Anti-capitalist Block at The Wave
Your Friendly Neighbourhood Anarchist | 01.12.2009 18:20 | COP15 Climate Summit 2009 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Globalisation | South Coast
The Wave will be lumped as a protest with a mixture of liberals and SWPers. Avoid being lumped with these lot (Unless you do fit those categories, of course!) and join the anti-capitalist block on Saturday 5th December.
On 7th December, world "leaders" will meet in Copenhagen to discus climate
change. The weekend before, and during the summit, protests will happen
worldwide, in solidarity with those in Copenhagen.
But what will this achieve? For too long liberals have held sway in the
ecological movement. They push for "Sustainable, Green Capitalism", but it
has become obvious that capitalism can NEVER be green. The Capitalist system
is inexorably tied up with environmental destruction, war, and oppression.
We need to show that an anti-capitalist presence exists. We need to distance ourselves from the authoritarian Greens and the liberals, neither group wants to do anything more than plead with the authorities to be a little bit nicer. When has this ever worked?! We need to take the anti-capitalist analysis -- that is so integral to any discussion of climate change -- to the streets.
It has been suggested that some anti-capitalists will make themselves visible and known to the main protest by joining them and handing out more radical literature, thought-provoking banners, etc. Bring your own!
Anti-authoritarian anti-capitalists of all sorts from all over the countryare encouraged to come out to the anti-capitalist block. (
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442477.html?c=on#comments)
Details:
TIME: 12:45pm
PLACE: London, Berkeley Square (come out of Green Park Tube Station, turn
left, and then left again up Berkeley St. Meet next to the statue in the
middle of the green)
See you on the streets!
[I am aware that this event has already been posted, but I feel should be especially visible on the indymedia page, it's well off the bottom now.]
change. The weekend before, and during the summit, protests will happen
worldwide, in solidarity with those in Copenhagen.
But what will this achieve? For too long liberals have held sway in the
ecological movement. They push for "Sustainable, Green Capitalism", but it
has become obvious that capitalism can NEVER be green. The Capitalist system
is inexorably tied up with environmental destruction, war, and oppression.
We need to show that an anti-capitalist presence exists. We need to distance ourselves from the authoritarian Greens and the liberals, neither group wants to do anything more than plead with the authorities to be a little bit nicer. When has this ever worked?! We need to take the anti-capitalist analysis -- that is so integral to any discussion of climate change -- to the streets.
It has been suggested that some anti-capitalists will make themselves visible and known to the main protest by joining them and handing out more radical literature, thought-provoking banners, etc. Bring your own!
Anti-authoritarian anti-capitalists of all sorts from all over the countryare encouraged to come out to the anti-capitalist block. (
https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/11/442477.html?c=on#comments) Details:
TIME: 12:45pm
PLACE: London, Berkeley Square (come out of Green Park Tube Station, turn
left, and then left again up Berkeley St. Meet next to the statue in the
middle of the green)
See you on the streets!
[I am aware that this event has already been posted, but I feel should be especially visible on the indymedia page, it's well off the bottom now.]
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