[Street] World Social Forum calls for global anti-corporate protest in June

Kevin Maley kevinmaley at gmail.com
Mon Jan 30 18:07:47 EST 2012


Hi everyone,

I am sure some people have heard this already but the World Social Forum is
calling for a Global Day of Action on June 5th; the same time as the RIO+20
Summit. I think its something we should strongly support, who is down to
help plan? The WSF is an annual global meeting of social justice movements
intentionally coinciding with the annual meeting of the world's economic
elite in Davos, more info below:

The Rio+20 summit, the fourth major gathering on sustainable development
since 1972, will press world leaders to commit themselves to creating a
social and “green economy,” with priority being given to eradicating hunger.

But World Social Forum participants, including representatives of the Arab
Spring, Spain’s “Indignant” movement, Occupy Wall Street, and students from
Chile, sharply criticized the concept of “a green economy” that would allow
multinational corporations to reap the profit.

“The political and economic elites are the one percent who control the
world and we are the one percent seeking to change it. Where are the
(other) 98 percent?” said Chico Whitaker, one of the Forum’s founders.

“There are many who are happy because each time they get more consumer
goods, but many are concerned and unsatisfied. The challenge for us is to
speak with them.”

“If we do not raise the issue of inequality, we won’t solve the problems,”
said Venezuelan sociologist Edgardo Lander.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/29/world-social-forum-calls-for-global-anti-corporate-protest-in-june/
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