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6th June 2005, 20:51
A Call for Autonomous Action At the OAS Summit in South Florida
Friday, April 29 2005 @ 10:59 AM PDT
Contributed by: Anonymous
Activists in South Florida are now organizing a protest at the upcoming General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the originator of both the FTAA and the proposed Central American Free Trade Area (CAFTA). Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice will be meeting with 1,200 dignitaries in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, arriving on Friday, June 3rd, primarily to discuss "free" trade. We must send a powerful message rejecting "free" trade and its
implications for our human, environmental, and economic rights.
A Call for Autonomous Action At the OAS Summit in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida June 3rd - 9th 2005
This is an invitation going out to affinity groups (AGs) and individuals that have
been involved in resistance to the ongoing trend of capitalist expansion and colonial expliotation now known as globalization. The heads of 34 nations in the western hemisphere will once again be meeting in South Florida, this time as the Organization of American States (OAS), to discuss further industrializing and privatizing the Americas.
This is not a call for mass mobilization and confrontation at the Summit fences...
Yes, there will be riot cops, NGOs, legal teams, etc.; the 'Miami Model' is already
in full swing as the City of Fort Lauderdale has agreed to pass a new anti-protest ordinance, close public roads and sink several million dollars into security. Yes, there are marches, rallies and festivals in the works. But this invitation is more specific. It is likely that direct-action oriented participation will be pretty limited, so those of us who can attend will need to make our presence count. As we know, several well-prepared affinity groups can have a large impact. We are proposing that AGs come with one of three ideas in mind:
-Blockades, disruptions and stunts that require small numbers, low risk, high
visibility and clear message to OAS delegates
-Creative direct actions that can grab the spotlight from the summit and highlight
local struggles and radical alternatives
-Propaganda brigades to cover the streets with art and information by
night and to go door-to-door by day in the neighborhoods surrounding the summit
Resources & accommodations for direct action planning are very limited. If you have resources to contribute or specific requests of local organizers, please get in touch ASAP.
anacardiaceae collective 561-547-6686
[email protected]
(below is the general call to action from a local coordinating group)
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A CALL TO FAIR TRADE OAS ACTION!!!
PROTEST!!! THE STRUGGLE TO STOP THE FTAA IS NOT OVER!!! The next round is in SOUTH
FLORIDA, JUNE 3 THROUGH JUNE 9.
Activists in South Florida are now organizing a protest at the upcoming
General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the
originator of both the FTAA and the proposed Central American Free Trade Area
(CAFTA). Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice will be meeting with 1,200 dignitaries
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, arriving on Friday, June 3rd, primarily to discuss
"free" trade. We must send a powerful message rejecting "free" trade and its
implications for our human, environmental, and economic rights. Our event will
include a march to the OAS meeting convention center, a peaceful protest, a
multi-cultural festival and an OAS "Counter Ministerial." At our counter
ministerial, discussions will be led by the true representatives of the OAS on fair
trade, environmental
protection, and human rights.
Many groups which have endorsed, or whom we are expecting to endorse, our action
include: Ralph Nader's Public Citizen, the South Florida AFL-CIO, the Florida Green
Party, the Sierra Club, the Florida Fair Trade Coalition, and Pax Christi. South
Florida groups expected to attend our protest event include members of South
Florida's Veye Yo, the Haiti Solidarity Committee, Root Cause, the Bolivarean
Circle, Broward Anti-War Coalition, and the Fort Lauderdale Unitarian Universalist
Church.
We wish to coordinate with any state and/or national organizations which may already
have plans to attend or mobilize for this OAS protest event. Please contact us to
let us know what actions you and your organization will take to make this protest
heard. You can contact us, preferably by email ([email protected]), or by
calling Jack at305-582-4846 or Rebecca at 305-756-4686. Again, this important
anti-OAS/FTAA meeting will happen in just one short months.
IT IS URGENT THAT WE HEAR FROM YOU SOON. WE MUST MOBILIZE NOW!
Sincerely, The Outreach Committee of Alliance For Justice in the Americas
More on the OAS: The OAS, following the lead of multinational
corporations, gave birth to the idea of the first Summit of the Americas in the
early nineties. A notoriously two-faced hypocritical animal, the OAS claims that it
is a promoter of "peace, justice and solidarity", but has actually turned a blind
eye to human rights violations and U.S. imperialistic domination throughout South
America, Central America, and the Caribbean. It has never condemned the forced U.S.
domination of countries such as Nicaragua, Grenada, Guatemala, the Dominican
Republic, Cuba, and Chile, among others--and most recently Haiti. In addition to the
OAS' weakness on human rights issues, the OAS has a terrible record on environmental
issues, which is another cause it claims to promote. The OAS has allowed the
continuing deforestation of the rainforests at alarming rates, and when assigned the
Summit of the Americas' non-trade part of the agenda, environmental and human rights
issues were blatantly ignored.
Friday, April 29 2005 @ 10:59 AM PDT
Contributed by: Anonymous
Activists in South Florida are now organizing a protest at the upcoming General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the originator of both the FTAA and the proposed Central American Free Trade Area (CAFTA). Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice will be meeting with 1,200 dignitaries in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, arriving on Friday, June 3rd, primarily to discuss "free" trade. We must send a powerful message rejecting "free" trade and its
implications for our human, environmental, and economic rights.
A Call for Autonomous Action At the OAS Summit in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida June 3rd - 9th 2005
This is an invitation going out to affinity groups (AGs) and individuals that have
been involved in resistance to the ongoing trend of capitalist expansion and colonial expliotation now known as globalization. The heads of 34 nations in the western hemisphere will once again be meeting in South Florida, this time as the Organization of American States (OAS), to discuss further industrializing and privatizing the Americas.
This is not a call for mass mobilization and confrontation at the Summit fences...
Yes, there will be riot cops, NGOs, legal teams, etc.; the 'Miami Model' is already
in full swing as the City of Fort Lauderdale has agreed to pass a new anti-protest ordinance, close public roads and sink several million dollars into security. Yes, there are marches, rallies and festivals in the works. But this invitation is more specific. It is likely that direct-action oriented participation will be pretty limited, so those of us who can attend will need to make our presence count. As we know, several well-prepared affinity groups can have a large impact. We are proposing that AGs come with one of three ideas in mind:
-Blockades, disruptions and stunts that require small numbers, low risk, high
visibility and clear message to OAS delegates
-Creative direct actions that can grab the spotlight from the summit and highlight
local struggles and radical alternatives
-Propaganda brigades to cover the streets with art and information by
night and to go door-to-door by day in the neighborhoods surrounding the summit
Resources & accommodations for direct action planning are very limited. If you have resources to contribute or specific requests of local organizers, please get in touch ASAP.
anacardiaceae collective 561-547-6686
[email protected]
(below is the general call to action from a local coordinating group)
-------------------------------------------------
A CALL TO FAIR TRADE OAS ACTION!!!
PROTEST!!! THE STRUGGLE TO STOP THE FTAA IS NOT OVER!!! The next round is in SOUTH
FLORIDA, JUNE 3 THROUGH JUNE 9.
Activists in South Florida are now organizing a protest at the upcoming
General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the
originator of both the FTAA and the proposed Central American Free Trade Area
(CAFTA). Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice will be meeting with 1,200 dignitaries
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, arriving on Friday, June 3rd, primarily to discuss
"free" trade. We must send a powerful message rejecting "free" trade and its
implications for our human, environmental, and economic rights. Our event will
include a march to the OAS meeting convention center, a peaceful protest, a
multi-cultural festival and an OAS "Counter Ministerial." At our counter
ministerial, discussions will be led by the true representatives of the OAS on fair
trade, environmental
protection, and human rights.
Many groups which have endorsed, or whom we are expecting to endorse, our action
include: Ralph Nader's Public Citizen, the South Florida AFL-CIO, the Florida Green
Party, the Sierra Club, the Florida Fair Trade Coalition, and Pax Christi. South
Florida groups expected to attend our protest event include members of South
Florida's Veye Yo, the Haiti Solidarity Committee, Root Cause, the Bolivarean
Circle, Broward Anti-War Coalition, and the Fort Lauderdale Unitarian Universalist
Church.
We wish to coordinate with any state and/or national organizations which may already
have plans to attend or mobilize for this OAS protest event. Please contact us to
let us know what actions you and your organization will take to make this protest
heard. You can contact us, preferably by email ([email protected]), or by
calling Jack at305-582-4846 or Rebecca at 305-756-4686. Again, this important
anti-OAS/FTAA meeting will happen in just one short months.
IT IS URGENT THAT WE HEAR FROM YOU SOON. WE MUST MOBILIZE NOW!
Sincerely, The Outreach Committee of Alliance For Justice in the Americas
More on the OAS: The OAS, following the lead of multinational
corporations, gave birth to the idea of the first Summit of the Americas in the
early nineties. A notoriously two-faced hypocritical animal, the OAS claims that it
is a promoter of "peace, justice and solidarity", but has actually turned a blind
eye to human rights violations and U.S. imperialistic domination throughout South
America, Central America, and the Caribbean. It has never condemned the forced U.S.
domination of countries such as Nicaragua, Grenada, Guatemala, the Dominican
Republic, Cuba, and Chile, among others--and most recently Haiti. In addition to the
OAS' weakness on human rights issues, the OAS has a terrible record on environmental
issues, which is another cause it claims to promote. The OAS has allowed the
continuing deforestation of the rainforests at alarming rates, and when assigned the
Summit of the Americas' non-trade part of the agenda, environmental and human rights
issues were blatantly ignored.