[PEN-L:11437] FWD: Oct. '97 End Corporate Dominance month

[r_chase@xxxxxxxxx (Raymond Chase)]

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>OCTOBER, 1997
>END CORPORATE DOMINANCE MONTH
>INTERNATIONAL DAYS OF ACTION
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>       It has the world's resources at it's disposal. It gobbles whole
mountains
>and forests, drinks rivers dry, spews toxic waste, and enslaves whole
>populations. It has all the rights of a citizen, but few of the
>limitations. It can cross national borders as if they were cobwebs. It is
>immortal, and can therefore amass wealth and power beyond the capabilities
>of mere mortals. It has powers that dwarf and control governments. It
>controls the newspapers, radio, and television, and so it controls the
>"truth." It controls humans' access to food, water, shelter, employment,
>and energy. If humans struggle against its tyranny, it buys them out or
>knocks them down with lawsuits, firings, harassment, and if necessary,
murder.
>       Are we talking about some sort of selfish, ill-tempered GOD???
>       In a way, we are. We are talking about the CORPORATION.
>       Why do we allow an inanimate thing, just an idea really, to have so much
>power over our lives and the fate of the entire planet?
>       People created corporations with ideas, words and laws, but the creation
>has turned into a MONSTER. Many of us believe that it is now time to end
>the monster's reign of terror, and that with a different set of ideas,
>words, and laws, we can kill the monster, or at least put it in a good
>strong cage.
>       This is what the campaign to END CORPORATE DOMINANCE is about.
Whether you
>are an environmentalist, a labor activist, a human rights campaigner, a
>campaign finance reformer, or any citizen in a dispute with an insurance
>company, bank, etc., your ideas, words, and actions can become a part of
this
>campaign. The key is to make our efforts directed to the root of the
>problem, not just the symptoms.
>       Nobody has illusions that this battle will be easy. We just know
that the
>time to begin has come.Already, countless organizations are doing the work.
>People of all these movements are joining forces, and they are demanding
>that corporations release their control over the Earth and all its
>inhabitants.
>
>MONTH OF ACTION
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>       October 1997 was selected as a month of action against corporations
at the
>Earth First! Round River Rendezvous in July. Across the world, groups will
>be planning demonstrations targeting their least favorite corporate
>plunderer. Whether your group chooses MAXXAM, Shell, Nike, Mitsubishi,
>Exxon, or Champion, whether your site is the corporate headquarters, a
>neighborhood toxic dump or the CEO's private residence, corporations around
>the world will feel our united rage! While Earth First! is promoting and
>coordinating October ECD actions, any and all groups who struggle against
>corporations are encouraged to organize their events in whatever style
>suits them best.
>       If your group wants to participate in the INTERNATIONAL MONTH OF
ACTION TO
>END CORPORATE DOMINANCE, please contact the EF! End Corporate Dominance
>Campaign ASAP. Begin organizing your demo TODAY! To make this a coordinated
>campaign, and for effective media notification, we would like to know a
>little bit about each of our chosen targets. Please send a copy of your
>media notice
>(a rough draft is fine) ASAP, and we will forward the list to each
>participant for use at the protests. Lets be BOLD, CREATIVE and
>UNCOMPROMISING!
>       These protests will not be taking place in a vacuum. The challenge to
>corporate dominance is coming from all over the world, from labor, human
>rights, indigenous resistance, peace, social justice, and environmental
>movements. In the US, teach-ins focusing on Corporations, Education and
>Democracy will be taking place globally during the first week of
>March,1998. Last year, dozens of demonstrations took place all over the
>world on End Corporate Dominance Day, October 29th. This year we are giving
>ourselves more flexibility and including quite a few other anti-corporate
>days of action (such as Dia de la Raza/Columbus day and the McLibel
>campaign's Mcdonalds boycott/protest day) by declaring the whole month of
>October as End Corporate Dominance month. We are not alone, and our actions
>will reinforce each other's campaigns, if we act promptly. LETS GET WITH IT!
>
>Earth First! End Corporate Dominance Campaign
>c/o EF! Austin P.O.Box 7292 Austin, TX 78713 (512) 320-0413
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