David Wood s point are well taken and I hope to add
something soon. In the meantime, you can chew on this.
Can't make sense of it myself.
Best, David
david mcknight
p/t MA student
Dept. of Geog
Roxby Building
University of Liverpool
L69 3BX
0151 794 2861
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Subject: London (UK) on November 30th
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November 30 International Day of Action - http://www.n30.org
People of Britain and the world,
The WTO and the forces of globalisation are the enemies on November
30th. It is necessary for us to juxtapose ourselves in such a stark
manner for the enablment of clear actions. With this opposition why is
it that in London the main source of protest will be Transport policy?
Do not imply that I am against the action of organisations such as
Reclaim the Streets but on November 30th we should all be concentrating
on the few organisations that are controlling the many individuals.
On November 30th, in London, (like in Seattle) we must protest PURELY
and collectively against the forces that are increasingly the
power behind every controlling mechanism in our society. The cars will
not stop if the oil companies have more power than our very own elected
parliament, and under the guise of the WTO these companies DO have more
power than our own elected parliament.
Let the illicit organisers behind London's protest on Nov 30th realise
that unity is what is needed, fragmented protests are inadequate and
too personalised and thus largely pointless. Globalisation (by
markets) is not personalised or localised and thus nor should its
opposition.
Globalisation lead by the simple desire (or law) to make
more profit is against everyones benefit and is the force that is
centralising power indeterminately which denies individuals any
freedom from society. Fragmented protesting is short-term and too
localised.
London is one of the greatest/(most fucked-up) international money
centres that exists, everyone (not people on this mailing list) sees
this quality purely in a positive manner, a consisive voice against the
"city" is required on Nov 30th, we must become the city's enemy and
prove to the people of the world that inaction will take away the
possiblity for me to call all you out there "people of the world", I
will only be justified in addressing you as "objects of the world" or
"commodities of the world".
We must be able to stop the madness.
Shiraz (Bristol and London)
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