Next Sunday, the 30th of January the president of the World Bank is due to visit Dublin. The President Mr. James Wolfensohn is here to talk to the World Council of Churches
Protesting the G8 in Scotland
WSM members will be travelling with Dissent Ireland to the protests against the G8 in Scotland this July. Why not come along with us - check out the Dissent Ireland web site for details of buses etc
Internet Review: Dissent Network
Against the G8
The Dissent! Network was formed to provide a networking tool to
co-ordinate radical resistance to the upcoming G8 (the 7 richest
countries in the world plus Russia) Summit in Scotland. The network
was founded in the autumn of 2003
Zapatistas: An Inspirational
Decade On
The importance of their rebellion is not in the brief military
struggle that took place 11 years ago but in the society they have
built in the years since.
Our globalisation -
Fighting Global Capitalism
The world's 225 richest people have a combined wealth equal to the
combined annual income of the world's 2.5 billion poorest people.
Is Bill Gates really worth
14,000,000 people?
Bill Gates, the richest man on earth, earned over 14 million dollars
a day from the increasing value of his Microsoft shares alone. Yet
over one billion people on this planet live on less than one dollar a
day
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TheoryBashing the Black
Bloc? Has the Black Block
tactic reached the end of its usefulness? by Severino
(Barricada Collective) Where to Now?
Anti-capitalist protest - global and local by Gregor
Kerr Capitalist Globalisation
and Imperialism Globalisation: the
end of the age of imperialism? The anarchist economic
alternative to globalisation Beyond the 'Days of
action against global capital' And the Wall came
down? Sweatshops,
unions and Fortress Europe The media and the anti
capitalist globalisation movement - Learning from
Nice Fighting Global
Capitalism ..What sort of movement do we need? Thinking about
anarchism - Democracy, majority rule, and autonomy Direct Action |
Summit protests and
networks Revolutionary Anarchism
and the Anti-Globalization Movement The Social
Forums: Abandon or Contaminate?
.  Review: No Logo Review: Globalise
this Restructuring and
resistance: Diverse voices of struggle in western
Europe
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Articles on Ireland and the war on Iraq
Articles on war and imperialism
Articles on the European Union
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Review: We Are
Everywhere
We Are Everywhere is a collection of articles, photos and
interviews about the past decade of global anti-capitalist
resistance. What marks this book out is that all the contributors are
activists
Review: No Global - The People of
Ireland Versus the multinationals
No Global appears at a vital time. Anyone who wants to see how the
bigger picture has unfolded to date can read in detail about the
numerous struggles. But No Global is less clear and less persuasive
when it comes to dissecting the political ideas within the
environmental movement and the problems these caused
Bleeding Education Dry
OECD Report Advocates Increased Fees, More Inequality
Bertie's European Act
Over the next six months you will be hearing a lot about the European
Union (EU). Part of the reason for this is that Ireland is taking
over 'The Presidency' of the EU, but the other part is that in June
elections will be held for the European 'parliament' in Brussels.
What is the World Economic
Forum?
The WEF has been described as the first "'true International of
capital". It's widely credited with being the organizing force
behind capitalist globalisation
Against the WTO - Against
capitalism
The problem with the World Trade Organisation is not simply a problem
of bad decisions, it is a problem with capitalism itself. The
decisions of the WTO may often seem to be crazy to ordinary people
but to business they make sense. It represents the continued
ascendancy of profit over people
TRIPS and the WTO - killing
millions for massive profits
The World Trade Organisation's Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) was created to allow
multinational corporations to demand that
their 'ownership' of intellectual patents be respected in all
countries.
The Euro: the root of all
evil?
It makes no sense for us to oppose the EU on the basis of some sort
of return to national sovereignty. Rather we must look for ways to
create our globalisation agenda out of the process. The protests at
the European Summits are proving one way of doing this
The WTO and GATS
According to the WTO, the GATS agreements cover 160 services' sector.
What few people realised when the deal was first done is that the
GATS also includes healthcare, education, housing, water, waste
management and other basic services usually run by government
agencies.
From the Czech Republic: Why we
organise against the IMF
The Czech anarchist organisation Solidarita/Organisation of
Revolutionary Anarchists is working as part of INPEG, the Czech
alliance organising the protests in Prague this September. Vadim
Barek, Solidarita's international secretary explains what the IMF
means to workers in the Czech republic and why they are organising
against the summit.
The World Bank and its
actions
Right now across the world, the lives of millions of people are in
the hands of two of the most powerful financial institutions ever
created - the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank
(WB)
What is wrong with the
G8
The G8 summits effectively decide what sort of world you and your
children will live in. Behind closed doors decisions are made that
mean our environment is sacrificed to profit, our health service is
run down and privatised and millions of people continue to die for
want of clean water and basic medicine. [
PDF file]
Is the emperor wearing
clothes?
A review of Negri and Hardt's book Empire from an anarchist
perspective, this started off as a talk for the Dublin WSM branch
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The globalisation we
demand
Has it ever struck you as a little odd that the same governments that
claim to stand for globalisation are busy erecting expensive fences
along their borders to keep people out?
The Business of
Brutality
Weapons Conference in Dublin - Less Lethal, More Repressive
Restlesness in the Andes
The Bolivian people suffer from one of the most blatant and shameless
exploitations in the world by both their local and foreign rulers.
They have a long tradition of organisation and direct action.
Haiti and US Terrorism
Haiti has long suffered from Uncle Sam's interventions. Born through
slaves' revolts against their French masters, Haiti was the first
black republic in the world -1804 - and for that has paid a high
price.
Oct 11th 2001 - Gardai
attack globalisation protest at Dublin's Burlington hotel
A protest against an international privitisation conference at
Dublin's Burlington hotel turned violent when the Gardai (Irish
police) attacked protesters with batons. They were aided by a number
of non uniformed men armed with sticks and torches
March 13th 2002-
First Case against
Burlington protestor dismissed in Dublin district court!
As many off you probably know 14 people were arrested for at an anti
privitisation demo at the Burlington hotel last October. The first
full hearing came up today., I wasn't a witness so I got to sit
through the whole thing and study the machinations of the capitalist
justice system at district court level in great detail!
July 10th 2002 - Court
Report - Burlington Cases
A court report on the continuing prosecution of activists arrested at
the Burlington hotel anti-privitisation protests in Oct 2001.
Big Black Coffin laying
on the steps of Greek house
Report on Dublin solidarity protest with Thessaloniki 7
French Workers Take on their
bosses [1996]
The strike wave that rocked France in the closing month of 1995 is
yet another example of the great fighting spirit of the French
working class. Yet when we look at the causes of the strike and the
relative weakness of French workplace organisation the question that
emerges is 'if they can do it, why can't we'?
The unemployed are on the
march [1997]
A European March against Unemployment, Job Insecurity and Exclusion
has been called by a wide coalition of unions, unemployed and
political groups. Eleven separate legs of the march will arrive in
the centre of Amsterdam on the afternoon of June 14th, to coincide
with a European Union Inter-governmental Conference
Vote no to
Nice
Ireland votes down the Nice treaty
Africa, anarchism & neo-liberalism
Many African countries are chronically broke. They must regularly borrow money to finance the public sector and to service their existing debt. The IMF is willing to provide loans as long as the government will carry out a neo-liberal reform package, known as a Structural Adjustment Program (SAP).
Jan 2001 - An Irish anarchist in Africa
The previous international secretary of the WSM, Chekov Feeney, spent 2000 travelling over land through Africa. His personal diary accounts of each country is now online
The anarchist struggle in South America [In French]
Anarchists are once again on the march, their voices are being heard in mass social movements after many years of silence, and their message of self-organisation against capitalism is being listened to by an ever growing number of workers.
10 years after the Gulf War - Their New World Order is as deadly as ever
10 years after the Gulf War offically ended Britain and the US continue to bomb Iraq. It only occasionally gets into the headlines, normally when civilians are killed.
Report of EU summit (2002)
Copenhagen protests
In December protests were held at the EU summit in Copenhagen
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After the
Dust Settles - Lessons from the Summit Protests
Despite the very real problems associated with the idea of 'summit
hopping' and spectacular protest these manifestations have provided a
public face of anarchism and at least as importantly have given
anarchists an opportunity to work together
Dublin 2004 EU summit protests
Media Mayhem -
Anarchists and the Mass Media
This article examines the mainstream media and looks at the various
factors which ensure that it effectively works as a propaganda tool
for the powerful. It looks at ways in which anarchists can deal with
this situation, by creating our own media, but also by challenging
the hostility that they habitually encounter from the mainstream. It
is mostly based on the experience of the 2004 Mayday protests in
Dublin.
Playing the Media Game
Perhaps the two biggest problems in dealing with the media are firstly that the media can, through the questions they ask and the pressures they bring, begin to set the political agenda of the group. Secondly servicing the media machine can take up all a group's time and energy (to the detriment of the other activity).
May 1st - The long march on
Farmleigh
In terms of the development of a libertarian movement in Ireland the
march on the EU summit at Farmleigh will probably be seen as a
turning point. For the first time the movement mobilized large number
of people from outside its own ranks, in a demonstration that was in
direct defiance of the Irish governments attempt to ban such
demonstrations.
Seville 2002 Europan Summit protests
The Seville 2002 EU summit
protests [with photos]
An Irish anarchist reports from the European Summit protests in
Seville
Libertarian
call to Sevilla 2002
The European Union, the War Machine against Social Rights an
international anarchist statement for Seville
From Barcelona to
Seville
Time was when an EU summit was every leader's wet dream. But not any
more. The EU summit in Barcelona over the 9 to the 16 of March saw
between 250,000 and 600,000 people take to the streets!
Irish anarchists and the
Seville protest
The protests in Seville on the weekend of June 20th against the
European summit are liable to be the largest globalisation protests
to date. Anarchists from Ireland will be at the protests and in
Dublin (and maybe elsewhere) we are arranging solidarity activity
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International anarchist
statement on the Laeken Summit in Brussles
The Workers Solidarity Movement has signed this international
anarchist statement in opposition to the EU Brussles Summit
What did you hear about
Genoa?
One of the interesting things to do with rolling news-coverage, such
as on Sky News, is to watch how the spin changes in the course of the
day.
What happened at the G8
Protests in Genoa
An account from an Irish anarchist who was with the Black Block. Also
available as a PDF file for
you to print out and distribute
Against the slavery
of the G8
Anarchist Communist statement against the G8 that is being
distributed at the Genoa protests
WS66 - Irish campaigner
arrested and beaten
The most frightening experience involved my arresting Carabinari
attempting to stab me. When this happened my mind thought of people
who had died of gunshot wounds in French detention and for a moment I
did question my future
July 17th - Irish anarchist reports
from Genoa [with pictures]
A four section report with around 50 photos from an Irish anarchist
in Genoa
July 23rd - What did you
hear about Genoa?
Review of TV coverage of the Genoa G8 protests by an Irish anarchist
looking at the assumptions made by the media coverage.
July 24th -
Demonstrations in
solidarity with Genoa anti G8 demonstrations in Dublin
Monday 23rd July saw two separate demonstrations take place outside
the Italian embassy on Northumberland Road. Both had been called to
protest the savage repression of the anti - G8 Protests in Genoa.
July 28th - March in
Dublin in solidarity with Genoa protests [with pictures]
I would estimate that there was about 300 people there. I noticed a
number of Globalise Resistance placards which read "Remember Carlo
Guialini &endash; Free Joe Moffat."
It didn't start in Seattle, it
won't end in Genoa
Over the last two years a movement has been growing all over the
world that seeks to end the rule of the banks. It didn't start in
Seattle when the World Trade Organisation congress was blockaded in
November 1999. It won't end in Genoa in July when massive protests
will take place against the G8 summit.
Review: Berlusconi's
Mousetrap
In July 2001 over a quarter of a million people gathered to protest
against the G8 in Genoa. The Italian state responded to these
demonstrations with violent repression. Eighteen thousand cops were
drafted into the city; they beat and gassed thousands of people off
the streets, arrested hundreds and shot one young Italian man in the
head.
FTAA Quebec
Along with 18 other anarchist groups we signed the International Anarchist Communist Anti-FTAA Declaration, Québec 2001 distributed at the demonstrations against the FTAA summit in Quebec over the weekend of the 21st April 2001
Prague
Victory in Prague - IMF and World
Bank closed down
Amongst the protesters on the early evening of S26 the sense of
victory was something you could almost pluck out of the air. We
marched into the city centre led by an anarchist Samba band from
Seattle and fire breathers. Locals waved from their balconies and
tram drivers rang their bells as we passed
A World Bank economist on the S26 protests
Czech
anarchists and the S26 Prague protests against the World
Bank/IMF
This is the text of the talk given in early October 2000 by Vadim
Barák, international secretary of Solidarita as part of
his Irish and British speaking tour
Three talks given at the Prague counter summit by WSM member Andrew Flood
September 26th - Irish eyewitness report on S26 demonstration in Prague [In French] [In German]
I had chosen to march with the anarchist block that headed up (and indeed comprised the majority of) the blue march. The front of this was taken up by Czech anarchists followed by anarchist from the other Eastern European countries numbering perhaps a thousand in all. Holding the banners down one side of the march and taking position behind the eastern Europeans were anarchists from all the western European countries and a large number of automnen from Germany. This anarchist block probably numbered at least 3,000
September 26th - Cork S26 demo: "Oon Da Maall"
The march was led by a large wooden coffin to symbolised the massive misery and death that has been caused by capitalism throughout the world
September 23rd - Anti-fascist march in Prague
The antifascist march was dominated by anarchist flags and banners as anarchist from at least 10 eastern and western European countries took part.
September 12th - S26 in Ireland and the origins of the anti-capitalist movement
Report of work Irish anarchists in the Workers Solidarity Movement are carrying out in preparation for the S26 Global day of action and some speculation on the origins on the new anti-capitalist movement.
Anarchist globalisation after Prague S26
From J18 City of London, to N30 Seattle, S11 Melborne, S26 Prague; these are all dates that signify a growing movement of international opposition to capitalism. I took part in the S26 demonstrations in Prague which succeeded in disrupting the IMF congress there.
Against the WTO - Against capitalism
September 12th 2000 - S26 in Ireland and the origins of the anti-capitalist movement
Report of work Irish anarchists in the Workers Solidarity Movement are carrying out in preparation for the S26 Global day of action and some speculation on the origins on the new anti-capitalist movement.
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A bosses Europe or an anarchist
Europe?
The Nice treaty offers us a bosses Europe, we want an anarchist
Europe
'Libertarians against Nice'
launched
LAN is a network of groups and individuals across Ireland campaigning
against the Nice treaty from a libertarian perspective
Nice and Nationalism
We desire a global world where national boundaries are of as little
relevance as parish boundaries today. We oppose all forms of
nationalism that try and set the people of one country above the
people of another
Ireland and the Nice treaty
Very detailed analysis of the Treaty
The Nice Treaty
and globalisation
A look at the corporate agenda behing the Nice treaty and in
particular at Article 133
The Nice treaty and
the extension of police powers
Given the growing spying by EU police on globalisation activists and
the oppression of immigrants the is reason to be concerned by the
extension of police power in Nice
The Nice
treaty, the EU, militarism and Ireland
The Nice treaty provides for the non-NATO EU states into the military
alliance by transferral of defence responsibilities, including
'peacemaking', from NATO's WEU to the EU
Fortress Europe
and the effects of the Nice Treaty
If the Nice treaty is passed decisions to impose sanctions on third
world countries if they refused to cooperate with "migrant
management", would have to be accepted by all member states once
agreed by the European Council by qualified majority.
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The media and the anti capitalist globalisation movement - Learning from Nice
You may remember back in early December the news being dominated for several nights by coverage of the European Summit in Nice. An endless stream of politicians and political experts offered us their opinions on what new voting arrangements might be introduced. You might even be aware that there was some opposition on the streets of Nice to the summit, on December 7th most TV news items started with brief footage of a bank being set on fire
December 7th - Battle starts outside European summit in Nice
Mainstream press sites and the wire services are carrying reports that battles have broken out between the protesters in Nice and the riot police guarding the European Summit.
International anarchist
statement for the counter-summit in Nice
signed by Workers Solidarity Movement (Ireland) and group from the
Lebanon, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Argentina, Brazil,
Italia, USA, Canada and the Czech Republic [ In
French][In
Italian][In
Spanish] [In
Turkish]
May 1st 2001- May Day stock exchange protest [with photos]
May Day saw a very successful and well attended demonstration that forced the Dublin Stock Exchange to shut early
April 7th 2001 - Protest outside US embassy against Bush's withdrawal from Kyoto agreement [with photos]
About 60 people picketed the US embassy
August 5th - Report of Reclaim the Streets action
With no immediate or obvious leadership our motley crew of 50 or so activists and entertainers led off by a man with much skill on the juggling fire brand block the road
by krossphader
September 26th - Cork S26 demo: "Oon Da Maall"
The march was led by a large wooden coffin to symbolised the massive misery and death that has been caused by capitalism throughout the world
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