Bad translation follows - but u get the idea. I think the title is misleading btw it should be everywhere not in just a few specific places - let those people in geneva worry about the wto hq, everyone else can do work in their own communitites....


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The quatar is a country of absolute monarchy or it will be very difficult to organize demonstrations. But the head office of WTO is in Geneva. Thus in addition to the actions (manifs, strikes, sabbotages, blockings etc...) It would be interessant to attack this symbol detestable! then those which can Geneva in November! The next ministerial meeting of WTO will proceed in Qatar from the 5 to November 9 2001. Quatar is a country of absolute monarchy where the political parties as well as the trade unions and all kinds of dissent is prohibited. It will be thus very difficult to organize demonstrations there (so far, expensive etc...) It is necessary for us thus to find an alternative.

Thus there are many proposals one could make, of action such as a global call in sick day, a global general strike, some blocking of principal place stock exchange or some port, sabbotage or go slow in places of work, coordinated action throughout the world against some company like novartis, nestle etc. The idea of all these actions is to show our disgust with the world economic policies. The goal is double, on the one hand a major slowing of the world economy and making November 5 2001 a historic date. In addition to all these actions, it would be interessant to meet in Geneva where are the head office of the wto and to attack this symbol! organize our resistance everywhere on the sphere and those which can Geneva in November!

Since Qatar is to isolated for most people to attend it would make sense to converge in Geneva, where the WTO is based anyway.

It is time to decentralise these global days of action - ie. actions should happen aross the uk and the world, highlighting local issue that the WTO effect. I know local groups will be organising in Geneva against the privitisations in switzerland, and here in London the tube and schools and hospitals are all in line for privatisation. These issues are being railraded through as the WTO is setting the tune, through GATTS (general agreement on trade and tarifs - i think) and TRIPS (about patients and coptright)

Whilst we discuss and argue about where and when to fight these institutions we should continue to organise ourselves into affinity groups, small groups of trusted friends that can work autonomously on any action they chose. By building these networks now we can help each other train and keep up to date about the issues at hand, without having to wait for the 'official' go ahead. As a movement we work well as small affinity groups, communication with other groups will come through sites like this and other e-mail list that change all the time.

And in the run up to these global days of action that are great to show our combined strength, we should continue to work in our local communities, doing direct action and community building, letting people know why we are angry and passionate about these issues.