BECAUSE WE ARE ALL ARGENTINES

[Sabri Oncu <soncu@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Friends,

This is a call some anarchist comrades sent to the Mayday2k list.
Being the only anarcho-leninist (whatever this means) I know of,
I thought this would be of interest to you.

Best,
Sabri

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Call to action: CACEROLAZO GLOBAL

INTERNATIONAL CALL TO ACTION

C A C E R O L A Z O  G L O B A L

IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE RESISTANCE OF THE ARGENTINE PEOPLE AGAINST
THE
EXPLOITERS (Transnationals, Banks, Corrupt Government Thieves),
meeting at
the World Economic Forum/WEF (Davos) in New York.

SATURDAY/SUNDAY FEBRUARY 2/3, 2002 - Concrete place, time and
format of the
action to be decided in each city.

NEIGHBORS AND CITIZENS OF THE WORLD: Lets make our Caceroles
sound together!
All of the worlds Caceroles sounding off at the same time in a
HUGE
CACEROLAZO GLOBAL.

AS WE SHOUT TOGETHER WITH THE PEOPLE OF ARGENTINA IN REBELLION:
"DOWN WITH
THEM ALL; NOT EVEN ONE WILL REMAIN!

WHAT IS A CACEROLAZO?

When hundreds, thousands or hundreds of thousands of people get
together
and bang on their caceroles (pots and pans) as loudly as humanly
possible,
moving forward or standing still, in collective protest. The
Cacerolazo has
become the symbol of Argentine popular rebellion against the
neoliberal
order, and is fast becoming associated with the global resistance
to
transnational capitalism.

Why ARGENTINA?

Argentina is not a poor country, but rather a country that has
been
destroyed. It is the latest example that transnational capitalism
works like
a neutron bomb: destroying all living things.

A large part of the population of Argentina, once the
"breadbasket of the
world" with tremendous natural resources - the hope and destiny
of many
millions of poor immigrants from around the world- is now going
hungry.
Fifteen of the 36 million Argentines are living below the poverty
line. Five
million live in extreme poverty.

ARGENTINA IS A GLOBAL MIRROR OF NEOLIBERAL CAPITALISM. ARGENTINA
IS YOUR
FUTURE. ARGENTINA IS A GLOBAL SCENARIO.

The current crisis in Argentina, the "top student" of the IMF and
the
WASHINGTON CONSENSUS, is the culmination of 25 years of the
neoliberal
economic model imposed through significant bloodshed by the
military
dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983; 30,000 dissappeared,
hundreds of
millions tortured, jailed and exiled), which was supported by the
IMF and the
government of the United States.

But Argentina has also been during the past few years, and
especially since
the popular rebellion on December 19 and 20, 2001 (that forced
the
pseudodemocratic government of De la Rua to resign), an example
of a society,
a people, and a citizenry that said ENOUGH!: No more victims! The
cacerolazos
have produced an irreversible and irreperable rupture in the
established
order.

Local, self-generated calls to action are coming from the
grassroots
through neighborhood assemblies, which are totally self-managed,
horizontal
and democratic. A profound transformation of the political
culture is rapidly
emerging among wide sectors of the population.

Many solidarity actions with the Argentine people have been
carried out or
are about to be carried out in diverse cities throughout the
world, such as
Barcelona, Bilbao, Paris, Toronto, Montreal, Oviedo, Berlin,
Madrid, London,
Porto Alegre and New York.

Why February 2/3, 2002?

There will be a huge demonstration and cacerolazo in New York
City on
Saturday, February 2 against the World Economic Forum (which used
to take
place in Davos, bringing lobbies, transnationals and banks
together with
government leaders), along with demonstrations and cacerolazos on
the same
day in cities throughout the world, particularly in Canada,
Europe (above all
in Spain) and Latin America (especially the city of Porto Alegre,
Brazil,
where the World Social Forum will be meeting at the same time,
and in Buenos
Aires).

WHY A CACEROLAZO?

The "Cacerolazo"is globalizing as a form of protest; as a method
it has many
advantages:

It is absolutely non-violent.

It is loud and clearly visible.

It is an extremely simple and grassroots method; it does not
require
expensive technology, training or special abilities. THE ENTIRE
FAMILY can
participate and any community or city can organize one.

It is festive, carnavalesque and it symbolizes the social
response to the
big winners in the Argentine Crisis and the global neoliberal
order more
generally.

PROPOSAL for ACTION in EACH LOCALE:

1) Organize a CACEROLAZO shaming those who are responsible for
the crisis.

2) Write a text to denounce the situation.

3) Spread the word throught the mass and alternative media.

4) Communicate progress and results through the internet and
other global
communication networks.

NEIGHBORS AND CITIZENS OF THE WORLD:

BECAUSE WE ARE ALL ARGENTINES.... ON SATURDAY/SUNDAY, FEBRUARY
2/3 LET'S
CREATE THE SOUND OF A GLOBAL CACEROLAZO..................

MAY OUR RESISTANCE AND SOLIDARITY BE AS GLOBAL AS CAPITAL!