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Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 10:32:07 -0000
From: noel <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [september26collective] All together in Nice!
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Hi,
This is a piece from www.euromarches.org, Nice looks set to be the
biggest european/western demonstration against neo-liberalism yet,
between 50 000>100 000! The summit will be blockaded right through
the
night of the 6th to stop the eu ministers from arriving.
btw it's only £47 to fly easyjet to Nice, but I'll be posting
coach
details soon too, if people are interested.
All together in Nice! Another Europe for another world!
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The European Union (EU) summits of Biarritz and, in particular,
Nice are important on two levels. Above all, these summits concern EU
key strategic programmes : the Charter of Fundamental Rights and
institutional reforms that prefigure EU enlargement of eastern
European countries. On these two points alone, mass mobilisation is
called for. The charter is a backward step compared to existing
international treaties such as the Universal Declaration of the
Rights of Man drafted over half a century ago in 1948!
As for the institutional reforms and the opening up of the EU to
eastern European countries, this means a real threat of Europe being
transformed into a free-exchange zone - a paradise for liberal
capitalism! However, these EU key plans take on greater significance
when seen as part of the overall struggle against global liberalism.
Europe, is above all a first stage on the path to globalisation. So,
are we suppose to accept precarity, flexibility and the disappearance
of the idea of public services in the name of international
competition!
In view of what is at stake, mass mobilisation for Biarritz and
Nice is clearly paramount. It's now a question of numbers and of
building up the strongest opposition possible, but this also means
bringing together and federating mobilisation of groups in Europe who
are not use to coordinating together. The entire European trade union
movementwill be in Nice. Also present will be other networks like ATTAC
or coalitions for the Cancellation of Third World Debts who mobilised
for Prague on 26 September. The European Marches can serve as a
link between these different mobilisations, as seen in Seattle or
in Washington, where trade unions and social movements were present, at
a time when the young who are remobilising throughout the world.
All together in Nice from 6 December 2000. In the evening, we will
remain for the occupation of Nice when at 7h in the morning, the
European heads of states and governments meet. We will join in
initiatives such as debates and mobilisations. All together, we demand
another Europe for another world!
noelx
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