I) === CALLS TO GLOBAL ACTION:
- INPEG - Prague 2000: available at www.inpeg.ecn.cz and http://go.to/s26
in English, German, Spanish, Dutch, Turkish . All other translations
welcome, mail to: resistance@x21.org
- SOLIDARITA, Czech revolutionary anarchist organisation. Available at:
http://go.to/s26
- Brazil: call released by projecto periferia (in Portuguese), available
at http://go.to/s26 ; see www.geocities.com/projetoperiferia
- NAPM INDIA: National Alliance of Peoples Movements, India. "3rd National
Convention of NAPM was a grand success. About 300 representatives of 70
organisations from 12 different states of India participated. Many
programmes were finalised. NAPM has also approved the PGA proposal of
international day of action in September 2000 against IMF/WB."
Contact: NAPM c/o Chemical Mazdoor Sabha, Haji Habib Building,Naigoan
Cross Rd. DADAR (EAST), MUMBAI 400014 ( Ph.Off: 022-4150529,
Res.2029296/5369724)
Sanjay Mangala Gopal- National Co-coordinator,
(admin@sanjay.ilbom.ernet.in )
call in solidarity with A16 posted at: http://go.to/s26
- European call by grassroots people and organisations: (in process, not
released yet)
- Sri Lanka, call by Monlar, in process, not released yet
- general call see IX)
II) === COMMUNICATION: ===
---- MAILING LISTS (CO-ORDINATION and DISCUSSION) ---
International discussion lists:
*< antiimf2000@egroups.com >
International discussion list. Main communication language: ENGLISH.
Join by sending a blank email to < antiimf2000-subscribe@egroups.com >.
Non-moderated. Aims to discuss and co-ordinate activities around S26 world
wide.
*< resistencia-mexico@egroups.com >
International discussion list. Main communication language: SPANISH /
BRAZILIAN. Join by sending a blank email to
< mexico-resistencia-subscribe@egroups.com >. Non moderated.
Though labelled 'Mexico' this list is open to all Spanish and Brazilian
speaking people. It aims to discuss and co-ordinate global resistance ,
S26 and contribute to the networking process in Latin America.
*< prag-logistics@egroups.com >
International discussion list. Main communication language: ENGLISH
Join by sending a blank email to <prag-logistics-subscribe@egroups.com>.
Non moderated.
Suitable for all aspects related to the mobilisation to Prague: actions,
organisational meetings, independent media centre, caravans, speaker tours
etc.
Regional discussion lists:
*< september26collective@egroups.com >
UK based. "We are based in London and are intending to organise nationally
by proposing a speaking tour which will include informative discussions
about IMF/World bank combined with practical discussion about the
practicalities of getting to Prague and networking it with local activist
networks." Join by sending a blank email to
< september26collective-subscribe@egroups.com >
Communication language: English
* <US2Prague@egroups.com>
"for Americans willing and wanting to do and support actions in Prague.
Any information on travel, the law, the cops, visas, cost$$$, crash pads,
etc is welcomed". Join by sending a blank email to:
US2Prague-subscribe@egroups.com
Others:
*< nvpreps@listbot.com >
"A couple of us here in California have set up a listserve for
non-violence trainers. I'm hoping that it will allow us to connect around
the upcoming actions, and for people in different areas and working on
different actions to co-ordinate, share ideas, experiences, agendas, and
support. It would be wonderful to have international participation for
this. Non moderated. To subscribe send a blank email to:
nvpreps-subscribe@listbot.com
III) === Groups / regions planning or proposing activities:
* FINNLAND: "Finnish anarchist / autonomist network and Friends of the
Earth-Finland have decided to participate in Prague anti-IMF/WB
mobilisations around September 26th. It seems we will organise common
transport for all groups involved. Probably at least Left Youth, Socialist
League and KEPA (big NGO coalition working on Third World/development
issues) will also join mobilisation some way and we will try to further
broaden base of mobilisation. There will probably also be some kind of
media office to translate information about IMF/WB actions to Finnish and
feed it to media and internet. Possibly some kind of local
actions/discussions will also be organised around S26 in Finland, at least
in Helsinki. Contact: Reko Ravela < ravelre@dlc.fi > or Markus Drake
< markus.drake@helsinki.fi > Itsehallinnollinen Toiminta (Self-managing
Action) - collective, Helsinki"
* GERMANY / CZECH REPUBLIC: NIX DA 2000 caravan of bicycles and wagons
from Hannover to Prague in September 2000. Previous caravans involved
people cycling to Geneva May 98, WTO II Ministerial and to the EU/G8
summit in Cologne in June 99. For more information contact:
wagen.list@gmx.de or karawane@mail.nadir.org
* SLOVENIA: "We are about to set up an active group of people to protest
against globalisation and capitalism. We already did one protest against
Nato". Contact: Jerneja Rebernak <jerneja99@hotmail.com>
* PORTUGAL: "The Comissão pela Abolição do Capitalismo (Comission for the
Abolition of Capitalism) is planning different activities both locally and
mobilisation to Prague." Contact: < maria.cunha@iname.com >
* NETHERLANDS: proposed week of action against banks. "Our aim is to get a
group of people together in that week which can think up and do actions.
Probably different groups of people will be involved which want different
kind of actions, and that's exactly what we want. We would like to finish
the week of actions with a strong anarchist demo against the IMF/WB."
Contact: infocentrum wageningen < infocent@wnet.bos.nl >
* SPAIN: RCADE, the Citizens Network for the Abolition of the External
Debt decided at their 3rd gathering to focus on Prague as the next target
of their campaigning. Working groups and communication lists in progress.
Contact: www.consultadeuda.org ; Enric Duran < enricdur@menta.net >
* PRAGUE : INPEG(: Initiative Against Economic Globalization - Prague
2000) is the name of the lose coalition of anarchist grassroots groups
involved in the organisation of activities in Prague. The activities
involve: direct actions, a counter summit, a political art festival (the
Art of Resistance), help in the accomodation and more . See
www.inpeg.enc.cz for more details, contact: Prague2000_cz@hotmail.com
* EUROPE: Proposal for a FREE TRAIN to Prague, September 2000. The idea
being to see it as legitimate to use train transport for free to go to a
protest. Contact: infocent@wnet.bos.nl ; < akinternationalismus@usa.net > ,
http://people.knup.de/~akinter/
* AUSTRALIA, Melbourne. Protests against the World Economic Forum, the
self proclaimed 'world leaders' to take place September 11th in Melbourne.
See www.s11.org for more information.
=== Looking for contacts: ===
* Stockholm / Sweden : "any anti-IMF/WB activities going on in
Stockholm/Sweden? If so, please get in touch with tadziom@hotmail.com "
IV) === INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTRE for Prague ===
The idea is to set up an infrastructure along the lines of the recent
independent media centres experiences in London, Seattle, Washington and
more (see www.indymedia.org ). Support from everywhere needed. No funding
yet. More details probably after the European co-ordination meeting in
Prague June 16-19. Stay tuned we need your help.
V) === MONEY 4 Prague ===
We are all ordinary people making extraordinary things. All activities in
Prague are planned with little money and with strong will and
determination. If you or your organisation can contribute financially, no
matter how small, please send donations to this account:
IPB , Cs.Armady 35, 160 00 Prague 6, Czech Republic, Europe
account number: 163 775 396/5100
swift code: INBACZPP
VI) === RESOURCES ====
* NEW IMF REPORT- FoE US has issued a new report: "The IMF: Selling the
Environment Short". The report includes case studies from IMF policies in
the Ivory Coast, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Nicaragua, Brazil
and Guyana. - Contact: Carol Welch ( cwelch@foe.org )
* People interested in producing documentation and resources about the
social effects of IMF/WB policies in East European countries. Please
contact : Antti Rautiainen < antti@polly.phys.msu.su >, kessi@kein.org
VII) === UPCOMING ACTIVITIES ===
- European meeting of grassroots organisations and individuals in Prague
June 16-18th (possibly 19).
The meeting will discuss and co-ordinate activities related with the
mobilisation to Prague (direct actions, independent media centre, speaker
tours, etc ). Agenda being discussed on the prag-logistics@egroups.com
list. Please try to discuss topics and proposals in your organisations
first before coming to Prague. If you would like to attend and want more
information, please contact: h.summers@merseymail.com
VIII) === WEBSITES related to S26 ===
* http://go.to/s26 - Global website with calls, contacts, resources,
links. Translations needed, contact resistance@x21.org
* INPEG, Initiative Against Economic Globalisation Prague 2000,
www.inpeg.ecn.cz
* Peoples Global Action : www.agp.org (with links to previous global days
of action and caravans)
* www.ainfos.ca - multilingual news service run by and for anarchists. Use
it to share information about your struggles
IX) S26 will be the next Global Day of Action against Capitalism.
(the following text is alraedy available in Spanish, Dutch, Turkish,
Portuguese see http://go.to/s26 )
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 - in
the streets, neighbourhoods, fields, factories, offices, commercial
centres, financial districts, and so on - 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 resistance@x21.org,
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 "enquiries" 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 French, German, Russian, Arabic, Italian, Czech,
Chinese......
Please contact resistance@x21.org