[Antiracism] Global Mobilization for Another World

[WMass Jobs With Justice]

Dear Social Justice Activists, 
 
As you read this call to have an event during the world-wide mobilization
(HYPERLINK "http://www.wsf2008.net"www.wsf2008.net), please consider events
you already have planned and/or just holding an Open House at your office. 
 
You can call Emily Kawano ((413) 545-0743) or me with any questions,
 
Jon Weissman
WMJwJ Coordinator
(413) 827-0301

-----Original Message-----
From: Emily Kawano [mailto:emily at populareconomics.org] 

Please distribute widely.  
 

Join the 

Pioneer Valley Mobilization for Another World

January 20-January 26, 2008

 

This is part a global mobilization of resistance and to build ‘another
world’ called by the World Social Forum (copied at end of this message)

 

We are putting together a calendar of events for the week. Note that we’d
like to focus on the week of Jan. 20-26, but in the spirit of things, will
include events that are slightly outside of these dates. Examples of events
so far include:

 

·       WMass. AFSC is organizing MLK events, Jan 21

·       WMass. JwJ is organizing Smithfield worker justice leafletting at
different Big Y locations during that week. 

·       Center for Popular Economics will offer an Intro to the Solidarity
Economy workshop and develop an interactive map of solidarity economy
practices in the Pioneer Valley to use on a self guided tour.

·       Spanish language radio show on 1490AM by Holyoke Organized to
Protect the Environment (HOPE), a project of Nuestras Raices that is focused
on environmental issues in Holyoke including resistance to a proposed
transfer station.

·       Anti-Racism Film Festival at the Unitarian Church in Greenfield on
January 26th. They will be showing two films in the afternoon (The Letter
and The Edge of America), serving dinner, and then showing Freedomland in
the evening. 

·       ADP’s Good Neighbor Fund Benefit Celebration to support immigrants
who have been targeted by raids and threats of deportation. Jan. 29th

 

If you have an event that is in line with this Mobilization for Another
World please fill out the attached form and send to HYPERLINK
"mailto:emily at populareconomics.org"emily at populareconomics.org 

1st deadline – for widest distribution: Thursday, Jan. 3

Final deadline – Thursday, Jan. 10

 


Check out the World Social Forum website to see the Charter of Principles
and more details about the call for Global Day(s) of Action : HYPERLINK
"http://www.wsf2008.net/"http://www.wsf2008.net/

 

In solidarity, 

Emily Kawano, Center for Popular Economics

Maya Winfrey, WMass AFSC

Jon Weissman, WMass Jobs with Justice

Michael Kusek, ADP (Alliance to Develop Power)

 

 

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Call for Day(s) of Action and Mobilisation - January 26th 2008


We are millions of women and men, organisations, networks, movements, trade
unions from all parts of the world,
we come from villages, regions, rural zones, urban centres,
we are of all ages, peoples, cultures, beliefs,
but we are united by the strong conviction that

ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE!

With all the richness of our plurality and diversity and our alternatives
and proposals, we struggle against neo-liberalism, war, colonialism, racism
and patriarchy which produce violence, exploitation, exclusion, poverty,
hunger and ecological disaster and deprive people of human rights.

For many years we have been resisting and constructing innovative processes,
new cultures of organization and action from the local to the global, in
particular within the processes and Charter of Principle of the World Social
Forum from which this call emerges.

Aware of the need to set our own agenda and to increase the impact of these
thousands of expressions and manifestations, we are committed to
strengthening the solidarity and convergence amongst our struggles,
campaigns, and constructions of alternatives and alliances.

We commit ourselves to a week of action which will culminate in a Global Day
of Mobilisation and Action on January 26, 2008.

With our diversity which is our strength, we invite all men and women to
undertake throughout this week creative actions, activities, events and
convergences focusing on the issues and expressed in the ways they choose.

ACT TOGETHER FOR ANOTHER WORLD 

{HYPERLINK "http://www.wsf2008.net/"www.wsf2008.net} 

 


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