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Mass 11.10 Walkabout?

Avocada | 18.09.2008 17:05 | SOCPA | Technology | Terror War | Zapatista | London | World

Call to mass action Saturday 11th October against the surveillance state in
solidarity with activists all around the world.

 http://www.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/content/view/242/144/



S: Why not another 'walkabout' around the entire area?

M: That could certainly work! The Yard is right on the edge of the SOCPA zone so we can play around with it. Hokey Cokey - in out in out, shake it all about. SOCPA tour anyone? So far, good interest: and we have music and food coming. Please forward the info! Could be a really good way to launch a monthly civil liberties mobilisation. PS Would be great to get this on some non-activist lists. Cheers y Abrazos

Freedom not Fear 2008 Oct 11 !!

A broad movement of campaigners and organizations is calling on everybody to
join action against excessive surveillance by governments and businesses. On 11
October 2008, concerned people in many countries will take to the streets, the
motto being "Freedom not fear 2008". Peaceful and creative action,
from protest marches to parties, will take place in many capital cities.
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Assemble 1pm at New Scotland Yard

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Surveillance mania is spreading. Governments and businesses register, monitor
and control our behaviour ever more thoroughly. No matter what we do, who we
phone and talk to, where we go, whom we are friends with, what our interests
are, which groups we participate in - "big brother" government and
"little brothers" in business know it more and more thoroughly. The
resulting lack of privacy and confidentiality is putting at risk the freedom of
confession, the freedom of speech as well as the work of doctors, helplines,
lawyers and journalists.

The manifold agenda of security sector reform encompasses the convergence of
police, intelligence agencies and the military, threatening to melt down the
division and balance of powers. Using methods of mass surveillance, the
borderless cooperation of the military, intelligence services and police
authorities is leading towards the construction of "Fortresses" in
Europe and on other continents, directed against refugees and different-looking
people but also affecting, for example, political activists, the poor and
under-priviledged, and sports fans.
People who constantly feel watched and under surveillance cannot freely and
courageously stand up for their rights and for a just society. Mass surveillance
is thereby threatening the fabric of a democratic and open society. Mass
surveillance is also endangering the work and commitment of civil society
organizations.

Surveillance, distrust and fear are gradually transforming our society into one
of uncritical consumers who have "nothing to hide" and - in a vain
attempt to achieve total security - are prepared to give up their freedoms. We
do not want to live in such a society!

We believe the respect for our privacy to be an important part of our human
dignity. A free and open society cannot exist without unconditionally private
spaces and communications.

The increasing electronic registration and surveillance of the entire
population does not make us any safer from crime, costs millions of Euros and
puts the privacy of innocent citizens at risk. Under the reign of fear and blind
actionism, targeted and sustained security measures fall by the wayside, as well
as tackling peoples' actual daily problems such as unemployment and poverty.

In order to protest against security mania and excessive surveillance we will
take to the streets in capital cities in many countries on 11 October 2008. We
call on everybody to join our peaceful protest. Politicians are to see that we
are willing to take to the streets for the protection of our liberties!

Assemble 1pm at New Scotland Yard with pots, pans and
other stuff to make some noise!!

 http://www.ecln.org
www.statewatch.org
www.peopleincommon.org

Please forward this to likely people

Avocada
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What do you think a peaceful noisey demo will achieve?

19.09.2008 08:59

I completely understand the necessity for people to take action against the big brother state
but please what the fuck is another peaceful pots and pans demo with a couple of dozen people going to achieve. Remember the million and half anti war A to B demo that achieved fuck all except make the state realize they can do what ever they want as the most the people will do is march from A to B. No these are not the rants of an armchair activist what We need proper direct action in what ever form it takes and we need to act now but we will never achieve anything by showing the politicians how completely inadequate and servile we are!!



@narchist


You know you want it

19.09.2008 15:30

The plan under discussion is to use 11th October as a launch-pad for a monthly civil liberties mobilisation of some kind. I know it feel hopeless but there really is a good chance we can build an anarchist-libertarian (or what the public might call direct democracy) movement this way, using already established networks and the cause of civil liberty as our rallying aim; it really can unite people who don't normally work totether i've seen it happen already. The elite are in a right mess now and now's the perfect time to build something decent.

If we work together I'd suggest as first step we aim to encourage a regular mobilisation, ideally nationwide at town halls and/or cop shops depending if it's a week day or week end. And we could do special ones at the HO for those in detention, and build a really powerful coalition.

Wouldn't success in this, with a combination of food sharing + militancy be accessible to the wider public + send out appropriate signals about our aims, through both means and ends?

We can make it clear from the outset we are struggling to achieve not just the dismantling of the security state in all its manifestions but also the construction of new grassroots structures for collective power - eg collective local ownership of assets (like buildings, land, housing and ultimately decision-making) a new 'from below' constitution. See Right to the City:  http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2116572951

I am frustrated and impatient too. But I think it has been shown in the past that a lot really is possible if we use non-violent direct action, stay disciplined and patient to the cause of self-determination. That doesn't mean there won't be moments for more militant means. Anyone up for a bit of camera liberation..?

But seriously I agree it's important to build numbers, get assertive and go beyond gesture politics but also don't we need to be v.clear about what we are aiming for, and the means we are going to employ in solidarity together to achieve it? Otherwise our actions, however militant will mean nothing, they will just be sound and fury. Worse, they will fail to engage the wider public. So if we are to employ genuine militancy it needs to be very skilfull indeed. Else they will just use it as a stick to beat us over the heads with.

By contrast if we make good use of the 11th and other civil liberties / direct action events coming up (see calendar at  http://www.peopleincommon.org ) we could really do a lot in 12 months. People all over the country know there is a clampdown and it affects everyone in some way - via surveillance and other means - so we need to grab hold of that fact and turn it to the movement's advantage. One event is not much, but if we build regularly..

A genuine liberties movement would ensure the message reaches those in power and the people as a whole as you suggest. So NEXT October there will be rather a lot more people than a handful gathering in Westminster with pots, pans and food for all (for FNF 2009) and much else besides. But this, like all political organising, take patience.

So please help make the 11th a good launch pad. Discuss it on your lists, and here too. That way the idea will get clearer and people will be inspired to take part. On the 11th we can act and celebrate our struggle together, + hopefully cause some mischief to boot. But also, we can discuss this all further and plan the next one then, and the one after that too. So the initiative gets better and better with time.

If we do it right we will make the movement genuinely cross-class and accessible. And we will win people over from merely looking after their own to the wider struggle for a better model (of organising society) with all the ramifications for the wider world this entails.

In solidarity
Companer@ Avocado

Avocada


Camera lib

24.09.2008 19:29

Like the idea of "camera liberation" very much!

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