[mobglob-discuss] US, Kentucky, Louisville, FTAA Anti-Capitalist Consulta: Scheduleof Events

[Gordon Flett]

Coppied from:[nycanarchists] - Come on folks! Who can resist ! 
rock, charlie 
So far, a disappointingly low number of people have contacted us about
attending the anti-capitalist consulta for the Miami meetings of the
Free Trade Area of the Americas. We still have lots of space... so if
you plan on attending it is imperative that you get in touch with us.
This consulta is important if we are serious about stopping the FTAA and
confronting global capitalism ON OUR OWN TERMS. We are sending out this
schedule of events hoping that it will encourage you to register and
come! 

Friday, June 6: Sign ins Also all day: discussions and workshops for
early arrivals...and food! 
7:30 - Introduction/greet and meet session 
8:00 - Beginning of film fest. Our feature film includes footage from
the Zapatista’s historic re-enactment of the taking of San Cristobal,
the beginging of the Zapatista uprising, earlier this year. A very
inspiring video! We will also be showing "Retooling Dissent." Creative
Resistance Projects at the World Economic Forum, & Surveillance Report:
Enduring Search and Seizure. Plus... footage from local and
international protests against capitalism. 

Saturday, June 7: 
9:00 - Breakfast. 
10:00 - "International Anti-Capitalist Solidarity!" We will be
discussing ways to express our solidarity, in words and action, with the
people of Central and South America that are struggling against global
capitalism. This session will also focus on ways to help internationals
travel to Miami for the protest actions against the FTAA.  1:00 - Lunch
break. 
3:00 - "SHUTTING DOWN the FTAA in Miami." This session will focus on
building a strategy for disrupting, as much as possible, the FTAA
ministerial meeting. We hope to dialogue and formulate new strategies of
resistance to the meeting of global elites, with a focus on building
real autonomy into our actions.  6:00 - Dinner break. 
7:30 - Open space...(this space has been purposefully left open. We want
to create a space for participants to decide what takes place. We could
continue a prior session, create a new one, talk, play games, have
workshops... you decide!) 

Sunday, June 8: 
9:00 - Breakfast. 
10:00 - "Local Organizing Against the FTAA." We hope this session can be
used to share ideas on local organizing against the FTAA.  12:00 -
Closing Ceremony... Go home and organize against the FTAA in Miami! 
Miami... That’s where it started... That’s where it’s gonna end! Smash
Capitalism and the Free Trade Area of the Americas! 

REGISTER AT: ftaaconsulta at yahoo.com
 
(You will NOT be allowed into the building if you are not registered. NO
EXCEPTIONS! We are doing this for everyone’s safety and security.) Upon
registration you will be given directions to the meeting location. So
get in touch with us already... sheesh. 

----------PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY---------- Resist the Free Trade Area of
the Americas Anti-capitalist consulta: JUNE 7-8 This is a call for an
anti-capitalist coordinating/planning meeting to begin preparations for
actions against the FTAA ministerial meeting being held in Miami,
Florida on November 20-22, 2003. We hope that this consulta will be an
opportunity to build a broad based, diverse anti-capitalist response to
the ministerial. Within the framework of creative militant action we
hope to create new models of resistance that strengthen and revitalize
our anti-capitalist/anti-authoritarian community.  Who? Representatives
of affinity groups, student groups, community organizations, radical
labor organizations, collectives and all others opposed to capitalism
and the FTAA.  

Where? Louisville, Kentucky. When? Saturday June 7 and Sunday June 8
(with arrivals and introductions on Friday, June 6) 
Housing/child-care/space: We will be providing housing and will try our
hardest to get a place for everyone to sleep. However, space is limited.
The earlier you register, the more likely it is that you will get
housing. Child-care will also be provided. Also due to the space
restriction, we are asking that groups send the smallest number of
representatives possible to the consulta.  

REGISTER AT: mailto:ftaaconsulta at yahoo.com To attend the consulta, all
groups are required to register. Upon registration you will receive
housing, directions to the consulta space and updates if needed. Please
let us know what group you are from, the number of people in your group
and if you 1) don’t mind camping out. 2) want housing in a smoke free or
alcohol free location 3) need childcare 4) or any other special needs.
We will try to accommodate everyone.  -the enrag’es collective anti-ftaa
organizing troupe GLOBALIZE AUTONOMY -- GLOBALIZE RESISTANCE 
(For now we are adopting the statement of principals created by CASA for
the 2001 Summit of the Americas protests in Quebec City. If desired,
time will be schedule during the consulta to draft a new statement of
principles.)  Anti-Capitalist In opposition to the growing tentacles of
capitalist globalization, the Summit of the Americas Welcoming Committee
(CASA) aims to create an anti-capitalist platform for discussion and
action. No matter what form it has taken in history (liberal, statist,
mercantile, neo-liberal, or even "with a human face") capitalism has
always been about the domination of commodities over individuals.
Following the logic of profits, the capitalist system monopolizes all
social space, reducing human beings to simply producers/consumers, much
like the environment becomes only a multitude of resources ready for
exploitation.  -- Anti-Patriarchy From its origins, the capitalist
system was founded on patriarchal domination. Social relationships have
been interwoven by this centuries-old ideology that affects all aspects
of our lives. This ideological system creates a global system of
masculine-based tyranny. When even the existence of the ideology and
practice of feminism is more and more put into question, we reaffirm
that only a full understanding of structural oppression will allow us to
envisage a society that is radically equal.  -- Refusal of Hierarchy
It's clear that that such a project, radically equal, can only come
about in the absence of hierarchical dynamics. We don't just denounce
all forms of servitude and exploitation of individuals, groups and
peoples, but we believe in putting into practice this basic principle
within resistance groups themselves and in our day-to-day activities.
Hence, CASA offers a radical opposition to the Summit of the Americas
and similar processes by organizing in an anti-authoritarian manner.
Bringing together individuals, the Welcoming Committee is structured
around a democratic, open and decisional general assembly. Anyone in
accord with the values and principles of CASA are urged to actively
participate in accord with their respective affinities.  -- Autonomy
Aiming to create as many links as possible, with the goal of
strengthening networks of resistance, CASA is autonomous of all forms of
authority (parties, unions, etc.). We refuse to organize our actions in
view of its eventual mass media impact, which we consider to be a form
of disempowerment and subjection.  -- Non-reformist It is within the
perspective of a radical transformation of society that CASA adopts a
confrontational attitude and rejects reformist alternatives such as
lobbying within the framework of negotiations of free trade accords. We
regard these strategies as not being able to have a positive impact, and
we exclude use of these types of anti-democratic processes. -- Diversity
of Tactics Respecting a diversity of tactics, CASA supports the use of a
variety of creative initiatives, ranging from popular education to
direct action. 

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