The participants in this discussion might be interested to know that there is an initiative to launch an ATTAC group in Britain. As a first step, the UK chapter of the Friends of Le Monde diplomatique is organising a large public meeting in London on 17 November to test the waters, to see if there is a space for ATTAC in this country. We therefore urge all those who are interested in this idea to attend and to share their views. If you want a British ATTAC, please come and say how you want it to work, and what you want it to do. If you just want to learn more, there will be workshops on many different subjects that relate to ATTAC's campaigns, such as the Tobin Tax, Third World Debt, the World Trade Organisation, and so on.
Details can be found at http://attac.org.uk . I'm taking the liberty of including the full announcement below. Benjamin Geer Friends of Le Monde diplomatique http://www.amisuk.f9.co.uk http://attac.org.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Public meeting: "A.T.T.A.C. in Britain: Why and How?" ATTAC is the Association for the Taxation of financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens. Saturday, 17 November 2001, 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1 (Holborn Tube), England Entrance £2 Speakers: Jacques Nikonoff (ATTAC France) Conor O'Briain (ATTAC Ireland) America Vera-Zavala (ATTAC Sweden) Barry Coates (World Development Movement) Ann Pettifor (Jubilee Plus) Steve Tibbett (War on Want) Workshop Topics: Tobin Tax, Third World Debt, Ecological Debt, WTO, GATS, TRIPS, IMF & World Bank, Financial Crime, Organisation of Social Movements... and samba. Is there a space for ATTAC in this country? ATTAC is an international network of independent national and local groups in 26 countries. It promotes the idea of an international tax on currency speculation (the Tobin Tax) and campaigns on other issues such as tax havens, pension funds, Third World debt and, more generally, the question of how to recapture the democratic space that has been lost to the financial world. ATTAC combines activism with the work of a think tank. It promotes practical economic reforms meant to tame the devastating power of the financial markets, and to favour democratic, transparent economic structures that serve the needs of ordinary people. Its scientific committees make alternative proposals in response to neoliberal policies, and educate ATTAC's members so they can make informed responses. ATTAC is independent from all political parties, and brings together labour unions, non-profit associations, MPs, academics and citizens from all walks of life, in education and peaceful action. Organisations supporting the meeting: Bretton Woods Project, Friends of the Earth, Forum for Stable Currencies, Jubilee Plus, New Economics Foundation, Oxfam, Positive News, War on Want, World Development Movement Individuals supporting the meeting: Tariq Ali, Harry Barnes MP, Tony Benn, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Glyn Ford MEP, Chris Keene (Anti-Globalisation Network), Caroline Lucas MEP, George Monbiot, Alan Simpson MP International website: http://attac.org UK website: http://attac.org.uk Press contact: Marcus Bischoff, 07855 193 406 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please forward this message widely. -- Attac discussion list Managing your subscription: http://attac.org/indexlistes.htm Careful: The mail-server will not handle messages that weight more than 20k
