The Gatherings for Humanity and against Neoliberalism
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"... a collective network of all our particular struggles and
resistance's. An intercontinental network of resistance against
neoliberalism, an intercontinental network of resistance for
humanity.
..This intercontinental network of resistance is not
an organising structure; it doesn't have a central head or decision
maker; it has no central command or hierarchies. We are the network,
all of us who resist."
Neoliberalism is the name given by many the world over to the latest
stage of capitalism. It labels a system where the value of human life
is measured only by its ability to produce wealth for the elite. It
labels a system where capital has all rights and freedom of movement
while workers have no right and only the freedom of movement granted
to us by the power. It labels a system which belives itself to be
supreme, 'the end of history'. It labels a system that in its
confidence of victory no longer sees a need to make concessions to
protect itself.
Neoliberalism has suffered many setbacks in recent years, most
notably perhaps in the December 1995 strikes in France. There is a
widespread recognition of the need for a global fightback, but one
fundamentally different from the vanguard led international
organisations of the past. As a result of this need in July of 1996
some 3,000 activists from 43 countries travelled to the remote junges
and moutnain of the Mexican South-East to take part in the
'1st
Intercontinental Encounter for Humanity and against
Neoliberalism'. This gathering had been called by and was hosted
by the
Zapatistas
(EZLN) who had been in rebellion against the Mexican state since
January 1st 1994 when NAFTA, a keystone of neoliberalism on the
American continent came into effect.
From this meeting came the idea of the global network referred to
in the quote above. These pages record the development of this
network, the encounters that have been held as part of it, the
documents that have been produced and links to the organising
activity that has emerged since.
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This counter was put up on the 8th November
1996,. Please link to these pages so more people can get
involved in building the global networks.
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Fast introduction
The
First
Intercontinental Gathering for Humanity and Against Neoliberalism
[With pictures]
Dreaming
of a Reality where the past and present meet the future {the 2nd
encounter}
Detailed information
The First intercontinental
encounter for Humanity and Against Neoliberalism [Chiapas,
Mexico 1996]
The Second
intercontinental encounter for Humanity and Against Neoliberalism
[Spain 1997]
Other
encounters for Humanity and Against Neoliberalism
Papers submitted to
the encounters
Links to organisations
& organising work flowing from the encounters
Getting involved
Details of other individuals and
organisations 'for Humanity and against Neoliberalism'
Details of the encounter2 email
list
Contact