The Sydney leg of the International Day of Protest against War and Globalisation - coinciding with the World Trade Organisation summit in Cancun, Mexico - is planned for September 13 with the themes:
- Say NO! to the World Trade Organisation
- Say NO! to the Aus-US Free Trade Agreement (A-US-FTA)
- Say NO! to Bush and Howard's war without end
- Say YES! that Another World is Possible
The day is being billed as a "Fiesta for Freedom" with a Mexican theme, including costumes for the Mexican day of the dead.
(There's will be more actions on September 9, and on "the other September 11"...)
The next organising meeting for the protests against the WTO meeting in Cancun will take place
next Thursday (August 21) at 6.30pm
at the
Teachers Club (23-33 Mary St, Surry Hills), SYDNEY.
We need as many groups and individuals as possible to come along and help plan for the day, or to get together your own props - flags, pots and pans, paper mache masks, etc.
- Publicity and information can be downloaded from
- http://www.GlobalJusticeSydney.org/
or phone Marina on (+61)(0)414 788 852.
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Say NO! to Globalisation at Gunpoint (Rally & Demonstration)
2:00pm Saturday 13 September
@ Sydney Town Hall Square
Contact: Global Justice Sydney (Broad Coalition)
phone: Marina 0414 788 852 or Vince 0438 800 244
email: GJSyd
cat.org.au
Sydney Town Hall Square
Transport: Trains or Buses to Town Hall Square
International Day of Protest against War and Globalisation
Coinciding with the World Trade Organisation summit in Cancun, Mexico
Is anyone else getting the idea that something really wrong is happening with the world?
That suddenly the idea that the US government is plotting world domination doesn't sound like some mad conspiracy theory any more?
That the only thing that seems to count any more is money?
That any semblance of justice, or democracy, or compassion (or, hell, even sanity) in the way the world works is fast disappearing?
There do seem to be a lot of examples going around:
- The obvious one first – the war. What was that about? No weapons of mass destruction have been found, the Americans don't seem very keen on handing power back to the Iraqis, and now we find out about all kinds of cosy deals with US companies for Iraq's oil. And then the Pentagon seems to continually be adding to the list of who's next: North Korea, Iran, Syria, (France?)...
- Or another one that you're probably aware of – creeping corporate control of the world economy. The World Trade Organisation is having its next summit in September, in Mexico, and guess what's on the agenda? Trade agreements to enforce privatisation of public services, to drop any restrictions on investment by multinational corporations, to protect pharmaceutical companies from pesky poor people demanding access to medicines...
- Or one which maybe you're not aware of – the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement. John Howard is presently negotiating to give away much of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, local content rules in film and television, labelling on genetically modified food, among other things, in return for a pat on the head and a visit from George W...
There are plenty of other examples we could use: the blocking of effective global action against climate change, the increasing persecution of refugees and asylum seekers, the relentless march of consumerism, the corruption of our democracies by money politics...
Is this the world you want to see?
No? Well, then, on September 13, you have another option: to join with hundreds of thousands of people around the world who will join together for an International Day of Protest Against Globalisation and War.
The Day of Protest coincides with the World Trade Organisation's summit in Mexico, a clear symbol of all the things we oppose about where the world is going, against the whole Brave New World being forced down our throats, against "Globalisation at Gunpoint".
Tell your friends and colleagues and neighbours, get your union, student organisation or community group to back the Day of Protest, hand out flyers and leaflets in your local area – and help us to stand up for a world worth living in.
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There's more planned in the week leading up to this world-wide day of action. There will be one or two kick-off actions/events on September 9, and on "S11" there will be a rally and a filmnight on "the other September 11", the Pinochet coup in Chile that started in September 1973. So stay tuned and check the GJS website for details, or get on the eGroup.
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