TOWARDS GE-G8
Document of the Italian Anarchist Federation (FAI) meeting

The logic of profit grinds human beings, social structures (schooling, health, social security etc.), guarantees and environment, next to an unchallenged domineering of the whole planet. The catching of capitalism goes in pair with the strengthening of State control. In home affairs control unfolds through emphasizing disciplinary methods, while on international level through multiplying of high and low intensity conflicts, significantly presented as international police operations (from Iraq to Columbia via former Yugoslavia).
IMF, WTO, NATO etc. are intergovernmental organisms. Sturdy cudgels inside the single states make sure that the agreements signed in transnational contexts are carried out. While the control of economy is transferred from state to international precincts, the punctual counterpoint is the increase of repressive conditions. The various Clubs of the rich and powerful are functional to weaving a texture of mastership on the whole surface of the earth, projecting economical, environmental, military policies of rule of the few in front of the vast majority of populations.
In particular, decades of policies launched in the yearly G8 summits (formerly G7) engendered consolidation of a pyramid of ferocious hierarchies on the planet – in fact we assist a wild and mindless rush heading to the top of the pyramid, in every domain with a concentration of powers in the hands of the few, quite often irresponsible and short-sighted, unable to go beyond the brutal pursue of mere personal or immediate interest, for themselves and their own reference elite in each of the 8 nations.
Together with OECD (grouping the 29 principal industrialized countries), with WB, MIF, IRB (the financial institutions that dictate the rhythms of outflow of money on earth), WTO (that regulates exchanges and services between nations), G8 is the organism chiefly responsible for the political strategies pursued on world scale by the Club-of-the-rich-and-powerful. These policies result in worsening the split of inequalities between nations, widening the shears of difference between a rich, military overwhelming, technologically advanced North – minority on the planet – and a South ever reduced to poverty, although all principal and most precious raw materials are located there – oil, gold, minerals and materials for the foremost technologies.
But also in the very heart of the Empire the gap between classes increases – precariousness of jobs, privatization of services, erosion of guarantees and of rights are common features in our daily panorama.

To stand up efficaciously against destructive, denying liberty policies of G8, WB, IMF, WTO etc., the promotion of radical and rooted struggles, able to create a steady connection of solidarity between exploited of North or South of the world, is needed.
With this outlook we consider of importance all mobilizations against the summits of the rulers of Earth, but emphasize as well the priority on international level of struggles in defense of environment, of liberty, of workers income – against military expenses and wars, discrimination and racism.
This glimpse on the new century seems to open a new perspective to anarchist action and proposals, protagonist, as they have been, of all struggles against globalization. But a jump forward is needed to follow a practice of decreasing the importance of the spectacular, while building sound proposals. And it must be done in hurry, before street protest against summits be transformed in a periodically celebrated rite. A strong network of solidarity needs being woven, not only virtual but a concrete real one, molding the critical mass, but at the same time behaving as all-penetrating dust to jam the hellish machinery of the rulers.

Anarchist ageainst G8 site:
 http://www.ecn.org/csoapinelli/Sitonog8/