PGA Archive:
INTER-CONTINENTAL CARAVAN / ICC99
Several hundred activists from all over the world will come to Europe in May-June 1999, to participate, jointly with European groups, in non-violent actions against the most important centres of power of the continent (like headquarters of TNCs, banks, institutions, corporate lobby groups, parliaments, etc.), and meet groups from many European countries.
The timing of their visit will coincide with two major political events: the summit of heads of state of the European Union and the summit of heads of state of the G8 (USA, Japan, Germany, UK, France, Canada, Italy and Russia). The G8 meeting, which marks the end of the visit, will be the highest point of the ICC, and will coincide with other initiatives going on at the same time, such as the June 18th day of action targeting financial centres all over the world.
Since this project was originally conceived in India (by KRRS, the biggest farmers' movement of that country), a large share of the activists coming will be Indian farmers, but the programme is open for activists from all over the world and different social sectors to join it. It is anticipated that there will be about 500 activists from India, and about 100 from other countries.
The ICC was inspired by and is co-ordinated through the PGA network. The political position of the ICC is based on the PGA philosophy of non-violence, non-hierarchical structures, and will maintain a confrontational attitude and practice non-violent civil disobedience and direct action as tools for political change rather than lobbying.
For Information CONTACT:
European Co-ordination office, c/o PO BOX 2228, 2301 CE Leiden, Holland.
Tel/fax: ++31-71-517 3094
E-mail: <caravan@stad.dsl.nl>
website: <http://tmtm.homelinux.org/caravan/icc>