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Newcastle agaisnt the WTO

P.U.K | 11.11.2001 21:24

wto protest

Through out the day workshops were being run by the socialist alliance. Topics included the enviroment, fighting racism and direct action. At 4.30 on the saturday a group of about 50 gathered to go on a whistle stop tour of the city. Armed with flags,banners,whistles and drums we targeted Nike,Mcdonalds,Starbucks and Esso. The atmosphere was very postive and we handed out hundreds of various leaflets explaining what the protest was about. The response from the public was very warm with quite a lot wanting to know more. The police attitude was alright (if not exactly low key). All in all a good day. i heard a squat had also been opened up espically for the weekend and bands and dj's were to play later that night with a workshop the following day, alas due to other comminents i could not attend. The only disappointment was that there was not more in attendance-but that does not deflect from the very postive action of those that did.Well done everyone.

P.U.K

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NOT VERY GOOD

07.12.2001 15:57

I LIVE IN SUNDERLAND, NOT FAR FROM NEWCASTLE, AND HEARD NOTHING ABOUT 11.11.01. NO NOTICES IN UNIVERSITY ASKING FOR SUPPORT, NOTHING. NOT V WELL PUBLICISED BEFORE OR AFTER. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO TOPPLE GLOBAL CAPITALISM BETTER STOP PISSING ABOUT. IT WOULD ALSO HELP IF ANTICAPITALIST/GLOBALISATION GROUPS PRODUCED COHERENT ALTERNATIVES TO PRESENT SYSTEM. NO GOOD JUST SAYING 'WE WILL THROW MONEY' AT THIS CAUSE AND THAST. WHERE WILL YOU GET MONEY AND RESOURCES? WHAT WILL PREVENT EQUAL DISTRIBUTION FROM BECOMING AGENT OF TOTALITARIANISM? HAVE YOU ACTUALLY THOUGHT ALL THIS THROUGH? MARXISM MAY HAVE BEEN MORE SUCCESSFUL IF MARX HAD BOTHERED TO LEAVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE AFTERMATH OF THE REVOLUTION. THOUGH TOTALLY AGREE THAT IMF AND WORLD BANK ARE HIDEOUSLY EVIL, SMAHING UP MACDONALDS WILL NOT GET RID OF THEM. AND DEFACING THE CENOTAPH IN THE PROTESTS IN LONDON WAS TOTAL DISGRACE. THOSE YOUNG MEN DIED TO PROTECT US FROM FASCISM, A FAR WORSE POLITICAL SYSTEM THAN CAPITALISM AND AKIN IN MANY RESPECTS TO STATE SOCIALISM.

RSF