Category: Resisting Colonialism
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A nation of immigrants: This is a convenient myth developed as a response to the 1960s movements against colonialism, neocolonialism, and white supremacy. The ruling class and its brain trust offered multiculturalism, diversity, and affirmative action in response to demands … Continue reading
India, the WTO and capitalist globalization
BHOPAL, INDIA, January 13, 2000 – Mike Moore, the shell-shocked Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), is visiting India this week to meet with “top officials and business leaders”. It’s all part of a concerted attempt at damage control … 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
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
The WSF Revisited: Back to Basics?
[This article was originally written as my regular commentary for ZNet. ZNet declined to publish it. It is published here without any changes. The article raises important questions about the direction of the “New Social Movements” from “Third World” perspectives.] … Continue reading
Justice and Survival: A Forum on Building Movements to Stop War
At the National Conference on Organized Resistance in Washington D.C. Catalyst Project brought together anti-war organizers to share their thinking on movement strategy. Max Elbaum, a former leader in Students for a Democratic Society in the 1960s and a current … Continue reading
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