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s11:
STAND UP FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE
SHUT DOWN THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
SEPTEMBER 11-13, CROWN CASINO, MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA
CALL TO ACTION! CALL TO ACTION! CALL TO ACTION! CALL TO ACTION!
On September 11-13th, the World Economic Forum (WEF) will hold its Asia-Pacific
Economic Summit. Like the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the IMF/World
Bank, the World Economic Forum is a means of promoting economic and
social policies that will benefit the rich and the powerful at the expense
of the majority of the world's people and the environment.
Participants are being lured to the summit with the opportunity to meet
"at a time when the eyes of the world will be fixed on Australia, and
coordinate their participation in the Summit with the Olympic Games."
Members of the WEF include Amcor, BHP, BP, Boeing, Citibank, Commonwealth
Bank, Cheveron, Dow Corning, Dupont, Exxon-Mobil, General Motors Holden,
McDonald's, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, Monsanto, Nestle, Nike, Publishing
& Broadcasting Ltd., Rio Tinto, Shell, Siemans, Westfield, Western
Mining.
***COME TO MELBOURNE!***
s11 will be a kaleidoscope of actions, conferences and workshops united
in opposition to the current policies of corporate globalisation and
the WEF.
This is a worldwide call to action, inviting social justice/human rights/animal
rights/peace activists, workers/students/trade unionists/environmentalists/indigenous
groups/artists/community campaigners/consumer advocates/citizens and
all people who are concerned about the violence and inequality of the
globalised economy.
LINKING ARMS
The s11 Alliance is a network of organisations, affinity groups, and
individuals that all share a common concern about the growth of corporate
power and the direction of globalisation. We are one of the main groupings
organising a week of cooperation, networking and protest action against
the WEF. We encourage everyone who is concerned about the direction
of
globalisation and the actions of the WEF to join our network and/or
organise actions on and around September 11. We will provide support
and assistance to anyone attending the s11 actions.
WHAT TO DO?
-Forward this message to as many people as possible!
-Tell your friends, family and colleagues about s11 and the WEF!
-Form an affinity group, collective or group (5-20 people) and plan
your autonomous actions for s11 - music, theatre, art, noise, marches,
non-violent direct actions, human chains, banner drops, boats on the
river, blockades, parachutes, anything is possible!
-Send a statement to us, describing your group (or just you), how you
can be contacted and what you think about the WEF and we will put it
on our website. Go to http://www.s11.org/
for information and updates!
-Organise actions in your own community if you can't make it to Melbourne!
-Contact the s11 alliance for information, posters, leaflets and other
material to
distribute or see website for templates!
-Get your organisation and its members involved.
-Invite a speaker to talk to your workplace, school, or group about
globalisation and s11! -Have your group endorse the action statement
available on the website. -Get involved in the organising of publicity,
transport accommodation, and other tasks for s11. (If youíre
in
Melbourne come to s11 meetings 6.30pm Wednesday RMIT otherwise go to
http://www.s11.org/ for contacts
in your city.)
-Make a donation to the s11 campaign fund! Make cheques out to s11 Alliance.
ABOUT THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
The WEF is an exclusive, un-elected, invite-only organisation. It is
a "think tank" and a driving force behind the global economy. Its members
include the CEOs from the top 1000 multi-national corporations in the
world. A select list of academics, trade-ministers, heads of state,
and elite media will also attend as guests.
The WEF holds its annual meeting in the small ski resort town of Davos
in the Swiss Alps. According to the WEF this meeting is now considered
the global summit that defines the political, economic and business
agenda for the year. The WEF's summits allow the richest and most powerful
corporations in the world to mingle with trade representatives from
nations, and with each other, to make business deals and determine global
political and economic policies.
According to the WEF, it initiated the World Trade Organisation (WTO),
the focus of protest in Seattle last year. Its 1982 annual meeting in
Davos brought together cabinet members of major countries with heads
of international organisations, such as the World Bank, IMF, and GATT.
This special Informal Gathering of Trade Ministers from 17 countries
organised the launch of the Uruguay Round, which is where the WTO was
founded. This
is just one significant example of how the WEF, driven by its corporate
agenda,shapes the political, economic and social landscape.
The World Economic Forum is an extremely powerful and unaccountable
body who are making major decisions about what we will read in the media,
what food we will eat, what we will study in school, where, when and
in what conditions we will work; almost every aspect of our everyday
life.
Our actions against the WEF are the beginning of communicating our struggles,
learning to co-operate, and working towards an alternative to the violent
world order that enforces exploitation and inequality across the globe.
***STAND UP FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE!***
s11 Schedule: September 7-11
7th) Thursday: Melbourne Convergence!
People from around Australia and the world will arrive in Melbourne
to gain cohesion, build community, network and plan for the week of
s11. Keep an eye on the website for up-to-date information or call us
for assistance with accommodation, resources and transport.
8th-10th) Friday-Sunday: Network
Counter-Summits, forums, workshops and networking, parties and actions.
A range of organisations will be hosting discussions on globalisation
- discuss the problems, plan resistance. The convergence will continue
with trainings and briefings for the big day.
11th) Monday: ***s11 - SHUTDOWN THE WEF!***
PROTEST AT CROWN CASINO
A cascade of *RALLIES*BLOCKADES*DIRECT-ACTIONS*MUSIC*THEATRE*!
12th-13th) Tuesday-Wednesday: Further actions to be announced as they
develop
Contact:
S11 Alliance
PO Box 222, Fitzroy
Tel: 03 9419 8700; Fax: 03 9416 2081
http://www.s11.org/
Our resistance must be as global as capital!
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