meetings and convergence happening around Europe and beyond. Info is
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Please send us info <eyfaATeyfa.org> if you have news to be spread.
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.on Global matters(2)
EYFA invites you to the 60th birthday of NATO being celebrated this spring in Strasbourg and Baden-baden. You are excused if you live in the UK and plan to attend the G20 summit in London instead. Then join us for a tour around the No Border and Climate Camps this summer and for a hitchhike to the G8 summit in Italy. We'll allow ourselves a small break before we start preparations for COP15 in Copenhagen. The UN climate summit will take place in December, exactly 10 years after the 'battle of Seattle' . Another celebration you don't want to miss out on so we hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you there.
**Contents
1. 60th NATO summit, April 1-5, Strasbourg / Baden-Baden, France / Germany
2. G20 summit, April 2, London, UK
3. No Borders Camp, June 23-29, Calais, France
4. G8 summit, July 8-10, Maddalena, Italy
& Global day of action to reclaim education, April 20-27
5. Climate Camp, August 3-9, Dutch/Belgian border
6. No Borders Camp, August 22-29, Lesvos, Greece
7. COP15, December 7-21, Copenhagen, Denmark
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1. 60th NATO summit, April 1-5, Strasbourg / Baden-Baden, France / Germany
Thousands are expected to protest against the 60th NATO summit. The actual summit is meant to start on Friday 3rd after a gala dinner attended by our world leaders. They will be flown in from the G20 summit in London where they will have failed to come up with solid solutions to the multitude of crises we're facing. So at the NATO summit the scenarios will be laid out for when all hell really starts to break loose. Internal security is a hot topic this year and it won't be about securing you & me.
The protest camps will open up on April 1 and camp locations are still being sorted. Different actions are planned in the run-up to the summit focusing on the increasing militarization on the streets in Europe and at its outer borders. Towards the start of the summit, actions of civil disobedience and mass blockades will frustrate the summit's infrastructure and prevent the summit from happening. 60 years of NATO is enough. It's bye-bye NATO.
http://gipfelsoli.org (for an extensive overview of links)
http://www.block-nato.org/index_en.htm
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2. G20 summit, April 2, London, UK
The G-20 is a group of finance ministers and central bank governors from 20 economies: 19 of the world's 25 largest national economies, plus the European Union (EU). In London they will come together on the 2nd of April to break their heads over the economic mess they have created. On April 1, or April Fool's day, people will reclaim the city in a big carnival that will thrust into the very belly of the beast: the Bank of England. Early in the morning of April 2nd they will bang on the doors of hotels where the ministers and governors are staying, to deliver the message of a world beyond capitalism.
See http://www.g-20meltdown.org
Also on April 1st, UK Climate Campers will pitch their tents in front of the European Climate Exchange on Bishopsgate, right in the heart of London's Square Mile. This is what they have to say about the G20: "At a time of climate crisis their response to the market meltdown is emergency loans to car manufacturers, increased spending to encourage consumption, and bailouts for the very people who got us into this mess - just the thing that will make the climate crisis worse." So bring your tent and sleeping bag, your wind turbine and mobile cinema, and your ideas for creative actions. http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/g20
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3. No Borders Camp, June 23-29, Calais, France
In the last few months, activists from France and the UK have met to discuss ways to increase transnational solidarity with migrants along the coast of northern France. They have decided to hold a transnational protest camp in Calais at the end of June. The camp aims to highlight the situation of the migrants on the border and establish a strong network of solidarity.
While Europe has tightened its external border controls, especially with Northern Africa, one of its internal borders is often overseen. Many refugees who come to continental Europe aim to reach the UK. Following an agreement between the French and British governments in 2002 which led to the closure of the Red Cross centre in Sangatte/Calais, people are forced to sleep rough in the "jungle" around the harbor, where they are subject to constant harassment by authorities and at risk of arbitrary detention and deportation. Meanwhile there is increasing repression against those individuals and groups in the area who offer support to the migrants. By pushing the UK border onto French territory, the British government has made it impossible for many people to claim asylum in the UK.
People of different nationalities and ethnicities are holed up in the surroundings awaiting a chance to cross the channel to the UK. Among them are many from war-torn countries like Afghanistan, Iraq or Eritrea. Police raid their makeshift camps on a regular basis and disperse them throughout the area. The No Border camp will work in conjunction with those groups and individuals already active in the area. The activists see migration controls as serving the needs of capitalism whilst causing only suffering and divisions amongst us. Therefore they call for the abolition of all migration controls: No Borders, No Nations!
See http://london.noborders.org.uk/calais2009
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4. G8 summit, July 8-10, La Maddalena, Italy / Global day of action to reclaim education, April 20-27
Another G8 summit on European territory this year, but what are we doing with it? With the support of the neo-fascist government, soldiers are already patrolling the streets on any average day in Italy so what can we expect during a G8 summit? Activists in Italy are struggling with the harsh conditions under this new regime but the recent student protests show that the country has not been totally paralyzed. There have been big demonstrations and university occupations against the privatization of education, as well as the economic crisis. The common slogan "we won't pay for your crisis'" is spreading like a wave into other countries. A global week of action from April 20-27 is being prepared to reclaim education: http://www.europeananomalouswave.tk
See also http://www.edu-factory.org/edu15 & http://anomalia.blogsome.com
But so far little-to-no information is out there about expected protests against the G8. So all we can give you is the official summit site: http://www.g8italia2009.it . We can read here that Berlusconi is inviting several leaders of African countries to the summit. For sure new agreements will be on the agenda to stop refugees and migrants reaching the shores of fortress Europe. Dealing with the root causes of why people are fleeing their countries is not likely to be on the agenda. So it's business as usual then.
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5. Klimaat Kamp, August 3-9, Dutch/Belgian border
This summer, in collaboration with Dutch and Belgian environmental groups, EYFA will organise a camp for climate action. Taking inspiration from both the UK and German climate camps, our camp at the Dutch/Belgian border will be a week-long event focusing on education, direct action, exchange and movement-building. We strive to make it as carbon-neutral as possible and self-organized on a consensus basis.
You can find a first call-out for the camp at http://www.klimaatactiekamp.org or http://climateactioncamp.org . Keep an eye on the website as we will upload all the info you'll need in the coming months. If you want to see where we draw our inspiration from check out http://climatecamp.org.uk or http://klimacamp08.net/idea .
Other climate camps this summer will take place in Denmark at a location near Copenhagen from July 11-19 – http://www.climateaction09.org, as well as in Ireland, Wales and France (near Nantes).
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6. No Borders Camp, August 22-29, Lesvos, Greece
Greek anti-racist groups are calling for a No Borders camp in Lesvos this summer. Lesvos is one of the islands in the east Aegean that is used as a passage by migrants on their way to Europe. Frontex is patrolling the coast with an Italian ship and the Greek border police use violence to force the boats to return to Turkey. Still, more than 3.000 people reached the coast of Lesvos last summer. An old warehouse functions as a big detention center, aimed to hold some 300 people. Over the last months the number of prisoners has grown to more than 700 and even up to 1000. The conditions are poor and the people in detention are given no right to contact anyone outside the center.
The Greek groups are in contact with Turkish migration activists, and African activists are also expected to participate in the camp. The transnational No Borders camp will call for freedom of movement for all and will be a hub for actions, networking and direct support for migrants. More info expected in the coming months on: http://lesvos09.antira.info
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7. COP15, December 7-21, Copenhagen, Denmark
On the 7th December 2009, governments of the world will come to Copenhagen for the fifteenth United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP-15). This will be the biggest summit on climate change ever to have taken place. Yet, fourteen previous meetings have produced nothing more than business as usual. At the last conference, held in Poznan, Poland in December 2008, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), a corporate lobby group representing the interests of Shell, BP, Exxon and the like, boasted the largest delegation of people present at the negotiations – larger than any government delegation (even that of the United States!) and far, far larger than any civil society groups could afford to send.
Current proposals on the table emphasize false solutions such as market-based (such as carbon trading) and agrofuels. If we put humanity before profit and solidarity above competition we can live amazing lives without destroying our planet. We need to leave fossil fuels in the ground. Instead we must invest in community-controlled renewable energy. We must stop over-production for over-consumption. All should have equal access to the global commons through community control and sovereignty over energy, forests, land and water. And of course we must acknowledge the historical responsibility of the global elite and rich Global North for causing this crisis. Equity between North and South is essential.
With this in mind, activists and organizations from 21 countries came together in Copenhagen over the weekend of 13-14 September 2008 to begin discussions for a mobilization in Copenhagen during the COP-15. A follow-up meeting was held in December 2008 alongside the UN climate summit in Poznan, Poland and another at the World Social Forum in Belem, Brazil. The network of groups calling for action is rapidly expanding. See http://www.climateaction09.org/?q=node/85 .
Start organizing! Ten years after Seattle we need a movement in Copenhagen. More info: http://www.climateaction09.org
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Published electronically by EYFA.
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forwarded to our network e-list and to network partners and contacts.
Please send us info <eyfaATeyfa.org> if you have news to be spread.
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.on Global matters(2)
EYFA invites you to the 60th birthday of NATO being celebrated this spring in Strasbourg and Baden-baden. You are excused if you live in the UK and plan to attend the G20 summit in London instead. Then join us for a tour around the No Border and Climate Camps this summer and for a hitchhike to the G8 summit in Italy. We'll allow ourselves a small break before we start preparations for COP15 in Copenhagen. The UN climate summit will take place in December, exactly 10 years after the 'battle of Seattle' . Another celebration you don't want to miss out on so we hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you there.
**Contents
1. 60th NATO summit, April 1-5, Strasbourg / Baden-Baden, France / Germany
2. G20 summit, April 2, London, UK
3. No Borders Camp, June 23-29, Calais, France
4. G8 summit, July 8-10, Maddalena, Italy
& Global day of action to reclaim education, April 20-27
5. Climate Camp, August 3-9, Dutch/Belgian border
6. No Borders Camp, August 22-29, Lesvos, Greece
7. COP15, December 7-21, Copenhagen, Denmark
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1. 60th NATO summit, April 1-5, Strasbourg / Baden-Baden, France / Germany
Thousands are expected to protest against the 60th NATO summit. The actual summit is meant to start on Friday 3rd after a gala dinner attended by our world leaders. They will be flown in from the G20 summit in London where they will have failed to come up with solid solutions to the multitude of crises we're facing. So at the NATO summit the scenarios will be laid out for when all hell really starts to break loose. Internal security is a hot topic this year and it won't be about securing you & me.
The protest camps will open up on April 1 and camp locations are still being sorted. Different actions are planned in the run-up to the summit focusing on the increasing militarization on the streets in Europe and at its outer borders. Towards the start of the summit, actions of civil disobedience and mass blockades will frustrate the summit's infrastructure and prevent the summit from happening. 60 years of NATO is enough. It's bye-bye NATO.
http://gipfelsoli.org (for an extensive overview of links)
http://www.block-nato.org/index_en.htm
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2. G20 summit, April 2, London, UK
The G-20 is a group of finance ministers and central bank governors from 20 economies: 19 of the world's 25 largest national economies, plus the European Union (EU). In London they will come together on the 2nd of April to break their heads over the economic mess they have created. On April 1, or April Fool's day, people will reclaim the city in a big carnival that will thrust into the very belly of the beast: the Bank of England. Early in the morning of April 2nd they will bang on the doors of hotels where the ministers and governors are staying, to deliver the message of a world beyond capitalism.
See http://www.g-20meltdown.org
Also on April 1st, UK Climate Campers will pitch their tents in front of the European Climate Exchange on Bishopsgate, right in the heart of London's Square Mile. This is what they have to say about the G20: "At a time of climate crisis their response to the market meltdown is emergency loans to car manufacturers, increased spending to encourage consumption, and bailouts for the very people who got us into this mess - just the thing that will make the climate crisis worse." So bring your tent and sleeping bag, your wind turbine and mobile cinema, and your ideas for creative actions. http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/g20
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3. No Borders Camp, June 23-29, Calais, France
In the last few months, activists from France and the UK have met to discuss ways to increase transnational solidarity with migrants along the coast of northern France. They have decided to hold a transnational protest camp in Calais at the end of June. The camp aims to highlight the situation of the migrants on the border and establish a strong network of solidarity.
While Europe has tightened its external border controls, especially with Northern Africa, one of its internal borders is often overseen. Many refugees who come to continental Europe aim to reach the UK. Following an agreement between the French and British governments in 2002 which led to the closure of the Red Cross centre in Sangatte/Calais, people are forced to sleep rough in the "jungle" around the harbor, where they are subject to constant harassment by authorities and at risk of arbitrary detention and deportation. Meanwhile there is increasing repression against those individuals and groups in the area who offer support to the migrants. By pushing the UK border onto French territory, the British government has made it impossible for many people to claim asylum in the UK.
People of different nationalities and ethnicities are holed up in the surroundings awaiting a chance to cross the channel to the UK. Among them are many from war-torn countries like Afghanistan, Iraq or Eritrea. Police raid their makeshift camps on a regular basis and disperse them throughout the area. The No Border camp will work in conjunction with those groups and individuals already active in the area. The activists see migration controls as serving the needs of capitalism whilst causing only suffering and divisions amongst us. Therefore they call for the abolition of all migration controls: No Borders, No Nations!
See http://london.noborders.org.uk/calais2009
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4. G8 summit, July 8-10, La Maddalena, Italy / Global day of action to reclaim education, April 20-27
Another G8 summit on European territory this year, but what are we doing with it? With the support of the neo-fascist government, soldiers are already patrolling the streets on any average day in Italy so what can we expect during a G8 summit? Activists in Italy are struggling with the harsh conditions under this new regime but the recent student protests show that the country has not been totally paralyzed. There have been big demonstrations and university occupations against the privatization of education, as well as the economic crisis. The common slogan "we won't pay for your crisis'" is spreading like a wave into other countries. A global week of action from April 20-27 is being prepared to reclaim education: http://www.europeananomalouswave.tk
See also http://www.edu-factory.org/edu15 & http://anomalia.blogsome.com
But so far little-to-no information is out there about expected protests against the G8. So all we can give you is the official summit site: http://www.g8italia2009.it . We can read here that Berlusconi is inviting several leaders of African countries to the summit. For sure new agreements will be on the agenda to stop refugees and migrants reaching the shores of fortress Europe. Dealing with the root causes of why people are fleeing their countries is not likely to be on the agenda. So it's business as usual then.
--- -- -- - - - - -- - --- - - - -- --- - --- -- --- -- - -
5. Klimaat Kamp, August 3-9, Dutch/Belgian border
This summer, in collaboration with Dutch and Belgian environmental groups, EYFA will organise a camp for climate action. Taking inspiration from both the UK and German climate camps, our camp at the Dutch/Belgian border will be a week-long event focusing on education, direct action, exchange and movement-building. We strive to make it as carbon-neutral as possible and self-organized on a consensus basis.
You can find a first call-out for the camp at http://www.klimaatactiekamp.org or http://climateactioncamp.org . Keep an eye on the website as we will upload all the info you'll need in the coming months. If you want to see where we draw our inspiration from check out http://climatecamp.org.uk or http://klimacamp08.net/idea .
Other climate camps this summer will take place in Denmark at a location near Copenhagen from July 11-19 – http://www.climateaction09.org, as well as in Ireland, Wales and France (near Nantes).
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6. No Borders Camp, August 22-29, Lesvos, Greece
Greek anti-racist groups are calling for a No Borders camp in Lesvos this summer. Lesvos is one of the islands in the east Aegean that is used as a passage by migrants on their way to Europe. Frontex is patrolling the coast with an Italian ship and the Greek border police use violence to force the boats to return to Turkey. Still, more than 3.000 people reached the coast of Lesvos last summer. An old warehouse functions as a big detention center, aimed to hold some 300 people. Over the last months the number of prisoners has grown to more than 700 and even up to 1000. The conditions are poor and the people in detention are given no right to contact anyone outside the center.
The Greek groups are in contact with Turkish migration activists, and African activists are also expected to participate in the camp. The transnational No Borders camp will call for freedom of movement for all and will be a hub for actions, networking and direct support for migrants. More info expected in the coming months on: http://lesvos09.antira.info
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7. COP15, December 7-21, Copenhagen, Denmark
On the 7th December 2009, governments of the world will come to Copenhagen for the fifteenth United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP-15). This will be the biggest summit on climate change ever to have taken place. Yet, fourteen previous meetings have produced nothing more than business as usual. At the last conference, held in Poznan, Poland in December 2008, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), a corporate lobby group representing the interests of Shell, BP, Exxon and the like, boasted the largest delegation of people present at the negotiations – larger than any government delegation (even that of the United States!) and far, far larger than any civil society groups could afford to send.
Current proposals on the table emphasize false solutions such as market-based (such as carbon trading) and agrofuels. If we put humanity before profit and solidarity above competition we can live amazing lives without destroying our planet. We need to leave fossil fuels in the ground. Instead we must invest in community-controlled renewable energy. We must stop over-production for over-consumption. All should have equal access to the global commons through community control and sovereignty over energy, forests, land and water. And of course we must acknowledge the historical responsibility of the global elite and rich Global North for causing this crisis. Equity between North and South is essential.
With this in mind, activists and organizations from 21 countries came together in Copenhagen over the weekend of 13-14 September 2008 to begin discussions for a mobilization in Copenhagen during the COP-15. A follow-up meeting was held in December 2008 alongside the UN climate summit in Poznan, Poland and another at the World Social Forum in Belem, Brazil. The network of groups calling for action is rapidly expanding. See http://www.climateaction09.org/?q=node/85 .
Start organizing! Ten years after Seattle we need a movement in Copenhagen. More info: http://www.climateaction09.org
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Published electronically by EYFA.
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