[asia-apec 1019] June 18th 1999 day of action

[Mark Brown]

Dear all,

Firstly apologies to all those who have received this information already.

Secondly, if anyone would like a few leaflets sent to them on this event,
please email me back.

I think the day will only really be judged a success if there is
participation from every area currently feeling the ceaseless pressure of
economic globalisation...

Yours in solidarity,

Mark Brown (London Reclaim the Streets)

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An invitation to join the day of protest, action and carnival in financial
centres across the globe on 18th June 1999.

        ...Wherever there is oppression there is resistance...

On June 18th 1999 there will be an international day of action aimed at the
heart of the global economy: the financial centres, banking districts and
trans-national corporation power bases. These actions will coincide with the
meeting of the G8 leaders in Koln, Germany. Many groups and movements are
already planning for the day, including groups in South Korea, Nigeria,
South Africa, the USA and Indonesia.  Groups within the UK have helped
network the idea, including 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), and
London Greenpeace (a group independent of Greenpeace International, recently
involved in a large successful battle with McDonald's.

This day of action will take place in the spirit of strengthening our
international networks. It  follows from the success of co-ordinated global
action during May 16-20th 1998, which 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.  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.

This 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 Inter-Continental Caravan, 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 independently
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.

As a proposal, J18 has been discussed by movements and groups on all
continents, for example the Karnataka State Farmers Association (KRRS,
India), the Rainbow Keepers (ecologists from ex-USSR states), Campaign
Against the Arms Trade (UK), Processo de Communidades Negras (Colombian
Black communities movement), Friends of the Earth, Uruguay
(Environmentalists), CTERA (Argentinean Teacher's 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 underway in New York, Prague, Seoul, London and
Frankfurt. Ideas are flowing and enthusiasm is growing. We'd very much like
to hear what you think.  
Please subscribe to the j18 discussion list by sending mail to 
<listproc at gn.apc.org> with the following request as text:

                subscribe J18DISCUSSION Your email address

then you can email j18discussion at gn.apc.org 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!

J18 website: http://www.gn.apc.org/june18
For more information on Peoples' Global Action visit http://www.agp.org
for more information on Reclaim the Streets visit http://www.gn.apc.org/rts/
for more information on London Greenpeace / McLibel visit
http://www.mcspotlight.org

PLEASE PASS THIS PROPOSAL ON TO OTHERS.


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environmental pollution. Oil is conflict, it is war. Let us have justice." 
Niger Delta Women for Justice (NDWJ)
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AIMED AT THE HEART OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
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Next London J18 meeting March 6th, The Palms Room (4th Floor), Uni. of
London Union, Malet Street. Nearest station, Euston. Nearest tube, Goodge
Street. 12pm onwards.
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Then of course there's the Peoples' Global Action Tour, a.k.a the 
INTER-CONTINENTAL CARAVAN (22.5.- 20.6.1999), a month of action with Indian
and other '3rd world' activists directed at Europe's corporate & financial
centres!
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