[CTRL] MOBILIZE GLOBALLY ! (MG!)
REINFORCE, EXPAND AND UNIFY THE GLOBAL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT ! The next necessary step to maintain the momentum of, expand and carry through to their conclusion the historic victories in Seattle, Washington D.C., Havana, etc., requires an ever more intense involvement and coordination of ALL progressives of the planet. These include the thousands of progressive NGOs worldwide, progressive trade unions, farmers' movements, peoples movements, minorities, research institutions, governments, etc., as well as individuals. At the same time as this global movement must maintain a flat democratic grassroot structure, it also must have one common name and one ultimate goal. The umbrella name appropriately could be MOBILIZE GLOBALLY ! (MG!) Obviously, no member should give up its own name. In each and every name a unique and inventive initiative appropriate for the specific purpose and situation is laid down. In principle, each one of the recognized members will become a member of ALL of the other organisations, and in the future carry on its activities on behalf of ALL of the global movement. To prove that it is actively fighting in agreement with the common goal and has been approved as a member of the movement, it shall have the right to carry the bracket (MG!) behind its name. As CIA will do everything to infiltrate, this right to membership can only be obtained upon recommandation by already recognized members in the state in question. Only NGOs that are not funded directly or indirectly in any way by the corporations or their supranational organisations or governments may apply. The common ultimate goal at the same time must be broad and concrete enough, clearly define the enemy and thus be phrased as follows: Transfer of the economic and political power from the transnational corporations, their mass media monopoly and their governments, to the peoples. The worldwide Mobilize Globally movement will - empower the total movement and its individual members in their various activities and struggles - focus on the superior common goal - enhance all kinds of cooperation nationally and internationally - demonstrate our overwhelming strength when the MG! symbol everywhere will catch the eye, and thus - attract ever broader circles of people. A committee composed of well known organisations points out trustworthy civil society organisations in each state to be responsible for approval of future applications for MG! membership. And the committee also sets up the guidelines for such approval. For each state an e-mail address is published whereto applications may be sent. The names, websites and e-mail addresses of all approved NGOs, unions, movements, minorities, governments, etc, are sent to and archived at one website address. From there anybody can download the lists of approved MG! s. In countries with very oppressive regimes, the Internet correspondance will be encrypted, and the lists will only be published when sufficiently large numbers of MG! s have been approved. Everybody interested, not least well-known organisations interested in forming part of the initial committees, please contact us ASAP. Ecoterra Intl. (MG!) http://www.ecoterra.net Insaaf International (MG!) http://www.geocities.com/insaafin Jubilee 2000 NY (MG!) http://www. Project Censored (MG!) http://www.projectcensored.org The Foundation for Ethics and Meaning (MG!) http://www.meaning.org The United Peoples (MG!) http://www.unitedpeoples.net __ You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to United Peoples' email list or to some shared mailing list(s). To unsubscribe from the UP list, hit 'Reply', type 'Unsubscribe' in the subject line and hit 'Send'. A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research
Re: [CTRL] NGO / G-77 ALLIANCE !
Besides the vast majority of positive reactions, we have also received a few skeptical questions with regard to cooperating with corrupt regimes. As many others may share this skepticism, answering these would seem appropriate : 1) Do you want the poor countries to stop paying their so-called "debts" without further so-called " structural adjustments " imposed by the IMF / WB / WTO ? 2) If you do, how do you foresee this to happen without the involvement of their governments ? 3) All governments in the North are corrupted by the corporations, either by direct bribery such as in the US or in any case by means of the mass media monopoly of the corporations. Except for a minority, also the governments in the South are corrupt. 4) Therefore this project should have two phases: a) First we help the G-77 governments with quitting their " debts ". b) Then we help their populations with preventing their governments from stealing the saved revenue from the peoples. 5) The main contradiction of the planet today is the corporations, their mass media monopoly and their governments on one side and the peoples on the other side. To cope with the corporate rule we have to exploit all contradictions within the castle of the robber barons by establishing the necessary alliances. The decisive struggle will be among the corporations themselves. But another major split is the North / South schism. And therefore the G-77 alliance is an obvious task. When we have dealt with the corporations, the time will have come to deal with the residual corruption. Ole Fjord Larsen Secretary, The United Peoples ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE GLOBAL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT AND THE G-77 GROUP OF COUNTRIES ! As the main conclusions: fair trade and cancellation of the Third World's so called "debts", of the recent G77 summit in Havanna are identical with those of Mobilization For Global Justice, an alliance between the two parties would seem obvious. We propose that the following letter to the Nigerian president who is the present chairman of G77, be signed by an adequate number of the Global Mobilization organisations: " Dear Mr. President, Re: Proposal for cooperation between G77 and the NGOs. With regard to the fundamental debt cancellation and fair trade issues, the G77 summit in Havanna once again confirmed the accordance between the views of the G77 and the new worldwide anti-globalization movement that protested WTO / IMF / WB in Seattle and Washington. A cooperation between the two parties therefore would seem appropriate in order to achieve our common goals in the most efficient and speedy way. The protest movement comprises thousands of organisations worldwide, but has no one permanently coordinating structure. Therefore we cannot claim to speak on behalf of all of the movement. But in case you would be interested in our proposal, we shall work for the broadest possible backing. With regard to debt cancellation, the Jubilee 2000s September 26th event in the UN, after collection of many million signatures worldwide, highlights a remarkable NGO contribution to morally pressure the Northern people in power to carry through the long overdue cancellation of the the debts of the poor countries. But in case G77 countries without further delay in solidarity would decide to stop paying their debts to the rich countries and roll back the structural adjustment programs , for example in connection with publication of the total amount for which the African countries are going to sue the colonial powers, we shall be happy to advocate this solution. It must of course be foreseen that the consequence of such steps will be a stop for the aid rendered by some of the rich countries. The total debts by far exceeding the total aid, the total balance however should be very favorable. And the solidarity fund redistributing the sum of all of the saved debt payments will prevent a negative balance for any individual country. Furthermore, we should be pleased to support any claim for a kind of new Nürenberg Court such as the International Crime Court.to prosecute the persons responsible for the IMF / WB / WTO crimes against humanity. Another urgent issue of course is the corporate dumping in the South of poisonous waste materials and products that are forbidden or unsaleable in the North, such as for instance baby food and genetically modified seeds and food stuff. To reinforce our work we would appreciate very much if the G77 countries in the future would financially support their citizens who want to participate in our activities but cannot afford the travel expenses. Also we should appreciate renewed efforts by the G-77 Group to abolish the mandatory visas between the G-77 countries and between these and the Northern countries, or at least to reduce the prices of the visas. Yours faithfully, " Please sign on and return the post. Global Exchange http://www.globalexchange.org Insaaf
[CTRL] NGO / G-77 ALLIANCE !
ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE GLOBAL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT AND THE G-77 GROUP OF COUNTRIES ! As the main conclusions: fair trade and cancellation of the Third World's so called "debts", of the recent G77 summit in Havanna are identical with those of Mobilization For Global Justice, an alliance between the two parties would seem obvious. We propose that the following letter to the Nigerian president who is the present chairman of G77, be signed by an adequate number of the Global Mobilization organisations: " Dear Mr. President, Re: Proposal for cooperation between G77 and the NGOs. With regard to the fundamental debt cancellation and fair trade issues, the G77 summit in Havanna once again confirmed the accordandance between the views of the G77 and the new worldwide anti-globalization movement that protested WTO/IMF/WB in Seattle and Washington A cooperation between the two parties therefore would seem appropriate in order to achieve our common goals in the most efficient and speedy way. The protest movement comprises thousands of organisations worldwide, but has no one permanently coordinating structure. Therefore we cannot claim to speak on behalf of all of the movement. But in case you would be interested in our proposal, we shall work for the broadest possible backing. With regard to debt cancellation, the Jubilee 2000s September 26th event in the UN, after collection of many million signatures worldwide, highlights a remarkable NGO contribution to morally pressure the Northern people in power to carry through the long overdue cancellation of the the debts of the poor countries. But in case G77 countries without further delay in solidarity would decide to stop paying their debts to the rich countries and roll back the structural adjustment programs , for example in connection with publication of the total amount for which the African countries are going to sue the colonial powers, we shall be happy to advocate this solution. It must of course be foreseen that the consequence of such steps will be a stop for the aid rendered by some of the rich countries. The total debts by far exceeding the total aid, the total balance however should be very favorable. And the solidarity fund redistributing the sum of all of the saved debt payments will prevent a negative balance for any individual country. Furthermore, we should be pleased to support any claim for a kind of new Nürenberg Court such as the International Crime Court.to prosecute the persons responsible for the IMF / WB / WTO crimes against humanity. Another urgent issue of course is the corporate dumping in the South of poisonous waste materials and products that are forbidden or unsaleable in the North, such as for instance baby food and genetically modified food stuff. To reinforce our work we would appreciate very much if the G77 countries in the future would financially support their citizens who want to participate in our activities but cannot afford the travel expenses. Also we should appreciate renewed efforts by the G-77 Group to abolish the mandatory visas between the G-77 countries and between these and the Northern countries, or at least to reduce the prices of the visas. Yours faithfully, " Please sign on and return the post. Global Exchange http://www.globalexchange.org Insaaf International www.geocities.com/insaafin The United Peoples http://www.unitedpeoples.net A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
Re: [CTRL] CHEMTRAIL BREAKTHROUGH VIA BLACKLIGHT?
Advice with regard to CIA agents : Don't let them waste your time. If the debate is continuously hampered by some unreasonably quarrelsome and stubborn participant, it's probably a hired CIA agent trying to discourage and lead the debate astray. Just ignore them. Ole A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Protest the World Petroleum Congress! (June 11-15, 2000)
Subject: Protest the World Petroleum Congress! (June 11-15, 2000) Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 16:08:18 -0400 From: Mike Ewall [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: End of Oil Action Coalition [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi there, Looking for more regional contacts who may be interested in coming out to Calgary, or even organizing locally. My name is Dan, from the End of Oil Action Coalition. We are organizing a variety of events around the World Petroleum congress, and need the support and solidarity of individuals and communities everywhere to make this a success. If you are interested in learning more or getting involved, please email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] We have prepared organizers kits to send out to those expressing interest in WPC organizing. Please send us an address or other contact information if you would like one of these! thank you, see you in the streets. Dan End of Oil Action Coalition RESIST GLOBAL OIL! Join us in Calgary, Alberta, Canada June 8-15, 2000 to expose and oppose the Global Oil Machine! The 16th World Petroleum Congress (WPC) is coming to Calgary June 11-15, 2000 and this is a call to all people willing to stand up for peace, justice and a sustainable future to come to Calgary. The World Petroleum Congress is the global showcase of "the powerbrokers and potentates from the world's biggest industry". Over 3000 delegates from over 80 countries are expected to be at the 16th Congress in Calgary. Oil industry executives, technical specialists, government representatives and international media are gathering under the theme of "Petroleum for Global Development: Networking people, business and technology to create value." All over the world, people and the environment are suffering from their creation of 'value'. The WPC meets every three years. The 53 member countries account for 89% of global oil production and 85% of global oil consumption. This Congress will not be business as usual. Join us in Calgary to create a people's agenda for real development: a) Multinational Oil Corporations are perpetrators of genocide and murder. Massive human rights abuses, especially against indigenous peoples, are implicit to the oil industry. b) Climate change is real. Deforestation and global environmental degradation are real. These are unavoidable consequences of oil production and consumption. c) There are alternatives. Oil dependence for energy is not necessary. Corporations and governments have created this situation and the WPC is where they do it. COME TO CALGARY TO EXPOSE AND OPPOSE THE OIL INDUSTRY! JUNE 8-15: CONVERGE ON CALGARY FOR A WEEK OF PROTEST AND DIRECT ACTION: June 8-11: Direct Action Convergence. Four days of community building and action planning June 9-11: Counter-conference "Widening People's Choices For a Sustainable Future" June 11: Mass Demonstration: people's solidarity challenging the opening day of the WPC June 12: Day of Action: Disrupt the WPC: Anyway, Anyhow! June 13-15: Continuing Direct Action. Time to get corporations where they like it least. Creativity encouraged For more information, contact us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1-403-703-9463 http://www.tao.ca/~no_oil/ A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] n30/a16 - G77 ALLIANCE ?!
At the same time as the many thousands of wonderful dedicated young people in Washington so powerfully convinced the IMF/WB and the world that Seattle had only been the BEGINNING, the G77 comprising 133 poor countries "coincidentally" held a historic summit in Havanna. Its prominent leaders voiced full support of the protests in Washington and its major concrete demands, debt cancellation and fair trade, are identical with those of the Mobilization for Global Justice. Except for individual progressive leaders, the notion of the summit naturally could not include the basic root of all of the misery, the corporate rule, because many of the 133 governments are corrupt. But with regard to the actual concrete policies there should be all reason to seek a historic formal alliance with G77. For instance, after an analysis of the money involved, we could urge them all to collectively stop paying their "debts" to the bloodsuckers. Of course the analysis beforehand must confirm that the consequent stop of annual aid from the rich countries amounts to less than the total annual debt payments. As the balance may be negative for some of the poor countries, all of the 133 countries in solidarity should set up a fund comprising all of the saved "debt" payments and redistribute them so as to keep everybody indemnified. Such fund has the additional merit of benefitting most the countries that have bowed less to the imperialist "debt" payment demands. Another concrete issue for a formal alliance with G77 could be financial support from the G77 countries to their citizens to participate in our actions. No G77 country now can doubt that such comparatively small money will pay a million times. Ole Fjord Larsen, member of United Peoples, http://www.unitedpeoples.net A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substancenot soap-boxingplease! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html"Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]/A http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/"ctrl/A To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Terminator NOT terminated !
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- Subject: GMO Updates #9: Suicide Seeds on the Fast Track Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 03:12:06 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jean hudon) To: undisclosed-recipients: ; THIS NEWS INFO BELOW IS REALLY UPSETTING BECAUSE WE ALL THOUGHT THAT THE WOLRDWIDE PROTESTS AGAINST THE TERMINATOR TECHNOLOGY HAD SUCCEEDED IN DEFINITLEY PUTTING AN END TO IT. WE HAVE BEEN LIED TO BY MONSANTO - NOW CHANGING NAME TO "PHARMACIA" - WHICH IS THE WORST HYDRA THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 From: Mark Graffis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:Suicide Seeds on the Fast Track EarthVision Reports 03/24/00 SAN FRANCISCO, March 24, 2000 - A report released by the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) reveals that Terminator and Traitor technology are riding a fast track to commercialization. Terminator technology, the genetic engineering of plants to produce sterile seeds, is universally considered the most morally offensive application of agricultural biotechnology, since over 1.4 billion people depend on farm-saved seeds. Traitor technology, also known as genetic use restriction technology (GURTs), refers to the use of an external chemical to switch on or off a plant's genetic traits. "We've continued right on with work on the Technology Protection System [Terminator]. We never really slowed down. We're on target, moving ahead to commercialize it. We never really backed off." Harry Collins, Delta Pine Land Seed Co., January, 2000 "After Monsanto and AstraZeneca publicly vowed not to commercialize terminator seeds in 1999, governments and civil society organizations were lulled into thinking that the crisis had passed. Nothing could be further from the truth," said RAFI's Executive Director Pat Mooney. "Despite mounting opposition from national governments and United Nations' agencies, research on Terminator and Traitor (genetic trait control) is moving full speed ahead." According to RAFI, Delta Pine Land, the world's largest cotton seed company, is moving aggressively to commercialize Terminator. And despite massive protests, the US Department of Agriculture supports and defends its anti-farmer patent and research on suicide seeds. Last year, AstraZeneca conducted field trials on genetic trait control technology (Traitor technology) in the UK. According to industry sources, it is not the first company to conduct field tests of this kind. RAFI's report concludes that corporate commitments to disavow Terminator are virtually meaningless in light of the pace of corporate takeovers. Monsanto and AstraZeneca have each merged with other companies since they pledged not to commercialize suicide seeds. * On December 2, 1999 Novartis and AstraZeneca announced they would spin-off and merge their agrochemical and seed divisions to create the world's biggest agribusiness corporation -- to be named "Syngenta." * On December 19, 1999 Monsanto announced that it will merge with drug industry giant Pharmacia Upjohn to create a new company, named Pharmacia, with combined annual sales of $17 billion. The Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Jacques Diouf recently declared his opposition to Terminator. In publicly rejecting Terminator, FAO's Diouf has come to the defense of the 1.4 billion people who depend upon farm-saved seed for their survival. Among the national governments that have announced their intention to oppose Terminator technology are Panama, India, Ghana, and Uganda. India, one of the first governments to publicly reject Terminator, explicitly prohibits Terminator genes in a draft bill now before the Indian Parliament. Ghanaian Minister of Environment, Cletus Avoka, says that his government will not tolerate the use of Terminator technology. Panama's Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries writes that his government "will adopt measures to prohibit the specific patents as well as the technology in general." Ugandan officials have said that their government is discussing measures to outlaw Terminator at the highest levels of government. Terminator and Traitor technologies are not limited to a single patent, nor is the research confined to one or two companies. Delta Pine Land is currently the high-profile crusader for Terminator, but the goal of genetic trait control is industry-wide. According to RAFI, over 30 patents are collectively held by the multinational agrochemical firms that dominate the field of biotechnology. According to RAFI, the future of Terminator/Traitor Technology rests with national governments and multinational corporations. The pressure points for political action are, first and foremost, with national
[CTRL] India fights American neo-imperialism
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- "we (the people of India) must fight this - neo American imperialism that Clinton symbolizes" National Alliance of Peoples Movements National Office: c/o Chemical Mazdoor Sabha, Haji Habib Building, A wing, First Floor, Naigoan Cross Road, Dadar (E), Mumbai 400 014 Tel: 022-4150529 (O) 022-5369724 (Res.-Sanjay MG) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] = Why the People of India Oppose Bill Clinton's Visit Statement by People's Movements and Organisations of National Alliance of People's Movements The powerholders and the capitalists in India and their retinue seem to be quite thrilled with the proposed visit of Mr. Bill Clinton, the President on United States of America. An anticipatory appeasement competition is on to prepare way for the satisfaction of the American decision makers. Nothing is allowed to mar this auspicious occassion. Not even the terse reminder by the Secretary of State, Mandeline Albright regarding the status of Kashmir and CTBT would affect the lacherous attitude of the present government - politicians and bureaucrats alike- and the big business, captalists who are in league to 'privatise' and 'globalise' the economy and polity of this country. They and a section of English language press have been making out as if the visit of U.S. President were a decisive moment in the history of India and the Indian sub-continent as a whole. There has been a flurry of activities and an atmosphere is being built up. The Kumarmangalams and Arun Jaitleys are out to show the progress in the liberaliation and privatisation agenda. They want to make it known to the American decision makers and capitalists that there are no problems, no opposition to the free entry of the capital and acquisition of resources of the people of this country. The people of the country are ashamed of the way the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have been vying for the visit of the American President to their capitals like two children eager to show their progress card to the master. A different and virtual reality regarding the major issues and problems is being created by the capitalist media and the government-big business. All this IT hype is to marginalise the real issues and concerns of the common people - the farmers, toilers, dalits, backward classes and castes, adivasis, fisherpeople, workers and other depressed classes of Indian society. The elites in this country are out to submerge the reality of this nation, the real concernes of the people and the visit of the American president provides them an apt moment to reinforce their attempts. However, the people and people's movements in this country will not allow the real issues to be hijacked with the visit of Mr. Clinton. We, the representatives of people's movements from all over India oppose the visit and the entire built up correponding to that visit. We see the American President's visit as another attempt to thrust the 'globalisation' agenda down to the throats of Indian people. The American capitalists and powerholders, through their President, have been trying to achieve what they failed to do at Seattle COnclave of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in November, 1999. We oppose and the visit of Mr. Clinton' as the United States has been instrumental in imposing the unequal multilateral treaties on the developing nations. Be it in the form of the trade agrements or the impending the Agreement on Agriculture, the rights of the Third World countries are seriously curtailed in such unequal treaties. We question the rationale behind the newly touted Agreement on Agriculture. While the US. and European Union nations can have the state support to the agriculture in their countries on various pretexts, the developing nations are being told to cut subsidy and state support to agriculture which has already been in doldrums. The food security of India is being jeopartdised with the usurpation of the seeds, patents on bio-diversity, people's knowledge and the monopolisation of the agribusiness in the hands of a few conglomerates from the developed nations. The U.S. has been hypocritical in insisting on the labour and environmetal standards about the imports from the Third World countries, while encouraging the movement of capital and development pattern which has been highly violative of the environmental norms and labour rights. The entire gamut of 'globalisation' and WTO kind of development has been usurping the resources like land, water and water bodies from the hands of the people in this country and has been resulting in squeezing the employment opportunities, causing large scale retrenchment and unemployment. The WTO sponsored development pattern has given precedence to the monetary capital at the cost of the human and natural capital. Third World countries like India have been used as as
[CTRL] DEMANDS TO IMF AND WORLD BANK
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- *DEMANDS TO IMF AND WORLD BANK* This is a call for endorsements of demands that 50 Years Is Enough Network is making to the World Bank and IMF in relation to their semi-annual meetings in April. We encourage broad circulation and sign-ons by ORGANIZATIONS supporting the mobilization and/or who support global socio-economic justice. PLEASE RETURN IT TO : [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. PLEASE DO NOT SEND RESPONSES TO THE LISTSERV! 50 Years Is Enough: U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice OUR DEMANDS OF THE IMF AND WORLD BANK March/April 2000 On the occasion of the first meetings of the governing bodies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in the 21st century, we call for the immediate suspension of the policies and practices that have caused widespread poverty, inequality, and suffering among the world's peoples and damage to the world's environment. We assert the responsibility of these anti-democratic institutions, together with the World Trade Organization, for an unjust world economic system. We note that these institutions are controlled by wealthy governments, and that their policies have benefited international private sector financiers, transnational corporations, and corrupt officials. We issue this call in the name of global justice, in solidarity with the peoples of the Global South and the former "Soviet bloc" countries who struggle for survival and dignity in the face of unjust, imperialistic economic policies. We stand in solidarity too with the millions in the wealthy countries of the Global North who have borne the burden of "globalization" policies and been subjected to policies that mirror those imposed on the South. Only when the coercive powers of the international financial institutions are rescinded shall governments be accountable first and foremost to the will of their peoples. Only when a system that allocates power chiefly to the wealthiest nations for the purpose of dictating the policies of the poorer ones is reversed shall nations and their peoples be able to forge bonds - economic and otherwise - based on mutual respect and the common needs of the planet and its inhabitants. Only when integrity is restored to economic development, and both the corrupter and the corrupted held accountable, shall the people begin to have confidence in the decisions that affect their communities. Only when the well-being of all, including the most vulnerable people and ecosystems, is given priority over corporate profits shall we achieve genuine sustainable development and create a world of justice, equality, and peace where fundamental human rights, including social and economic rights, can be respected. With these ends in mind, we make the following demands of those meeting in Washington April 16-19, 2000 for the semi-annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund: 1. That the IMF and World Bank cancel all debts owed them. Any funds required for this purpose should come from positive net capital and assets held by those institutions. 2. That the IMF and World Bank immediately cease imposing the economic austerity measures known as structural adjustment and/or other macroeconomic "reform," which have exacerbated poverty and inequality, as conditions of loans, credits, or debt relief. This requires both the suspension of those conditions in existing programs and an abandonment of any version of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative which is founded on the concept of debt relief for policy reform. 3. That the IMF and World Bank accept responsibility for the disastrous impact of structural adjustment policies by paying reparations to the peoples and communities who have borne that impact. These funds should come from the institutions' positive net capital and assets, and should be distributed through democratically-determined mechanisms. 4. That the World Bank Group pay reparations to peoples relocated and otherwise harmed by its large projects (such as dams) and compensate governments for repayments made on projects which World Bank evaluations rank as economic failures. A further evaluation should determine which World Bank projects have failed on social, cultural, and environmental grounds, and appropriate compensation paid. The funds for these payments should come from the institutions' positive net capital and assets, and should be distributed through democratically-determined mechanisms. 5. That the World Bank Group immediately cease providing advice and resources through its division* devoted to private-sector investments to advance the goals associated with corporate globalization, such as privatization and liberalization, and that private-sector investments currently held be liquidated to provide funds for the reparations demanded above. 6. That the agencies and individuals within the World Bank
[CTRL] FREE ALL MINORITIES ! CALL FOR PROPOSALS
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- FREE ALL MINORITIES AND FORM THE CORE OF A NEW ECOLOGICAL WORLD ! Almost all of the New World Order's insane, gruesome wars are about the lack of right of minorities to become independent of oppressive states. The contradictions normally result from unnatural borderlines imposed by imperialist and/or economic powers of people in majority without regarding the peoples of minorities. It must become a matter of course that any minority has the right to establish its own state. Rules must be set up for the referendum to be arranged within the minority. Already before the formal self-determination of the hundreds of minorities has been achieved, these enclaves should interconnect economically and in other ways, and form the basis of the alternative new world. Their common ground should be the ecological principles for sound life style, production and transportation, allowing for restoration and preservation of nature and natural resources, The minorities should make up an anti-imperialist economic and political unity and in solidarity assist each other in every way in their struggles for independence of oppressive states and overnational structures. And all progressive organisations, communities, governments, regions, etc., outside the alliance shall have the opportunity to join the alliance. Through several pre-conferences, a founding conference by the end of 2000 will be held among the minorities. All organisations, groups and individuals who wish to co-organize / sponsor / support the conference are requested to contact us ASAP, with information of the ways in which you want to contribute. The actual question now is where to hold the summit. We hereby want to involve everybody interested, and in particular the minorities, in the discussion of this question. So far we have considered that the summit could be held in or near the border of one of the states with a minority presently struggling for or strongly desiring self-determination or at least more independence: An American Indian territory Australia Basquia Burma Burundi Chechnya Congo Corsica Hawaii Hopi Nation Indonesia Kashmir Kosova Kurdistan Malaysia Nigeria Polynesia Puerto Rico Quebec Rwanda Scotland Sinkiang Sri Lanka Sudan Tibet West Sahara Comments to these possibilities and further propopsals are invited. Ecoterra Global Resource Bank Int. Soc. for Peace and Human Rights Shambala Center The People of West Papua United Peoples A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soap-boxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright fraudsis used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Protest IMF April 16-17 D.C.
-Caveat Lector- A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/" /A -Cui Bono?- MOBILIZATION FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE Thousands will March in Washington April 16-17! Organizational Endorsements and Support Needed Now We need your support for the continuing struggle for economic justice. Endorse the Mobilization for Global Justice and join us in our protest against IMF and World Bank policies. Building on the Energy from Seattle The movement for global economic justice in the U.S., which has been building for years, had its coming-out party in Seattle at the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meetings. Our next big opportunity to demand a peaceful, people-centered, and environmentally-sound global economic system will be in April 2000 in Washington, DC. The nation's capital is the home of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group, whose backing by the wealthy governments of the North has made them the rule-makers for the global economy. The IMF and World Bank, more than any other institutions, are the coercive powers which have forced the global economy into its present shape. They were also instrumental in giving birth to the WTO. Their semi-annual meetings will be the occasion for a demonstration of our rejection of their rules and their system for imposing them. We are working with coalitions across the continent that are organizing to come to Washington, including groups in New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Winnipeg, Bloomington (Indiana), Chicago, and many other communities. In the United Kingdom and South Africa, whose Finance Ministers will chair the main IMF and World Bank committee meetings on April 16th and 17th respectively, our partners are organizing to give them a send-off. We have also heard from activists in Haiti, Thailand, Mali, Brazil, South Korea, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, Kenya, and the Philippines who want to come or stage events of their own. On Sunday, April 16, the highest-level architects of the global economy, including World Bank Group President James Wolfensohn, the new head of the IMF, and about 25 Finance Ministers and heads of Central Banks, will come together for a meeting of the governing body of the IMF. Also likely to be in attendance is Mike Moore, head of the WTO; he and his predecessor have regularly attended this group's meetings, along with the heads of other powerful international institutions. April's sessions are among the routine high-level meetings dedicated to making the world safer and more profitable for corporations -- and more dangerous for people and the planet. The formal joint meetings of the World Bank Group and IMF continue through April 17. A Week-Long Mobilization for Global Justice Experienced activists from dozens of organizations are now meeting regularly in Washington and have formed the Mobilization for Global Justice coalition. These groups have planned a week of activities, starting with a Jubilee 2000/USA mobilization for debt cancellation on April 9. Teach-ins, trainings, non-violent demonstrations, and lobbying opportunities will span the week between that event and those of April 16-17. Included in this burgeoning coalition are international solidarity activists, faith-based organizations, artists, women's organizations, labor groups, peace groups, environmental organizations, health rights activists, and many more. A dozen working groups (communications, logistics, outreach, etc.) are now meeting regularly and making concrete plans. The organizations working on the April mobilization locally, nationally, and internationally include Direct Action Network, the Freedom from Debt Coalition (Philippines), PAPDA (Haiti), the Kenya Human Rights Commission, the Metropolitan Washington Council of the AFL-CIO, Alliance for Global Justice, Global Exchange, Rainforest Action Network, and the 50 Years Is Enough Network. Many of them played leading roles in organizing the Seattle demonstrations. We are also receiving financial support from the United Methodist Church Women's Division. We will be demonstrating that activists in the U.S. know about the impact of World Bank and IMF programs and stand in solidarity with the global South. We will be demanding an end to the devastation they cause in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America. We will also be exposing the links between the IMF, the World Bank Group, the WTO, and multinational corporations and how they work to maximize private profits and limit the power of people in both the North and South to protect the environment, determine their economic destiny, and safeguard their human rights. Your Support Needed! Like the events at the WTO meeting in Seattle, the support, both moral and material, for the April actions in Washington must come from around the country and around the world. We want to demonstrate the broad base of support for the call for global economic justice, so let us know that you are on board! - Tell us that you endorse a week of educational
Re: [CTRL] GLOBAL WORKING GROUPS, II
-Caveat Lector- Dear John, I totally agree and regret that I forgot to mention our address: http://www.unitedpeoples.net Ole Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 12:14:48 +1000 From: "John Nydam" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all, I suppose this message came through the mai-not listings. Please introduce yourself more intimately, who are you, what is your background, (maybe my ignorance), but you could be the Ku Klux Klan for whatever I know. The organizers "formative world parliament of the united peoples", sounds a bit old hat, personally I would like to see something more original! I do share your concern and offer all encouragement, but don't start singing the "internationale", we did that for you years ago, which turned out a waste of time. John Nydam, Sydney "Beware of Global Corporate Tyranny" -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, 26 July 1999 7:04 Subject: GLOBAL WORKING GROUPS, II ENVIRONMENTALISTS OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE ! The transnational corporations are not only behind all destruction of the nature, poisoning of our food, etc. By means of their mass media monopoly and their politicians they also prevent any efficient steps to stop the alarming destruction and poisoning from being taken. All progressive environmentalists therefore must pool all of their expertice by forming one global movement. The main tasks should include: 1. Together with the other task groups (e.g. consumers, workers, farmers, fisherfolk, outcasts, human rights, culture, women, youth, indigneous peoples, alternative economics) to set up a strategy for inter-. nationalization of the corporations. 2. To define and promote the way of life, production and consumption that will allow for restoration of the environment. 3. Globally organizing and coordinating the daily struggles against the ecologic crimes. 4. Advising the future WP. [EMAIL PROTECTED] is hereby opened as provisional contact point. The organizers, the formative world parliament of the united peoples -- For MAI-not (un)subscription information, posting guidelines and links to other MAI sites please see http://mai.flora.org/ DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] GLOBAL WORKING GROUPS, I
-Caveat Lector- WORKERS OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE ! In their class struggle for survival, the workers not only have to fight against the class enemy per se. At least as dangerous as the capital power itself are its agents within the working class: The leaderships of the trade unions. In particular in the North almost all trade union leaders at top level are, at least mentally, corrupt. In particular they systematically use their influence for sabotaging the only efficient weapon of the workers: the strike. All progressive workers therefore should unite to form a global movement with a structure that discourages power-hungry careerists from seeking power here. Some of the main tasks could be: 1. Together with the other movements / committees (e.g. consumers, farmers, fisherfolk, outcasts, environmentalists, human rights, culture, women, youth, indigneous peoples, alternative economists) to set up a strategy for the internationalization of the corporations 2. Globally organizing and coordinating solidarity actions in the daily class struggles. [EMAIL PROTECTED] is hereby opened as provisional contact point. The organizers, the formative world parliament of the united peoples http://www.unitedpeoples.net DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] Fish workers Blocked Orissa Assembly
-Caveat Lector- UPDATE FROM CHILIKA. About 25000 fishermen and women blockaded the main approach road to the Orissa state assembly house under the auspicious of Chilika Mastyajibi Mahasangha demanding immediate demolition of all prawn farms in Chilika lake. They demanded implementation of the supreme court judgement of 12th December 1996 banning all aquaculture with in 1000 meters of the Chilika lake and with in the coastal regulation zone, i.e 500 Mts. from the high tide line along the coastline of the country. the Orissa Assembly was beginning its monsoon session today(July 2). The blockade started at 11 am. A delegation of fisherpeople held talks with the chief minister who reassured the leaders that all kinds of aquaculture will be banned in Chilika. For this purpose a bill will be passed in the current session of of the assembly. The huge gathering continued till 5.00 PM and dispersed after persuasion by the leaders of all opposition parties if the state. The meeting was presided over by the President of Chilika Matsyajibi Mahasangha(CMM) Shri. Raghunath Bala. Among those who spoke on the occasion were Shri Harekrishna Debnath(Chairperson National Fish workers Forum), Shri Anadi Behra, secretary CMM, B.B Harichandan, Narasingha Mishra(state MLA's), P.K Das, Abani kumar Baral, state secretary Communist party of India. shri Janardhan Pati state secretary Communist Party of India (Marxist) were among the speakers. K. ALAYA ( All Orissa Traditional Marine Fishery People Federation) * Thomas Xavier Kocherry Co-ordinator, World Forum of Fish-harvesters and Fishworkers [WFF] Co-ordinator, National Alliance of Peoples Movements (India), [NAPM] Velankanny, Junction, Valiathura, Thiruvananthapuram 695 008, INDIA Phone Fax: +91 - 471 - 50 1376; E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.south-asian-initiative.org/wff DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substancenot soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
[CTRL] URGENT APPEAL: 4 Shrimp Farm Protesters Killed In India
-Caveat Lector- From: "World Forum of Fish-harvesters and Fishworkers WFF]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fishworkers Killed in Police Firing in India Fri, 11 Jun 1999 Protest Against the killing of fishworkers in Orissa, India. Four fishworkers, including a women, were killed and 13 injured some of them seriously as police opened fire late at night against the fishworkers who were in their villages after participating in an anti prawn culture agitation organised by Chilika Matsyajibi Mahasangh. The problem in Chilika is going on for some time. There was a strong movement in Chilika which was supported by the National Fishworkers Forum which had earlier resisted the industrial group of TATAS from conducting aquaculture there which destroys both the livelihood of fishworkers and the environment. The Chilika lake (which is the largest Brackish water lake in India) has been occupied by mafias for aquaculture with the support of local politicians and beaurocrats. The Supreme Court of India by their historical judgement against aquaculture has said that there should be no shrimp farms within 1000 meters of the lake. The fishworker organisation had given a 24 hour ultimatum to demolish all prawn gheries which lapsed on May 29. Fishworkers then destroyed about 11 illegal prawn farms. Police raided the village on midnight after 10,000 villagers led by Chilika Matsyajibi Mahasangh destroyed the prawn farms. Police then began to beat villagers mercilessly, threw tear gas shells and began shooting without provocation. Banchhanidhi Behera died on the spot; Digambar Behrera and Prema Behra on the way to hospital (and another victim died later at the hospital.). The National Fishworkers Forum Chairperson Mr.Harekrishna Debnath has condemned the incident and strongly protested against the police action. He said that National Fishworkers Forum uphold the right of the fishermen to freely fish in the lake and asked the administration to evict all outsiders from the lake. NFF is supporting the strike call of June 5th. NFF vows to intensify the struggle against industrial aquaculture and demands the withdrawal of the Aquaculture Authority Bill. Thomas Kocherry Co-ordinator of World Forum Of FishHarvesters and Fishworkers has also condemned the police firing and asked the guilty to be punished immediately. ORISSA BANDH OF 5TH JUNE. The police violence has resulted in a massive popular strike held on June 5th called by the fishermen's union. On 5th June, due to the 12 hours Bandh called by Chilika MatsyajibiMahasangh, the railway and road connection with Easten coast of the country came into a standstill. This bandh was supported by two left groups and Janata Dal. Fishworkers have blocked the railroad in many stations as a result of which trains were stranded in different stations. From the morning fishworkers started sitting on the railway lines of Rambha, Khallikote, Bhusandapur and other stations.In Bhubaneswar station 600 women carrying their children stopped the Chennai-Howrah Koromandal Express. Eight trains including Puri-Talcher Passenger, Puri-Katak Passenger were cancelled. Apart from the communication system, in rest of the state the impact of the Bandh was partial. In capital Bhubaneswar it was totally successful, shops were closed. Thousands of fishworkers from Chilika and adjacent area have made human wall in the city and vehicles were totally stopped. Attendance in offices was very poor. Police arrested 2000 people including fishworkers and workers of different political groups. For more information, contact: Thomas Xavier Kocherry Co-ordinator, World Forum of Fish-harvesters and Fishworkers [WFF] Co-ordinator, National Alliance of Peoples Movements (India), [NAPM] Velankanny, Junction, Valiathura, Thiruvananthapuram 695 008, INDIA Phone Fax: +91 - 471 - 50 1376; E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.south-asian-initiative.org/wff --- ACTION ALERT!!! Please send faxes and/or letters of protest to Prime Minister and Orissa Chief Minister at the following addresses: 1) Mr. Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India, 152, South Block New Delhi- 110 011, India. Fax : +(91) 11 301 8906, 301 6857 2) Mr. Giridar Gomang Chief Minister of Orissa, Bhubaneswar, Orissa India. Fax: +(91) 674 401 007 3) Ambassador R.K. Rai Indian Ambassador to Thailand The Indian Embassy Sukhumvit 23 Road Soi Prasanmit 46 Bangkok 10110 Fax: 02-258-4627 And, please include in your cc of any copeis of correspondence you may have sent out to embassies or Indian PM to the National Fisherworkers Forum (NFF) of India and to Harekrishna Debnath at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that they can pass the word along to the people on the frontlines who, I'm sure, will receive a moral boost to know that the eyes
[CTRL] ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRANSFER OF THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL POWER TO THE PEOPLE
-Caveat Lector- ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRANSFER OF THE ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL POWER TO THE PEOPLE CONSUMERS OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE ! The peoples have no say. All economic and political power is concentrated in the trans- national corporations, their mass media monopoly and their politicians. And from their point of view people are only of interest 1. - as slave labour, only to be kept barely alive at minimum existence level, - this giving rise to the general class struggle - but at the same time also 2. - as consumers to keep the profit machinery running at maximum speed. The great potential of this other more pleasant role of ours so far has only been exploited to a very limited extent and only for defensive purposes. So let us expand the class struggle with exploiting this potential in an OFFENSIVE strategy: Let us utilize the contradictions existing within the robber barons castle to our advantage and disarm their imperialist struggle over markets and resources before it now once again will lead to world war. Let us utilize the fact that it is our money the robbers are fighting over, and play the predators out against eachother, before they succeed in completing the monopolization process. Why should we always remain on the defensive although the salesmen are completely dependent on our willingness to buy their products ! GLOBALLY the consumers' power may be utilized for internationalization of the corporations. This is the only strategy for saving our planet. It necessitates the formation of the World Parliament of THE UNITED PEOPLES, cf. http://www.unitedpeoples.net (under construction). REGIONALLY and NATIONALLY the consumers' power may be utilized for the people's takeover of the ownership or part of the profits of national companies and local corporate production and distribution enterprises. In each country a United Peoples Party or, to start with, a Consumers' Power Committee, "CPC", comprising progressive mass organisations and NGOs, and approved by the world parliament, is formed. The CPC may comprise a group of neighbouring countries. The analysis of the market and identification of the products and enterprises to be targeted is carried out by progressive professional economists / NGOs / students under the guidance of the CPC. The tasks of the members will be, as consumers, to buy, respectively boycott continuously or for a specified period of time the products pointed out by the CPC, and to motivate rest of the population to do the same. EXAMPLE : Three enterprises, A, B and C, are selling almost identical products and share the market as follows: Shares of market: A B C xx Profits: A B C xx Depending on the market, the strength of the CPC, etc., each one of the enterprises is asked either A) - if it is willing to turn over the ownership to the people in case it is chosen as the only one to survive, the stockholders' invested money to be paid back over a specified period of time, or B) - how great share of its extra profits it will allot to the people, if it is chosen as the only one or one of the few enterprises whose products will not be boycotted. If, for example, A and B bid highest, the CPC may choose to let A and B share C's market and share C's profit with the people, rather than let either A or B get complete monopoly: Shares of market: A B xx Profits: AB CPC xxxx xx Everything of course will be based on a written agreement beforehand. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR MOBILIZING THE CONSUMERS AND DOCUMENTING THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS 1. A data base administered by the world parliament of the united peoples, http://unitedpeoples.net Until the first parliament has been elected, the organizers will function as a provisional parliament. The data base stores the digitized biometric fingerprints of all of the participating consumers worldwide. The documentation of the vast number af active consumers enables the world parliament to lay pressure on the transnational corporations for ecologic, economic and political purposes. 2. The CPC publishes addresses in all cities and towns where registration of the interested consumers can take place, by placing the tip of the forefinger on a newly developed biometric sensor with a chip that within a second reads the sub-skin structure of the unique fingerprint, cf. http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Companies/Security/ Identification_Systems/Fingerprinting/ and http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~tonycook/nzsdp/ Name, address or other identification of the participants is unnecessary. Furthermore, the fingerprints will be collected in shopping centers and -
[CTRL] CONSUMERS OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE !
-Caveat Lector- The peoples have no say. All economic and political power is concentrated in the trans- national corporations, their mass media monopoly and their politicians. And from their point of view people are only of interest 1. - as slave labour, only to be kept barely alive at minimum existence level, - this giving rise to the general class struggle - but at the same time also 2. - as consumers to keep the profit machinery running at maximum speed. The great potential of this other more pleasant role of ours so far has only been exploited to a very limited extent and only for defensive purposes. So let us expand the class struggle with exploiting this potential in an OFFENSIVE strategy: Let us utilize the contradictions existing within the robbers' castle to our advantage and disarm their imperialist struggle over markets and resources before it now once again will lead to world war. Let us utilize the fact that it is our money the robbers are fighting over, and play the predators out against eachother, before they succeed in completing the monopolization process. Why should we always remain on the defensive although the salesmen are completely dependent on our willingness to buy their products ! GLOBALLY the consumers' power may be utilized for internationalization of the corporations. This strategy of the formative World Parliament of THE UNITED PEOPLES for saving our planet has web site address http://www.unitedpeoples.net (under construction). REGIONALLY and NATIONALLY the consumers' power may be utilized for the people's takeover of the ownership or part of the profits of national companies or local corporate production or distribution enterprises. In each country a United Peoples Party or, to start with, a Consumers' Power Committee, "CPC", comprising all progressive organisations, movements and individuals is formed. The CPC may comprise a group of neighbouring countries. The analysis of the market and identification of the products and enterprises to be targeted is carried out by progressive professional economists/NGOs/students under the guidance of the CPC. The enduring motivation and consent of the members of the CPC organisations and rest of the population first of all is achieved by setting up a precise and prioritized list of the welfare benefits their contributions will bring about, and by means of an independent control with openly published accounting of the outcome. The list should include easily perceptible and visible items. The tasks of the members will be, as consumers, to buy, respectively boycott continuously or for a specified period of time the products pointed out by the CPC, and to motivate rest of the population to do the same. EXAMPLE : Three enterprises, A, B and C, are selling almost identical products and share the market as follows: Shares of market: A B C xx Profits: A B C xx Depending on the market, the strength of the CPC, etc., each one of the enterprises is asked either A) - if it is willing to turn over the ownership to the people, if it is chosen as the only one to survive, the stockholders' invested money to be paid back over a specified period of time, or B) - how great share of its extra profits it will allot to the people, if it is chosen as the only one or one of the few enterprises whose products will not be boycotted. If, for example, A and B bid highest, the CPC may choose to let A and B share C's market and share C's profit with the people, rather than let either A or B get complete monopoly: Shares of market: AB xx Profits: ABCPC xxxx xx Everything of course will be based on a written agreement beforehand. CONCRETE EXAMPLES Bangladesh Population: 120 millions The CPC will include at least Bangladesh Agricultural Farm Labour Federation with 100.000 members spread all over the countryside, the Bangladesh Garment Workers Employees Federation in the cities and the Revolutionary Unity Front with 6 member organisations. At least in this context it is a great advantage that only very few people have TV-sets. People therefore are not so brain- washed as in other countries. Two thirds of the population being illiterate, people are used to the personal communication that the members of the CPC organisations will use in meetings all over the country. And the corporations cannot counteract the campaign by means of their TV monopoly. Only the two radio stations (governmental) may become a problem. Thailand Population: 60 millions The progressive trade unions with 200.000 members, the Assembly of The Poor in the rural areas, the Slum People in the urban areas and the Fisherfolk's Federation
