what is an anarcho-leninist? On Fri, Jan 25, 2002 at 06:53:30PM -0800, Sabri Oncu wrote: > Friends, > > This is a call some anarchist comrades sent to the Mayday2k list. > Being the only anarcho-leninist (whatever this means) I know of, > I thought this would be of interest to you. > > Best, > Sabri > > +++++++++++++++++ > > Call to action: CACEROLAZO GLOBAL > > INTERNATIONAL CALL TO ACTION > > C A C E R O L A Z O G L O B A L > > IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE RESISTANCE OF THE ARGENTINE PEOPLE AGAINST > THE > EXPLOITERS (Transnationals, Banks, Corrupt Government Thieves), > meeting at > the World Economic Forum/WEF (Davos) in New York. > > SATURDAY/SUNDAY FEBRUARY 2/3, 2002 - Concrete place, time and > format of the > action to be decided in each city. > > NEIGHBORS AND CITIZENS OF THE WORLD: Lets make our Caceroles > sound together! > All of the worlds Caceroles sounding off at the same time in a > HUGE > CACEROLAZO GLOBAL. > > AS WE SHOUT TOGETHER WITH THE PEOPLE OF ARGENTINA IN REBELLION: > "DOWN WITH > THEM ALL; NOT EVEN ONE WILL REMAIN! > > WHAT IS A CACEROLAZO? > > When hundreds, thousands or hundreds of thousands of people get > together > and bang on their caceroles (pots and pans) as loudly as humanly > possible, > moving forward or standing still, in collective protest. The > Cacerolazo has > become the symbol of Argentine popular rebellion against the > neoliberal > order, and is fast becoming associated with the global resistance > to > transnational capitalism. > > Why ARGENTINA? > > Argentina is not a poor country, but rather a country that has > been > destroyed. It is the latest example that transnational capitalism > works like > a neutron bomb: destroying all living things. > > A large part of the population of Argentina, once the > "breadbasket of the > world" with tremendous natural resources - the hope and destiny > of many > millions of poor immigrants from around the world- is now going > hungry. > Fifteen of the 36 million Argentines are living below the poverty > line. Five > million live in extreme poverty. > > ARGENTINA IS A GLOBAL MIRROR OF NEOLIBERAL CAPITALISM. ARGENTINA > IS YOUR > FUTURE. ARGENTINA IS A GLOBAL SCENARIO. > > The current crisis in Argentina, the "top student" of the IMF and > the > WASHINGTON CONSENSUS, is the culmination of 25 years of the > neoliberal > economic model imposed through significant bloodshed by the > military > dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983; 30,000 dissappeared, > hundreds of > millions tortured, jailed and exiled), which was supported by the > IMF and the > government of the United States. > > But Argentina has also been during the past few years, and > especially since > the popular rebellion on December 19 and 20, 2001 (that forced > the > pseudodemocratic government of De la Rua to resign), an example > of a society, > a people, and a citizenry that said ENOUGH!: No more victims! The > cacerolazos > have produced an irreversible and irreperable rupture in the > established > order. > > Local, self-generated calls to action are coming from the > grassroots > through neighborhood assemblies, which are totally self-managed, > horizontal > and democratic. A profound transformation of the political > culture is rapidly > emerging among wide sectors of the population. > > Many solidarity actions with the Argentine people have been > carried out or > are about to be carried out in diverse cities throughout the > world, such as > Barcelona, Bilbao, Paris, Toronto, Montreal, Oviedo, Berlin, > Madrid, London, > Porto Alegre and New York. > > Why February 2/3, 2002? > > There will be a huge demonstration and cacerolazo in New York > City on > Saturday, February 2 against the World Economic Forum (which used > to take > place in Davos, bringing lobbies, transnationals and banks > together with > government leaders), along with demonstrations and cacerolazos on > the same > day in cities throughout the world, particularly in Canada, > Europe (above all > in Spain) and Latin America (especially the city of Porto Alegre, > Brazil, > where the World Social Forum will be meeting at the same time, > and in Buenos > Aires). > > WHY A CACEROLAZO? > > The "Cacerolazo"is globalizing as a form of protest; as a method > it has many > advantages: > > It is absolutely non-violent. > > It is loud and clearly visible. > > It is an extremely simple and grassroots method; it does not > require > expensive technology, training or special abilities. THE ENTIRE > FAMILY can > participate and any community or city can organize one. > > It is festive, carnavalesque and it symbolizes the social > response to the > big winners in the Argentine Crisis and the global neoliberal > order more > generally. > > PROPOSAL for ACTION in EACH LOCALE: > > 1) Organize a CACEROLAZO shaming those who are responsible for > the crisis. > > 2) Write a text to denounce the situation. > > 3) Spread the word throught the mass and alternative media. > > 4) Communicate progress and results through the internet and > other global > communication networks. > > NEIGHBORS AND CITIZENS OF THE WORLD: > > BECAUSE WE ARE ALL ARGENTINES.... ON SATURDAY/SUNDAY, FEBRUARY > 2/3 LET'S > CREATE THE SOUND OF A GLOBAL CACEROLAZO.................. > > MAY OUR RESISTANCE AND SOLIDARITY BE AS GLOBAL AS CAPITAL! >
-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
