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

Mon Mar 12 21:03:16 GMT 2012

+1 Tina, spot on!

On 12 March 2012 20:38, Tina Louise <tinalouise at gmail.com> wrote:

> Beautiful work +1
> 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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>> El texto esta en ingles, encuentras la traduccion en espanhol debajo:
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