Barcelona 2001, an invitation to insurrection

Just a note to say that the J25 mobilising network's web site:
 http://www.j25.org/j25/
is now updated with full details of the forthcoming events in Barcelona in English. We now have our advance party in place in barcelona, the egal has landed and all that. They are sending us lots of useful information ("the weather is lovely and the sea is warm").

As thousands take to the streets across Europe to 'welcome' Bush and Billy the Kid joins the Swedish police force, we send our greetings and solidarity to those on the streets of Gothenburg and especially to all those who have been injured. With the use of live ammunition the forces of authority have escalated their violence in the direction of that often endured by our comrades in the global south. The attempted murders in Gothenburg are evidence, not only of lunatic cops who watch too many westerns, but also of the slowly increasing threat our movement poses to the establishment. Now, more than ever, it is imperative that we are vocal in advocating a brighter future, in celebrating our potential to make radical social change, in insisting that another world is possible. It is in this context that we look forward with anticipation to the events in Barcelona where things are developing very promisingly indeed. All the groups that were involved before the World Bank's cancellation are continuing their mobilisations, while internationals are known to be travelling from France, USA, Canada, UK, Sweden (no rest for the wicked!), Denmark, Italy, Greece, Germany, Portugal and the Netherlands. Thousands recently took to the streets of Madrid to protest against president Bush while local actions are continuing across the Spanish State. The street Party in Barcelona on the 16th of June apears to have been a very great success, and there is real anticipation for the main events.
See you on the streets!



J25- would the real anti-capitalist movement please stand up.

 http://www.j25.org/j25/