Author: SpencerMann
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The US Congress has allocated $1.3 billion to the government of Colombia for a military intervention which was denominated Plan Colombia. The official purpose of this ‘Plan’ is to put an end to the illegal growing of coca by destroying … Continue reading
Free trade, racial oppression, and how we can respond
[The following is adapted from a presentation at the “From Protest to Resistance: a radical look at the FTAA” forum hosted by Anti-Racist Action. Toronto, January 25, 2001.] I’ve been asked to come here today to talk about the effects … Continue reading
Stick ’em up motherfucker! An anti-fascist perspective on the movements against global capitalism
On April 20-22, 2001, thousands of people will converge on Quebec City to oppose the Summit of the Americas, the so-called Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) and capitalism in general. Among them will be a strong contingent from … Continue reading
Anti-Racist Organizing: Reflecting on Lessons from Quebec City
“Parlez francais ici, hostie! Go back your country! Go back your country! C’est mon pays, pas ton pays.” [Translation: “Speak French here, &%$/*! Go back to your country! This is my country, not your country.”] These are the words a … Continue reading
Strategic Resistance Against Global Capitalism: lessons from a conference on strategy and anti-racism
“Our conversations are finally moving beyond anarchism 101”, he said. “It’s pretty exciting, isn’t it?” I responded. Facing challenging questions of radical political organizing was the goal of Strategic Resistance, a conference held August 3-5, 2001, in Los Angeles, California. … Continue reading
NGOs at World Conference Against Racism Target Globalization
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Many of the delegates attending the NGO forum of the World Conference Against Racism here in South Africa have been met with a big surprise. Most had been informed of the big controversy over including the … Continue reading
No Enemies In ‘Civil Society’
Life should have been a lot easier after September 11. After all, from that day on, those on America’s side are friends and the rest are foes. At least, it should have ended all discussion on ‘civil society’. But ‘civil … Continue reading
Doing things differently this time: Kananaskis G8 meeting and movement building
The next meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) is taking place in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, ‘canada’*. The previous G8 meeting in Genoa, Italy was the target of massive protests and intense police/state repression, in which 23 year old Carlo … Continue reading
Neoliberal Globalization: Cancún and Beyond
Segment From The Report: Neoliberal Globalization: Cancun and Beyond Click here to download the full PDF article. “The corporate caterpillars come into our backyards and turn the world to pocket change… They preach from the pulpit of the bottom line. … Continue reading
Like Prisons? You’ll Love Globalization. Like Globalization? You’ll Love Prisons
The connections between the prison industrial complex and corporate globalization The past five years have seen a dramatic upswing in activism in the United States against the varied manifestations of both the prison industrial complex (PIC) and corporate globalization. This … Continue reading
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