Global Contacts for 18 June and beyond India KRSS 2lll,7»A Cross, 3rd Main, Vijayanagar 2ndStage, BangaloreSOO40 swamy.krrs@awor1d.net Peoples GlobalActionpga@agp.org UK Reclaim the Streets PO Box 9656 London N4 4JY http:// www.gn.apc.org/1ts/Ol71 281 4621 as rts@gn.apc.org (new leaflet available) Germany Koln 99 Alliance Koeln99@gm:t.netUSAban@tao.ca Nigeria oilwatch@infoweb.abs.net Indonesia N. Sumatra Peasant Un- ion putratan@indosat.net.id Plus more fromRTS JUNE 18 1999 is when the os summit of thericheststates meetsin Koln, Germany, 500PEOPLEfromIndia,Bangladesh to forward the interests of global capital- and South America are organising ism. Itisalsothetimewhenpeopleacross q°n"a activities throughout Europe in the the globe will come together to challenge run-up to theJune 18 actions. the root of our social oppression and the -x ¥‘k This Intercontinental Caravan. co- destruction of the environment - global ordinatedthroughPeoplesGlobalAction, )7 has part.icipants from India - the BKU capitalism. \-A PeasantsUnionin IOstates. antinuclear June 18 will see actions world-wide in activists. indigenous people, landless, financial centres, banking districts and at peopleresisting theNarmadadam -plus multinationals offices - including in the the MST landless movement (Brazil), City ofLondon. MothersoftheDisappeared(Argentina), Environmentalists, workers, the unem- — andthewomenspeasantmovementfrom ployed. indigenous peoples, peasants‘ Bangladesh. Half the Caravan are in groups.women'snetworks,thelandlessand ’ London from 27 - 30 May. manymorewillacttogetheragainsttheex- TheIndianparticipantsstatethatthecur- ploitation ofpeople and the planet for the rentglobalcrisisprovides “auniqueop- portunity for people to reclaim their fu- profit ofafew. ture. to disobey the institutions that run AGTION AGROSS INDIA the current, self-destructive system of global economic, political and military DIRECT ACTION by groups like governance. andtotaketheirownpower subsistencefarmers,t‘ishe1folk,sweat-shop %@@ in their hands inordert.oconstructadif- workers, women’s groups and villagers is ferent world." sweeping India. Their targets are the I I ' . ' - I . multinationals the World Trade Ilke It S 1 999! Our resistance zs as Organisation. the International Monetary transnationalas ca1ital FundandtheWorldBank -and collective seed banks to resist the gangrapeby police. - Forbidding government officials the Indian authorities. multinationals patenting seeds. ZOO grass root.s organisations to enter villages without their1 Structuraladjustmentandneo- forcingpeasantstobuyfrom them formed the National Alliance of permission - many officials who liberal reform have made the -Oppositiontopat.entingseedsand Peoples Movements in 1993. and ignoredthisban weretiedtoatree richricherand thepoorpoorer. plantshastwicestoppedthePatent 55 farm and labourers unions cre- - IUOOactivistsoccupiedtheCargill Hundreds ofdesperate peasant AmendmentActbeingpassed atedtheJointForumofIndianPeo- companyofficeinBangalore,mak- farmers have committed - In January the NationalAlliance pleAgainstGlobalisation in 1998. ing abonfireoftheequipment suicide. ofPeoplesMovementsprotestedin TIED TO A TREE -Usingironbarstophysicallydis- Struggles include Multai, Madhya Pradesh against. OneveryactivegroupisthelOmil- mantleoneofCargill’s seedunits -Afishing union strike, with har- policekilling 24peasantfarmers lion-strongKarnatakaStateFarm- ~ Occupying Kentucky Fried bour blockades against industrial - Direct action against building ersAssociation(KRSS). Although Chicken and destroying the over-fishing dams which submerge villages. they do contestelections. and can equipment ~ACremateMonsanto action last Thousands, mainly women, have be criticised for including some - A mass gathering outside the Novemberwhengeneticallymodi- invadedtheconstructionsiteofthe largerfarmerswhoemploylandla- Karnataka state government when fiedcrops wereburned Maheshwardam. Women.oftenat bourers,KRRScarryout veryposi- theentirecrowdlaughedallday at ~ Farmers India-wide forming theforefrontofdirectaction inIn- tive activities such as : the governmentispolicies dia,havefacedbeatings.arrestsand - Uprooting environmentally-urn action against institutional friendly Eucalyptus seedlings and I racism. Hypocrites! New replacing them with local t.rees - Labour legislation includes: theysuccessfullystoppedanational - forcing refugees to live in eucalyptus plantingprogramme particularareas -endingappeals - Challenging patriarchy. Women MUCH MILEAGE has been protectthecitizenswithinthem- against deportation for those in have their own structures and madeabout“illegal”immigrants the Whole idea of ‘immigrants” Britainover7years -givingthe mobilisationswithinKRSS,organ- being “economic migrants” is a con of modern global immigration service police ise women’s rallies, present their rather than true “asylum capitalist economics and old powers -extendingimmigration own demandsetc seekers”. Immigration officials expansionist colonialism. detention - more internal have the powerto decide who is In the UK refugees face immigration controls - Ultimately KRSS want the “Vil- a “genuine immigrant”. Apart having their already reduced withdrawing benefits and lageRepublic".basedondirectde- from the sheer arrogance of rights diminished even further. substituting vouchers. And all mocracy, with all participating in anyone telling you Where and Afterthe Inquiry into the racist thisforpeoplefacingdeportation decision-making,andaffairsaffect- whenyoucan live,and themyth murderofStephenLawrencethe todangerand repression! ing several communities decided that political borders exist t.o governmenthavebeenpromising CONTINUEDFOOTBACKPAGE by all communities affected. We Shell Not Be Moved mentoffices and the corporate li- II brary of the London premises, OILGIANTRoyalDutch/Shell, Shell-MexHouse,whileonnearby backersofthemilitarycrackdown inNigeria’sNiger-Deltaresponsi- Waterloo bridge a banner read IIIIIIIIIII “Shell:FilthyTheivingMurderers ble forover 200 deaths in the re- ¢..\_, -It's Time t.o Go" and hourly up- cent weeks, was host to some un- welcomefirst-footerson4Jan. 13 dates ofproceedings appeared on III WIN theweb.Theactivistsrepeatedthe I'-rt protestersseized2seniormanage- demandsoftheIjawpeople-whose actions, at times, have cut Niger- ia’soiloutputbyoverathird-that THE FLAG WITH THE HOLE Millions for Mumla ShellpulloutoftheDeltabyIanll ON 18 &21stJanuary 15,000Roma- THE. ‘WORLD-VVIDE movement and end all oil exploration. The nianminers.whohadmarched90miles to saveframedUS activistMumia occupationwasevictedbytheTSG towardsBucharestinprotestatpitclo- suresandlowwages,clashedwithpo- Abu-Jamal from execution is riotpolicebutall 13werereleased licewhousedhelicoptersandteargas. growing. withoutcharge followingtheirar- Locals joined forces with the miners Two Milii'0ris for Mzmzia rests. The next day the invaders whohadnationalflags with symbolic mobilisations are planned for 24 returned to leaflet Shell employ- holes.Anagreementwasreachedwith April, in his home town ees. thegovernment&themarchcalledoff PhiladelphiaandinSanFrancisco. Defend Michal asthestrikewavespread. On15.2.99a to demand a new trial. In Britain minersleaderwasjailedfor 18years. SATURDAY MOTHERS solidarityactionhasbeentakenin ACZECHclassstruggleanarchist, SINCE 1995, the relatives of the Edinburgh. London, Manchester. Michal Pat.era is being threatened l000’s of people who have “disap- etc... witha25yearprisonsentenceafter peared” in the brutal repression of lvlumiahascampaignedtirelessly he shotaknown neo-nazi in self Kurdish and Turkish opposition against racism and oppresssion defence. TheCzechsupportgroup groupshavebeenholdingweeklyvig- since joining the Black Panther are severely short offunds and ilsinIstanbul.Inrecentmonths,while Partyattheageof14. Hehasbeen request help with donations to the disappearances continue, the on death row for 16 years since mount Michal's defence. Letters peaceful protests of the “Saturday being framed for the murder ofa State Capitol Building, Rm 225, ofsupport: Michal Pate-ra (1976). MBroittihshe-rtsr”ahinaevdebpeoelnicea,ttawcitkhedhabryasthse- policeman afterariggedtrial. Harrisburg, PA 17120, USA fax PO Box 5. 14057 Praha-1. Czech mentandmassarrests.Turkishand On 29 October he was refused 001 7177834-429. WriteMumia Republic. KurdishcommunitycentresinLon- therightto have an appeal heard. Abu-Jamal,AM8335,SCIGreene. Letters ofsupport and donations: don have suffered increasing police ThismeansPennsylvaniagovernor 1040EastRoy FurmanHighway. FSAPraha.PO Box 5. 15006 harrassmcnt and the new“Terror- Tom Ridge could now sign the Waynesburg,PA.15370. Leaflets Praha 56, CzechRepublic ism and Conspiracy” Act may deathwarrantsettinganexecution from 0171 326 0353 & 0131 557 ‘sam20uj@axpsu.fp.slu.cz’ or criminalisepoliticalcampaigningby dWatrei.teStateGovernorTomRidge. 6w2w4w2.mu(mUiKa.)o.rg Latest info SFInternational Secretariat, PO tshueppeoxritleodftchoem“mSautnuitrideas.yVMigoitlhsersin” Box 1681, LondonN8 7LE. areheldoutsideWoodGreenlibrary every 2nd Sat. of the month from 2.30-4pm. International Committee Against Disappearances, ICAD (BritishSection),POBox8446,Lon- donNI76NZ AXMED NOT FORGOTTEN 100sOFpeoplemarchedinEdinburgh to mark the 10th anniversary of the racist murder of Axmed Abukar Sheekh.aSomalianrefugee,whowas stabbedinthecity’sCowgatebyagang ofracistthugs.Onlyoneoftheaccused spentapaltry21 months injail. NOTIOE TO OUITO 5 CONSECUTIVE days ofdemoti- strations throughout Ecuador have shownstrongoppositiontothegov- ernment's economic policies. Stu- dentsclashedwithpoliceattheCen- tral ljniversityofQuitoon14Jan.* PEASANTS&WORKERSSEERED POLICEKILLEDoneprotestor&in- jured 100 as 3000 peasants demon- strated in the Chinese province of Daolin Hunan against rises in local taxes & corruption in the bureaucracv.(UmanitaNova*31.1.99) On Oct 21.’ 100s ofworkers from the state-ownedPeijiangironandsteelfac- tor-y in Jiangyou. Sichuan Province clashed with over a I00police while protestingoverunpaidwages.500had occupied a station on the Baocheng railwaylinedisruptingtrainsfor4hours Thousands ofvillagers facing reloca- tion inaDAMprojectfrom theRiver Yangze in China to militarised slave labour are threatening violence & re- sistanceiftheirpetitionsgounheard. LAND AND FREEDOM 2000LANDLESS workershaveoc- cupiedtheBacuriestate,nearBelem inBrazil.Theoccupation,organised throughtheMovimentoSemTerra, aimstoforcethegovernmenttoSign overthelandtotheWorkers.Mean- while, Sem Terra launched an appeal in December for international solidarity far political prisoners in Brazil on hunger strike. (Umanita Nova 6,13.12.98) http://www. geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congressl 5383 e-mail:semt.erra@mst.org Ghildron of the Revolution WORKERS SOLIDARITY OFFICES of recruitment agency M Reedhavebeenplasteredwithpost- ers denouncing their profiteering Library Workers TI-IE last few months have seen spectaculardemonstrations on 15 participation in running the New DealinLondon. 23-25Octobersaw strikes and demonstrations by and21 January, withtensofthou- DISpute giant GREED posters cover 15-20 school students inFrance, Greece sands inthestreets in Athens, Sa- LondonofficesplusBrighton,Edin- and Italy. On 15 October 20,000 lonika, Patras etc.. Students also IN January Glasgow Council burgh,ManchesterandSheffieldof- studentsdemonstratedinParisdur- perfectedtheirroadblockingtech- workers voted t.o increase their fices. Just before Xmas Brighton inganationaldayofactionwhich niqucs, causing daily collapse in UNISON union subscriptions to Reeds was occupied by protesting endedinriots, withstudentsover- thecountry’salreadyovercharged sustain the two-year library claimants. turning vehicles and setting light roadsystem. workers dispute overcuts in their Nowgovernmentlegislat.ionaimsto conditions andworking hours. introducecompulsoryjobseekingin- to shops. Hundreds ofthousands Nowbarricadesareinplaceat However, the Labour Controlled terviewsformany disabledandsin- marched throughout France. The moststateschools. Thestruggleis Council is refusing to collect the gleparentclaimantsplusothercut.s. students were demonstrating beingdescribedasthe“children’s increased subscri tions. Brightonresidentsshowedtheirop- againstanover-centralisedschool revolution”. InasecondblowIf\lationalUnison positionwhenavisitbyEmployment syst.em which has seen thousands InItalystrikes,demonstrations persuaded the local branch to re- ServiceChiefExecutiveLeighLewis ofchildren without subject teach- and occupations are opposing a ballotthelibraryworkersoverthe wasdisruptedby30demonstrators. ers andin massive classes. proposal to give private Catholic latest, andnobetter, management As protestorsmovedtoaccompany A few weeks later, unpopular schools the same access to public offer.Workerswereshockedwhen, MtrerfLoerwcoisnisnttroucWtiveestdSistcruesestiJoonbs,Ccoepns- education reforms in Greece saw funding as state schools. This without any campaign for a yes assaultedandarrestedpeople. strikes and violent clashes with wouldcuttheresources available vote,theballotpaperalsoaskedif AntiReedleafletsfromHaringeySoli- police by Greek school students. for state education, and also in- they werepreparedto take all out darityGroup01813745027(seep4). teachers andparents. Inspiredby crease the power of the Church indefinite strike act.ion. A letter Brighton against Benefit Cuts, PO the struggles in France, protests overtheyoung. InlateNovember fromnationalUnionofficialSmith Box2356,BrightonBN261.-X spread across the country, with manyschoolsinMilanwereoccu- undermining the present action WORKERS GIVE ETT LALDY school occupations becoming the pied andbeing run in a self-man- accompaniedtheballotpaper.The ALLROUND the SpanishState peo- standard method of protest. By agedway. localbranchhasmanagedtoabort pleareresistingtheexploitingtempo- Christmasoverhalftheschoolsin Info - Student Activist Network this, and a newballotwill berun. Fralyrypojosbtinga,gegnlcuieeds l-ockknso,wonccauspEatTioTnss. Greece wereoccupied. http://www.ainfos.ca/~students/ - toIsiutnadneyrsmuirnperiseintdhauts.tthriealattaecmtipotns andmolotovshave-hitmanyETTssince Arrogant Greek Education UmanitaNova- UK-contact An- come in therun up t.o the Scottish December. Minister Arsenis refused to listen gryYouth0l3l 5576242(seep4) ParliamentElections in May‘.7 ETTjobs have very low wages, no to st.udents’concerns. Therewere “We’re all part employmentrights,noUnions,nosick WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS pay, no holidays....Now the anarcho of the Union..?” syndicalist CNTandothercollectives arefightingback. BORDERS BOOKSTORE who US Nat.ionalWriters’Union allof IT was a cold & damp[dreich] On 18 December CNT Valencia and haverecentlyopenedstoresincen- whomhaveattackedBorders’ be- morning, but February 2nd was othersoccupiedalocalETT,emptying tral London. Glasgow and Mel- haviourtowards unions. different. 30pickets huddledon a rubbishcontainers allovertheoffice. bourne are the target of a world- Bordersissuetheirmanagerswith pavement, the Glasgow City Policerepressionhasfollowed -CNT wide campaign by the Industrial a Union Awareness Training Unisonbannerproppedupagainst members were remanded in custody awall.Thepicketsaredrawnfrom for a month and face possible prison WorkersoftheWorldUnion. Manual which includes headings the thousands of Glasgow social sentences. Borders are well known in the such as ‘What Can Be Done to work staff who walked out on CNT.c/Cuena80-2, Valencia,Spain USA for their anti-union activity AvoidUnioni2.ationinMyStore?’ illegalstrike[seeCI51]lastAugust. SHELTER FOR ALL and harassment of staff who at- and ‘Recognizing theEarly Signs The effects of the strike which THEOntarioCoalitionAgainstPov- tempt t.o unionise shops. Their of Union Activity’. 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We can send you a Visitors Transport Guide onrequestoryou canpickoneupfrom the St. Enoch Sq. TravelCentre or TouristInfoin George Sq.. Saturday 3rd April: Register from 9.50am. Allocated to your group on arrival, details from desk. Startsat 10.30am sharpwithbriefwelcomeaddress A THEME DISQLJSSIQNS ON UNDERMINING GLOBAL CAPITALISM Asthepreamble totheBradfordthemeddiscussionputit: “The themeddiscussionswillbein groups withdiversepointsof views. Hereareafewquestionson each ofthefourthemes [intendedtoget]...peoplethinkingaboutthe issuesbeforethe conference. It is notintendedthatthepoints listedbeloware theonlyones todiscussin each theme. People willhopefully disagreeoragree with someorallofit,and spotimportantpoints missedout. Ourintention was toprovokeorinspire discussionandthoughts”. We realise thatitmightappearambitious to ‘getthrough’ suchsubjectsin90minute ‘play’ and muchwilldependon makingconsideredcontributionswhileavoidingrepetition&petty ‘disputes’ withthehelpofthe facilitators. l0.40am- 12.10pm [l]GLOBAL ECONOMY, MULTINATIONALS, EC, G8, WORLD BANK etc. Capitalism isn'tnational it’s drive has alwaysbeen international throughimperialism & now withneo-colonialism . Protectionism&otherobstructions to ‘freetrade’ arebeingerodedandgovemmentsarecolluding withmultinationalcompanies toextendtheir ‘freedom’ toover-rideenvironmentallaws,moveproduction,rideroughshodoverculturalallegiancesetc.. The desiretomaximisesurplusvalue istheover-ridingconcernwithpublic image, thecamouflage. ‘NewLabour’,Clinton economicsetc. incorporateabandonmentofnationalsolutions & aspirations such as wealth distribution, theroleofthe State redefinedasan ‘enabler’ etc.. Yettheworldhastradingblocks,such asNAFTA, SEATOandthe EuropeanCommunity. Is the latteran anachronism,andhasmany ofitspast solutionsbeing drivenby social control ‘Z’Whataretherolesofthe various worldwideorganisationsrun ostensiblybyacliqueof‘rich nations’. Inaddition therearepreviouslysecretconferencesbringing togetherkeyplayersofMultinationals,academia&PoliticalParties.Howdoesourunderstandingoftheseforcesshapeour revolutionaryresponse: throughnon-reactivecampaigns,ourmedia. Iscapitalism, as the quote from George Sorosin theJune 18thleafletindicates, vulnerableatthisjuncture, with the millennium & market volatility as witnessed in Hong Kong, Tokyo, South Korea & Brazil ‘? 12.10pm - 12.30pm brieftea/coffee/biscuit,/outsidefagbreak 12.30pm - 2pm THEME DISCUSSIONS [2] DECLARATION OF AUTONOMY OR STATE DEVOLUTION OFPOWER anarchist circle text l-3-99 [seeAPPENDIX] 2-3PMBreakforlate-lunch, goouttolocaleats. 3.10pm PUBLIC FORUMS I Noteotherpeople willarriveforthese & weneedtokeep to theadvertisedttrrtings. - 3.10pm - 5.15pm. ChoiceofForums. Thesearenotfinalisedatpresent. The numbergoingon simultaneouslydepends on the numberofoverallparticipants 8:roomsavailableaswell as offers togiveapreparedtalk. Possibilitiesinclude Social Ecology, Marxistspeakeroncontradictionsofcapitalism; theGreenAnarchistcontroversy; Chiapassolidarity; Mumia& prisoners solidarity; workplaceagitation; non-wagedstruggles. lgave building by §.3Qpm, Sunday 4th April Have breakfast beforehand ! 11.15am start 11.30am-1.00pm THEME DISCUSSIONS [3] .THE SEDUCTIONOFCONSUMERISM IN POST-MODERNCAPITALISM Thisistheageofthemassconsumer. Virtually everybody isdelugedbyadvertising throughtelevisionandothermedia, includingtheintemet. Weareseducedintoindividualisingourneeds,andexpressingouraspirations throughdesignerclothing & high-techproducts. Despitewidedisparities ofwealth & thefalse ‘trickle-down’ philosophyofcapitalism,asconsumerswe aremanipulatedintoamaterialistic outlookasexpressedthrough thehome,cars,holidays & gadgets. Beliefs suchas Islam & Buddhismofferalternativesthatstandinjuxtapositionto theglobalmarketplace. Markets arise tocaterforniche 8: minority tastes. Even anarchists & environmentalistsaren’timmune, shortofan illusory ‘withdrawal from society’ . We live contradictorylivesoftenmore suggestiveofethicalconsumerismoralternativelifestylism.RadicalprojectssuchasAdbusters, Chumbawamba& agitation ontheWorldWideWebindicationcontestation tothe worldview ofcapitalismon theperiphery. TheDecadentAction groupinLondonurgedadifferentapproach,advocatingthegrowthofdebttosatisfyingmaterialistic cravings. Advertising isoftencontradictory& increasingly sophisticated. Isrevolutionaryinterventionpossible‘? 1.00- 2pm lunch+tea/coffeebreak ,filledrollsinCentre,orcafesoutside. 2-3.30pm THEME DISCUSSIONS [4] RESISTANCE & EFFECTIVE OPPOSITION TO GLOBAL CAPITALISM Itisover 10 weeks to theJune 18thprotestsprovoked by theG8 summitin Koln[Cologne], Germany. Some oftheinstigators ofsuchoppositionexpect”acts,stunts,sabotage, hactivism,parties” & otherdirectactionaswell asdemos. Whattypesof actionaremosteffective.Whichempowerpeople.Whichencouragefutureparticipationanddon’tdemoralise,leadtoarrestsor injury.Brainstormingsessiononpastexamples,good&badwhichdeservetobe ‘resurrected’. RecentreferencetoReclaim the Streets, CJAopposition,roadsprotestsetc.. Whatcontribution domovements, through temporary autonomouszones orlong- term organisation make to thelegitimacyand stabilityofcapitalism. Whatpossibilitiesexisttoinvolvepeople away from the radicalmilieuindowntroddenworkingclassareas,innercityareaswithethnic diversityoramongstwomen ordifferentage groups‘? Whatare the lessonsfrom history,last 30years,in terms ofoppositionalmovements. New inspiration from Mexico, Indiaandother‘thirdworld’ movementsofpeasants& workers: identifying strengthsandlimitations.Leavingthe20thcentury patternofprotest. 3.30-3.3-45pm brieftea/coffeebreak . 3.50pm - 5.20pm Organisation of the Future including future discussion events & coordination of initiatives. Igavb building by 5.31pm APPENDIX AS subjects oftheBritish State, we learnthatpoweristobe devolvedtoaScottishParliament. This Parliament hasbeen grantedpowers tooverseecertainresponsibilitiescurrentlycarriedoutby the ScottishOfficeinLondon &Edinburgh. ThisisthefirstScottishParliamentsincea“parcelofrogues” decided to throw intheirlot with theEnglish dominated Westminsterparliamentin 1707. Sincethen the generalpopulace,reluctantly ¬withoutastruggle, has been granted the vote.We nominally havepowertoelectourpolitical leaders.No such powerexists within theeconomic sphere, sincepoweris linked to shareholdingsincompanies, manyofwhom aremultinational. Constitutionally, however, weare notcitizens ofScotland, far less theU.K.. Weremain subject to the Crown & State, despiteallthetalkofreducingthehereditarypowers.Wearetaintedandimplicatedinahistoryofcolonialandimperial subjugationofpeopleoverseas.Wehavebecomelargelydocile,consumersofmassculture,andtheinsipidparticipationit entails. Returning aParliamenttoEdinburgh,willitissaidreinvigoratethepublic sphereandgenerateapride inouridentityand tradition.ThereissaidtohavebeenasimilarresurgencesincetherebirthofnationhoodacrosscentralandeasternEurope. Somehaveexhibitedpeaceful,moreenlightenednationalism likeSloveniaorEstonia. Othershaveseen nationalism equated withlinguisticorspuriousethnic identitybasedonthepoliticsofscapegoating andgenocide. Adevolved ScottishParliamentorindependentnation willexistwithin thenewEuropeanUnion andthetrendtowardsthe Europeoftheregions, commoncurrencywith theEuro& standardisedregulationdecreedby theCommission. Itisalsoa ‘fortressEurope’ as with theRomanEmpire,controlling ‘economic migrants’ from outsideits boundaries andrestricting refugeestatus. As an emergingeconomic super-poweritiscompeting with thenorthamerican,Chineseandfareasttrading blocs for investment from multinational companies. SELF-DETERMINATION A Themajorconstitutionaldebate,whichtoucheson thequestionofcitizenship,concems how farwill self-determination proceed? UnliketheirScottishConventionpartners,theLiberal Democrats,Labour’s devolutionpolicyis notpartofa workedoutpolicy oflinking theBritish Islesas afederalstate.Labour’s conceptionofaScottishParliamentaroseoutoftheir main concern,asaconservativeparty, toprotectthe union.The intentionsofthe majority ofthe Scottish people, although ambiguous,gobeyondtheconfinesofLabour. ThecurrentriseoftheScottishNationalParty draws ontheaspirationsforself- determinationto“riseandbe anation again”in the sensethatthegeniehasbeen letoutthebottle with the vote toproceed witha Scottish Assembly. Labour’sstrategy is that, as in Catalonia with theirparliamentin Barcelona, within the Spanish state, pragmatism will prevailoversentimentonce theparliamentisup&running. However, LabourhaveTony BlairasPrime Minister. Despite [or because?) hispublic schoolEdinburghbackground,hisconcernsareseenasthoseof‘middleengland’, whose graspofScottish affairsrivalMargaretThatcher’sgeniusforsensitivity. Scottishpublicopinionhasoften been tothe ‘left’ when itcomes to questionssuchasopposingcutsin servicesorextending casualisation. Itisn’tcleartherefore,whattheoutcomeofthedevolutionprocesswillbe.Themomentum towards independentsovereignty, asarepublicorasaconstitutionalsettlementwitha ‘peoples’ monarchy, as in ScandinaviaortheBenelux countries, couldbe stalledthewilloftheScottishpeopletoproceedfurther. ‘ Whatisclear, however,isthatanyself-determinationorindependencewillbe subordinatedtotheglobalmarketsand operatingcostsandprioritiesofmultinationalcompanies. Anypoliticalexpressionof“powertothepeople” willbeextremely’ limitedgiven thatthe majorforces which shapeourlives are bound up with aglobalcapitalistsystem. Evenifpoliticalpowerarose,inalibertarian sense, from thepeopleascitizens, andelectedrepresentativesweresubjectto recallandmandatedtoexpressthewishesoftheirelectors,1atherthan thePartyapparatustowhich they belong, they wouldstill beeconomicallysubjecttotheprofitmotive& fluctuationsoftheglobal market. Asindividuals we arereduced tobeing wage slave &powerless ! Althoughtheimplementationofthe MultilateralAgreementon investment hasbeen stalledby nation-states ledbyFrance. multinationalcorporationsstillhavethe upperhandindealings withGovernments thattryandregulatetheirdealingsor implement geen, ‘clean itup’ policies.EvenwithouttheM.A.I.,corporations have thepower to threaten orwithdraw plants if theirprofitsandoperationsarecurtailed. I Toinvestourhopes forthefutureinpoliticalchange,confined to thelevel atwhich wearegovernedandtaxed, withouta clearapproachtotheeconomic dynamic ofcapitalism,which continuestoravage theplanetandexploitus all forprofit, is franklymisguided. Independenceandself-determinationisanillusionwithincapitalism. NoamountoffervourforaScottish republiccanescapethisreality. Wecannottakeourdesiresforreality withintheworldasitis. DEMOCRACYIS ANILLUSION _ S Wearebeingpositiveindeclaring thesefacts.TostatethatadevolvedassemblyoranindependentScotlandcan ‘tame’ capitalism andsignificantlyalterourlivesis“leadingpeople upthe gardenpath”. Also, insteadofmanipulating people,asall Parties,theLeftincluded,bypresentingan incompletepictureofhowweareable“tomakeadifference”,weprefertodestroy illusionsratherthan fosterthem. Welive inacynical age, it’s hardly surprising given thebadreputation thatanything political has, from corruption to atrocities. Butbeing ‘cynical’ is apatternofadjustmenttolifeasitis. In this “post-modern era” ithasbecome ‘common sense’ todopeopledownoractselfishlybecausenobodyexpectsthatpeoplekeeptoanethical,caringattitude,orifthey do so,theyhaveulteriormotives. Insteadofcynicism, weofferskepticism and astreetwiserealisation thatweareallinherently equalas humans inaworldwehave norighttodestroy. However,manyofus arepsychologicallydamagedanddistortedinour actionsbyouradherencetoan unjustworldandall thefalsejustificationsthatscapegoatpeopleaccording toage,sexual preference,disability,genderandrace/ethnicity/language.Weareallindividualanddifferentandhavegreatscopeforadiverse contribution to thesocietyaround us.andOurworthisdistortedfrom childhoodandthis contributes to howdifficultitis forall ofustothrowoffthese shackles & badattitudes.Don’tletthem groundyoudown l STATES TERRORISE ! Theperspective wehave today hasbeentrailblazedbyothersthroughouthistory. In thepastcentury, anarchists,anarcho- syndicalists, libertarian socialists,councilcommunists,situationistsandsocialecologistshave under-stoodthemeritsof questioning Growth; mutual aid; nojustice,nopeace; class waragainstthebossclass, etc.. While many made mistakes in this process, ithasbeen theroleofStatesandwould-be-States [Parties] todistortthislegacy. Wearewisetoday thatyoucannot blow up asocialrelationship. Howeverbadone tyrant is,liquidating themleadstoanothertaking theirplace,accompaniedby repression, while thepopulation ismobilisedagainst ‘terrorism’. In youth itis easy to be impatient, butunless forced to by circumstances,youhavetoorganise,despitesetbacks, in anopen way, conscious thattiny minoritiescannotbouncepeople into anew society thatisnottheirown making. Ouralternativeisn’tsimply a ‘talking shop’. Aroundthe globe,resistanceoccurs tocompanies againstexploitation of peopleandtheenvironment. TheexampleoftheZapitistasfrom theChiapasprovinceofSouthernMexicodemonstratesthat internationalsolidaritycanbegeneratedusing technology suchas theintemettostimulateresistanceanddebate. Similarly, directactionandmassdemonstrations-suchasinHyderabad,India-haveoccurredagainstthemultilateral agreementon investmentandtheroleofinstitutionssuch as theG8 summit, InternationalMonetaryFundandtheWorld Bank. Wearenotmisguidedtobelievethatallofthoseengagedin awidevarietyofworkplace,community andenvironmental strugglesareunitedinsupportofaDeclaration suchasthis. However, widespreadrealisation is growing thatpopularsentiment forself-determination,accountability,autonomyfrom manipulation,and so on,islimitedifthere isacceptancethat the capitalist system is afactofexistence. Reforming capitalism other than superficially, is “pie in the sky”. This istheoutlookwe inviteyou to share. Those ofus who are notdistortedby purely selfish oregotistical motives, aspire forabetterworldforourchildren. Manyofus,even thosewhohave“given uponhumanity” are outragedatthedestruction of natural finiteresourcesandthecreaturesthatalsoinhabitthisplanet. Weareallflawed,butwe canraiseourselvesfromour condition byconsciousness linked toaction. There isnoblueprintforchange,butatleast we have no moreillusions ! Thereis nohalf-wayhouseto socialrevolution.Wearethereforenotdrawn intopressingforchangewhichdoesnot significantlyunderminethe globalcapitalisteconomy.Nationalself-determination,evenifexpressedinanenlightened,liberal fashion, only alters life superficially. Ifyou agree with this perspective we invite you to get in touch, and link upwith us , A -_ 1 .~ to . <2 we . £9 Contacts. By mail: 7¢ \ K CI [autonomy] c/o 28 King St., Glasgow G1 SQP RQA 66719. Byemail: radfest@yahoo.com iii . 4“9$Rr 959 Q1 “'44c.,‘:Saa5mar'itan RT g'4... Webp-age:-www.geocities.com/ Hospiw C3pl[0ll'l1ll/1931/1'3.(]f$S[.i1[1'l'll/ '05.,1 sit’-‘is.. Tramway We I Phone: 0141-427-6398apartfromMondaynights K1? . Thea "4 66C.3A1T5}3-[7C-A Pnlloltshlaltls between 7.45-8.45pm -0141-552-5519. East \ Youcanfax0141-810-3001 butno i I I "3"5°a<<% qvanhl laterthanmid afternoon lstApril \W ‘sS WR0wl4m9mG_01i7'f0.5 ‘if;)1 Reading material : manyofyo-u will get this withu m. Q _ jg CounterInformationQ2tosavemailingcosts. Vda "'\- F """-‘-'-‘-‘T Notehowever,thatthe clydesideorganisersarea 'i~"rzr Police - , Gl HIL , - - - smm i Am T , p . q more diverse group, the anarchist circle . is _Q;_, OQAI? “8J°” ' \ gjrsTet,-ET Referalso:Ctass War L’;“Openletter ...._q,' $ :9 é. ° -’. _ infoon eats,drinksetc tobe incorporated $‘$0/' Fifi?“ ‘A“eve pi DHiamlls_ ”~ E, .i Park H ' ._ '_ "Iit‘ J I ti I I I Gmehlll I ~ i EASTER RISING April 3-4 Glasgow 1999 The three day Mayday ‘98 event in Bradford attracted well over a hundred participants to the themed discussions, with dozens more attending fringe workshops/talks. Glasgow Easter Rising is not intended to rival Bradford in size and scope, but to continue the process ofengaging in discussion which informs our future actions. We wouldnotpretendthatthepre-consultationprocesspriortothis April eventhas been ideal, andunlike with the northern anarchistnetwork supportfortheWestYorkshireorganisers, it has sometimesseemedas ifwe were disturbing the winter hibernation habits ofthe ofthe anarchist/social ecologist!libertarian communistmilieu. Hopefully, what we have arrived at will cater for your needs, combining two days ofthemed discussions forthe more committed participants, with the late aftemoon public forums for those with less time to spare. It is appreciated that ajourney to Glasgow can involve more costs, and for this reason there is NO registration fee. We may, however, encourage donations, by local people etc. to avoid the event being too great a drain on ourfunds. We have included a where-to-stay guide with this mailing together with some info on ‘eats’ near the venue etc., acceptable watering-holes, and an idea ofthe socialising aspect ofthe event It is vital thatyou respond ifyou intend attending. Obviously, ifyou are wanting crash-space or bringing kids & require a creche, have special needs etc. this is especially vital. However, even ifyou’re making your own B&B arrangements, it would be helpful to estimate numbers so that we could book additional rooms, or slot in additional public forums. No doubt an event on the scale ofBradford will follow, perhaps in 2000, but making this Glasgow event a success would be a step in this direction, ifnot a great leap forward. With the spate ofelections this year, with special significance forWales and Scotland, ourresponse needs to be clarified. There is, above all, the June l8th period ofimaginative protest against the global marketplace in Koln, London and other centres of modem capitalism. Sharpening up otu strategy and objectives can only aid the direct action which will hopefully involve thousands and not be distorted by the mediacircus. It would be a great help to us in Glasgow ifyou could respond with the following deadlines in mind, By post: to reach us by Saturday 20th March, preferable [27th latest ifyou need to forewarn us]. By telephone: answerphone messages or occasional personal contact up to 8.30pm Monday 22nd preferable [see below], or 29th at latest. By e.mail up to 6.30pm Monday 22nd, or a week later if you make a ‘late decision’. As mentioned above anybody requiring even crash-space should make an effort to forewarn us. Agenda for themed discussions As in Bradford there will be discussions in groups of hopefully no more than 20 which can allow everybody to feel comfortable with contributing. As in Bradford, we will try and allocate people to groups that are geographically diverse in origin. We will be sensitive to gender factors, especially if we know in advance of any ‘imbalance’. There will be at least one ‘facilitator’ who will have an enabling role to avoid the discussion being bogged down, to prevent one or two voices or egos from ‘dominating’, and to assist debate observing levels of mutual respect and tolerance. Below we indicate some of the themes we would expect groups to follow. In addition to a facilitator for each day, we will need a recorder, so that some of the more salient points can be noted for posterity and future reference. Volunteers for facilitator and recorder roles please feel free to contact us a.s.a.p.. Time isn’t elastic, so we need to try and keep to a schedule. Here‘s what we have in mind. Friday 2nd April Day for travellers outside central Scotland to arrive. We will arrange an evening rendezvous and can meet you at bus or train stations, or where airport link buses arrive from Glasgow or Prestwick airports. As it is the Easter weekend a lot ofpeople will be travelling, so ifyou want to take advantage of apex bus [incl.. National Express or train fares[GNER, Virgin] or the various ‘cheap’ airline operators [I.-Tasyjet, Midland, Ryanair, Go] - Luton, Stanstead etc. act now! Hitching, you take your chance, but please don’t arrive before Friday ! Places to Stay & misc Info We will have a number of places in our flats for a maximum of 3 nights stay [leave Monday]; possible crash places at a Kinning Park community complex; you can phone Glasgow University to arrange low-price, from b&b[£lIpppn] or self-catering [£13pppn] 0800-0222-030; you can stay at the Wm Backpackers Hostel,Independent hostel or the YWCA in Newton Tce..; you can book accommodation via Tourist Information 0990 992244. Local guest houses near Queens Park include Glades 423-4911, Regent 422-1199 8: Reidholme 423-1855. Camping would only be advisable in a private back garden, phone us - also while far south ofthe Arctic Circle, Glasgow is often damp ! The other three Glasgow senior football teams are playing away, but Celtic [95% Season tickets out of 60,000 capacity, are home to Dundee, 551-8653]. We aim to arrange socials, with clubbing on Sunday night for those who are entertainment minded. If there is a demand, 8: weather perrnitting we can have a walk, game of football, picnic etc. on ‘Easter Monday’ before people leave. Saturday 3rd April Travel to Govanhill Neighbourhood Centre, Daisy St..- between Calder St. 8: Allison St.. Trains from Central Station [above ground] get off at nearest station, Queens Park, Victoria Rd. exit on lines to Newton or Neilston. 12 bus to Calder St.; 2nd stop, 5,44*,66* bus [incl.. a services] to Victoria Rd., stop before Allison St.; l9,3l,37 8: T4 to Cathcart Rd, get offbefore or after Calder St.; 89 from Byres Rd*., via Govan, get off Pollokshaws Rd. at Allison St. [all First Bus]; 96/96a Arriva from Whiteinch>Kinning Park> Allison St., alight at Langside Rd.; Glasgow Underground is some distance away but does connect to crash-space in Kinning Park pre 10.30pm, Bridge St. next to connecting bus-services ifheading to Govanhill. We can send you a Visitors Transport Guide on request or you can pick one up from the St. Enoch Sq. Travel Centre or Tourist Info in George Sq.. Saturday 3rd April: Register from 9.50am. Allocated to your group on arrival, details from desk. Starts at 10.30am sharp with brief welcome address THEME DISCUSSIONSON UNDERMINING GLOBAL CAPITALISM As the preamble to the Bradford themed discussionput it: “The themed discussions will be in groups with diverse points of views. Here are a few questions on each of the four themes [intended to get]...people thinking about the issues before theconference. It isnotintended thatthe points listed below are the only ones to discuss in each theme. People will hopefully disagree or agree with some or all of it, and spot important points missed out. Our intention was to provoke or inspire discussion and thoughts”. We realise that it might appear ambitious to ‘getthrough’ such subjectsin90minute ‘play’ and much will depend onmaking considered contributions while avoiding repetition 8: petty ‘disputes’ with the help of the facilitators. 10.40am- 12.10pm [1]GLOBAL ECONOMY, MULTINATIONALS, EC, G8, WORLD BANK etc. Capitalism isn't national it's drive has always been international through imperialism 8: now with neo- colonialism . Protectionism 8: other obstructions to ‘freetrade’ arebeingeroded and governments are colluding with multinational companies to extend their ‘freedom’ to over-ride environmental laws, move production, ride roughshod over cultural allegiances etc.. The desire to maximise surplus value is the over-riding concern with public image, the camouflage. ‘New Labour’, Clintoneconomics etc. incorporate abandonmentof national solutions 8: aspirations such as wealth distribution, the role of the State redefined as an ‘enabler’ etc.. Yet the world has tradingblocks, such as NAFTA, SEATO and the European Community. ls the latter an anachronism, and has many of its past solutions being driven by social control ? What are the roles of the various worldwide organisations runostensibly by a clique of ‘rich nations’. In addition there are previously secret conferences bringing together keyplayers of Multinationals, academia 8: Political Parties. How does our understanding of these forces shape our revolutionaryresponse: through non-reactive campaigns, our media. Is capitalism, as the quote from George Soros in the June 18th leaflet indicates, vulnerable at this juncture, with the millennium 8: market volatility as witnessed in Hong Kong, Tokyo, South Korea 8: Brazil ? 12.10pm - 12.30pmbrief tea/coffee/biscuit/outside fagbreak 12.30pm-2pm THEMEDISCUSSIONS [2] DECLARATION OF AUTONOMY OR STATE DEVOLUTION OF POWER Mailout -find enclosed separate ‘leaflet’ on this theme [internet - text follows]. 2-3PM Break for late-lunch, go out to local eats. 3.10pm PUBLICFORUMS I Note other people will arrive for these 8 we need to keep to the advertised timings. 3.10pm-5.15pm. Choice ofForums. Thesearenotfinalised at present. Thenumber goingon simultaneously

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