Working with other anti-G8 forces?- Scottish ESF meeting

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Hello,
Let me say first that I am not necessarily endorsing this meeting, or in any way involved in!!! I just thought people should know about it!. Anyway here is a message I just recieved from Dundee Trades Union Council.

 DundeeTuc@groups.msn.com Subject: [esf-uk-info] G8 Planning .

G8 Gleneagles

Quote:
"People are starting to discuss what we should do around the G8. A likely theme/slogan is 'Make Poverty History.'

The Scottish Mobilisation Committee for the European Social Forum, which includes 18 organisations, have organised a meeting specifically to discuss the G8. Please let as many organisations as possible know that this is taking place.

This will be on Wednesday 14th July, 7.30pm, Pakistan Community Centre (upstairs), 45 Annandale Street, (Off Leith Walk. Corner of Annandale Street and East London Street), Edinburgh."


see also
 http://www.tehost.abelgratis.co.uk/

They also say, on this website:

Quote:
"Our aspiration is to have a coalition for all organisations who wish to plan for peaceful activities. Please let as many organisations as possible know that this s taking place. This will be on Wednesday 14th July, 7.30pm, Pakistan Community Centre (upstairs), 45 Annandale Street, (Off Leith Walk. Corner of Annandale Street and East London Street), Edinburgh.

Organisations involved in the SMC so far include: Globalise Resistance Scotland; Dundee Trades Union Council; Scottish Churches Industrial Mission; Glasgow NUJ; TGWU 7/151 Scottish Housing branch; Positive Action in Housing; Poverty Alliance; Edinburgh Stop the War Coalition; Scottish Left Review; Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign; Stirling University Stop the War Group; James Connolly Society; Edinburgh CND; Scottish Human Rights Centre, Global Concerns Trust, Scottish Socialist Party; Scottish Green Party; World Development Movement Glasgow; No Sweat. The STUC is also supporting the mobilisation".


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Comment from Dissent/enrager Forum:

This obviously represents people like the SWP/GR, Trades Union officials, Churches, NGO'o with a very different organisational and political style to those around 'Dissent' who endorse PGA hallmarks (!).

However, I don't think a war against them would be productive.

We have to acknowledge that people will have different ways to confront the G8, and different styles.

Some will want to organise in non-hierachical decentralised networks and take direct action.

Others will want to organise large, legal (ish), conventional marches and rallies, with 'respectable' organisations like Trades Unions, Churches, NGO's.

I think we need a hybrid of all of these and more.

By any (and all) means necessary!

People need to find out what other parallell but different mobilisations are doing.... and see how it can fit togther, rather than setting one up against the other.

lets call it joined up resistance?