[OccupyComms] [Occupy London] Fwd: [Assemblies] London - Corporations Statement 10th March 2012

Mon Mar 12 20:38:20 GMT 2012

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On 12 Mar 2012 19:31, "Mark Barrett" <marknbarrett at googlemail.com> wrote:

> *The Corporations Group's following Statement reached consensus at the
> London General Assembly on 10th March 2012*
>  **
> [please forward to assemblies and occupations worldwide]
>
> We live in a world where some people and corporations have more power and
> influence than entire nations. According to Forbes 500 magazine, 64% of the
> top 175 economic entities in 2011 were corporations. With its relentless
> pursuit of profit at all cost, the present corporate system fits the
> definition of a psychopath, driving the rapid destruction of our society
> and the natural environment.
>
> Two of the worst corporate criminals, Xstrata and Glencore, are attempting
> to merge into one $90 billion commodities juggernaut. These companies have
> been accused of grossly unethical and illegal activities, such as
> complicity in the deaths of activists and indigenous peoples protesting
> against their mines, aggravated corruption and the theft of billions of
> dollars in revenue from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo etc.
> This “soiled wedding” must be stopped.
>
> Occupy London Corporations Working Group is embarking on a full-scale
> offensive to bring these corporations to justice and end the increasing
> centralisation and capitalisation of multi-national corporate power. We
> call on all protesters and occupations around the world who have
> information or wish to be involved in this campaign to contact us at
> corporationswg at gmail.com
>
> Upon request we are happy to maintain confidentiality over any material
> sent to us (alternative contact details can be set up once communicating
> with the above email address)
>
>
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>  Note: the above statement was endorsed by the London General Assembly on
> March 10th 2012 http://occupylsx.org/?cat=21 and is their second GA
> endorsed statement. Their first statement follows:
>  *Corporations Statement*
>
> *This initial statement of Occupy London’s Corporations Working Group
> reached consensus at the General Assembly by St Paul’s Cathedral on 25th
> November 2011.*
>  Of the world’s 100 largest economic entities in 2000, 51 were
> corporations and 49 were countries. [1]
>
> With its relentless pursuit of profit at all cost, the present corporate
> system fits the definition of a psychopath, driving the rapid destruction
> of our society and the natural environment. [2] This is done only to
> benefit a small minority and not the needs of the 99 per cent. The way
> corporations and governments are intertwined fundamentally undermines
> democracy. Corporations are rarely transparent or accountable to the
> people. This corporate system is broken and we call on the people to
> reclaim their power and bring about a radical and immediate change.
>
> We propose these following points as first steps towards this:
>
> Globally, corporations deprive the public purse of hundreds of billions of
> pounds each year, leaving insufficient funds to provide people with fair
> living standards. *We must abolish tax havens and complex tax avoidance
> schemes, and ensure corporations pay tax that accurately reflects their
> real profits.*
>
> Corporate lobbying subverts our democracy. Last year corporations spent £2
> billion influencing the British government. We believe exploitative
> corporate lobbying has no place in a democratic society. *Legislation to
> ensure full and public transparency of all corporate lobbying activities
> must be put in place. This should be overseen by a credible and independent
> body, directly accountable to the people.*
>
> The existing system of corporate sanctions allows executives and board
> members to avoid individual responsibility for the consequences of their
> actions and inactions. Those directly involved in the decision-making
> process must be held personally liable for their role in the misdeeds of
> their corporations and duly charged for all criminal behaviour.
>
> A welcome development at Occupy London is that many people working within
> these corporations have communicated support for our concerns. We encourage
> anyone to come forward and offer their opinions, or any relevant
> information, either openly or confidentially, to add to this discussion.
>
> We recognise that corporate employees may feel like they do not have the
> power alone to create change, but by welcoming them into talks with Occupy
> London and working together, we can create a socially responsible and
> sustainable economic system.
>
> Notes
> [1] Sales: Fortune, July 31, 2000. GDP: World Bank, World Development
> Report 2000
> [2] http://www.thecorporation.com/index.cfm?page_id=47,
> http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0218-01.htm
>
> http://occupyLSX.org/?page_id=2843
>
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