[OccupyComms] Fwd: Fw: [Occupy London] 15M 2012

Fri Jan 27 07:51:41 GMT 2012

 FYI
*Subject: *Re: [Occupy London] 15M 2012

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! *

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.

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.

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.

On 1st May, in solidarity with workers worldwide, we call for actions,
small or large, to mark that people across the world stand together.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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