[OccupyComms] [INT] Re: [Occupy London] 15M 2012

Wed Jan 25 12:55:21 GMT 2012

exellent :)
https://n-1.cc/pg/pages/view/1072753

> Indeed. Here is a proposed call-out from the National Sheffield
> Conference;
> note it is still a work in progress but these are the dates we are working
> on to build for May15th, using the other call-out (including Chicago) to
> get the UK ball of mobilization rolling. I propose we discuss this a
> little
> bit on Saturday!
>
> Ragnhild x
>
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> *MAYDAY! MAYDAY! *
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> 1st May is International Worker’s Day, a day when millions of people all
> over the world assemble to bring attention to their conditions and right
> to
> meaningful work. This year, marches will be held in hundreds of countries
> and thousands of cities as the workers and families refuse to pay for the
> economic crises caused by greedy bankers and corrupt politicians.
>
>
>
> Times are hard. Jobs are cut, the social divide is growing, our essential
> services are being wiped out or else scraping for pennies. Schools,
> hospitals, and libraries are being closed.
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>
> We do not accept the cuts as either necessary or inevitable. Cuts will not
> tackle the fundamental problems in our economy – but they will make the
> challenges our communities face much, much worse.
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>
>
> It is up to us to solve the problem.
>
>
>
> This year, more than ever, Occupy calls on all workers - be they in the
> public or private sector, freelance or contract, employed or
> underemployed,
> full time or part time, paid or unpaid, in the home or out of if - to come
> together, discuss the issues that affect them and formulate plans for
> effective action. There are alternatives to living in the current
> financial
> system, that also provide necessary jobs and sustainable services.
>
>
>
> We are proposing Occupy Mayday as start to a fortnight in which we will
> Occupy Work, focusing on social and economic justice *as a viable
> alternative* – locally, nationwide, and worldwide.
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>
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> On 1st May, in solidarity with workers worldwide, we call for actions,
> small or large, to mark that people across the world stand together.
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>
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> This year, the British May Day Bank Holiday falls on the 7th. We will join
> unions across the country, as working people from all backgrounds,
> occupations, ethnic groups and current conditions.
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> 12th May will be a day of mass outreach, a weekend of building awareness
> and momentum. We will encourage local groups and communities to come
> together. Occupy Everywhere.
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>
> On 15th May, as the Spanish movement turns one year old, a mass strike is
> called worldwide. A march from Spain to Athens has already started,
> growing
> in numbers and engaging communities along their route.
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> As the marchers arrive in Athens, the cradle of democracy, we will join
> them in our own ways, in our countries. We must focus on the issues that
> underlie the current economic conditions; and how we can change them.
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>
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> We must set aside time for this discussion. We call on everyone to join us
> on 15th May:  stride out of your offices, classrooms, homes and pubs.
> Together we can discuss what we have lost - how the crisis affects us all,
> from town to city, country to country. This is a discussion the G8 will
> not
> be having when they meet in Chicago on the 19th May. *We *must decide what
> actions are needed in order to build the world we want.
>
>
>
> Its time to frame the future.  Join us.
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>
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> 2012/1/25 English Republican <englishrepublican at yahoo.com>
>
>> The most symbolic day for action is 1st May QED
>>
>>   *From:* Mark Barrett <marknbarrett at googlemail.com>
>> *To:* "occupylondon at groupspaces.com" <OccupyLondon at groupspaces.com>;
>> LondonInternationalCommission <
>> LondonInternationalCommission at groupspaces.com>;
>> occupycomms at email-lists.org; occupysheffield at email-lists.org;
>> oh15 at googlegroups.com; peoplesassemblies <
>> peoplesassemblies at googlegroups.com>; radical-europe <
>> radical-europe at listes.agora.eu.org>; makeouruniversity <
>> makeouruniversity at googlegroups.com>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 24, 2012 7:34 AM
>> *Subject:* [Occupy London] 15M 2012
>> **
>> Throughout this period of insurrection, from Iceland to the latest
>> upheavals in Russia and Hungary, if anything has become clear is the
>> advanced state of decay of political systems and their mechanisms of
>> representation ( they do not  represent us!), as well as / And their
>> subservience to capitalist command (rescue the people not the banks!)
>>  In 2011 we took to the streets, we recovered our voice in public spaces
>> to meet and share our dreams. We came together to make it clear that we
>> are
>> not goods in the hands of politicians and bankers, who precarize
>> austerity
>> policies further our lives and claim our fellow Greeks: we are not in
>> debt,
>> we do not pay, we do not sell ourselves!
>>  But what is even more important, we also share the desire to
>> re-appropriation of our lives and commons goods through direct
>> participation and joint management, and ultimately the desire for a
>> true
>> democracy in the service of the common.
>>  Following discussions in international forums, on-line and/as well
>> as face to face, it was decided that 12th May should be the next global
>> action day, and May 15, the day of a new transnational form  of
>> mobilization.
>>  Saturday 12M is proposed as a global day of action in which we again
>> take to the streets, either to take the squares, or for carrying out
>> specific actions that empower mass demonstrations
>>
>> In contrast, the 15M is intended as a global day of action, intervening
>> on
>> capital flows and mobility, while coordinating actions are launched
>> carrying the world to start walking in a new direction. It’s about
>> building
>> a new imagery to define new human relationships, economic, social, to
>> provide us with the transformation of power relations between
>> governments,
>> capitalist rule and societies.
>>  **
>> *For stimulating this process is proposed to convene a meeting (English
>> /
>> Castilian) in Mumble on Saturday January 28th.*
>>  Agenda: https://n-1.cc/pg/pages/view/1113990
>>  How to use Mumble:
>> http://takethesquare.net/2011/10/04/mumble-setup-walkthrough/
>> *Server: tomalaplaza.net*
>> *Room: #12M12 #15M12*
>>  Saturday January 28th:
>>  11:00 (UTC-8) West Coast of USA
>> 12:00 (UTC-7 MST, Arizona
)
>> 13:00 (UTC-6 Chicago,Texas)
>> 14:00 (UTC-5 New York/DC)
>> 16:00 (UTC-6 East Coast of Brazil)
>> 19:00 (UTC+0 Canarias and UK)
>> 20:00 (UTC+1 Europe)
>> 23:00 (UTC+3 Western Africa)
>>  This post is also available in:
>> Spanish<http://takethesquare.net/es/2012/01/23/encuentro-en-mumble-para-discutir-sobre-los-contenidos-de-mayo-12m12-15m12/>
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