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The Milan meeting will be the first experiment in constructing common ground for those in Europe who are interested in the PGA; it is a recent network and we don't know one another yet — some people are taking part for the first time, while for others it is the first meeting free from the necessity of organising immediate action or campaigns. Following Prague, we also think there should be massive participation by grassroots movements, NGOs and individuals from EASTERN Europe so as to have a good balance of issues arising from the Prague experience.
We think that the meeting will serve above all to share and compare ideas and experiences. This will allow us to sketch a map of the all the different people and groups that are interested in going forward together and, to a large extent, to start out anew. Such an exchange could strengthen interaction within the European network allowing us to work together, starting out from a knowledge of the opinions and the experiences that we hear about on this occasion and building on relationships that may be strengthened or newly created after the meeting.
This is why our proposal for the agenda is based on a few general issues that might serve as a basis for sharing our points of view. But before this, we want to suggest a general introduction, a few brief contributions, the introduction of the participants and the materials already received, as well as an exchange of views about the organisation of the work in hand.
A beginning in which we talk about what is happening, what has to be built up, what should be changed. What do we think are the main characteristics of the present situation, what are our main objectives in building the present and what transformations and battles should we involve ourselves in? All this regarding both the macro and the micro, talking about our own districts in the same way as the planet, according to the feelings of the participants and the specific work they have been doing.
Moving on with an exchange of ideas about what is to be done: how do we take action? Do we prefer widespread work throughout the territory or involvement in specific moments of action, co-ordinated around issues of national or international importance? What are our battle strategies, and which colour (of the Prague experiences) do they correspond to — pink, yellow or blue? Or are there other forms that do not fall into the previous categories? What are our communication strategies? How do we take decisions? How do we relate to those who are different to us?
Concluding with a specific reflection on the prospects and proposals regarding the PGA network in Europe: an exchange of ideas about our coming commitments and those that might be taken on as mutual commitments by a part or all of those present at the meeting. What are the next steps for the network, the next meetings, and the proposals for the organisation of the network itself?
This division into four main themes would organise the two days in Milan into two blocks of discussion each day, separated by the lunch break.
We insist that the following is only an initial proposal for the agenda, which we want to check on with everyone — the better we manage this exchange of views together before the meeting, the better use we shall be able to make of the two days we have.
There have been several requests for practical information regarding the European PGA meeting to be held in Milan. Separate information about this side of things will follow immediately.
Answer please to the following emails spansa@libero.it; enrica.sarto@tin.it and of course to yabasta@ti.it
The meeting will take place in Milan, Italy at the Centro Sociale Leoncavallo, Via Watteau 7, from the morning of Saturday 24 March to the evening of Sunday 25 March.
Participants are advised to arrive on the evening of the 23rd and to give the organisers details of any accommodation needed.
We also invite you to take part in the organisation of the meeting and give it your full support.
For further information on the PGA and access to its manifesto, the website is: http://www.agp.org
For further information on Ya Basta! the website is:
http://www.yabasta.it or http://www.ecn.org/yabasta.milano
Ya Basta! Association
For the dignity of all people, against neoliberalsim