The success of S11, when tens of thousands of people joined the three-day blockade of the World Economic Forum meeting in Melbourne, and the growing international movement against global capitalism, as seen in Seattle, Washington, Millau, Seoul, Prague and Davos, point to the need for increased coordination and cooperation between progressive organisations and individuals to turn the tide against corporatetyranny. The Perth M1 Alliance encourages all to participate in struggling for a world free of corporate exploitation, racism, sexism and homophobia.M1 Perth, alongside similar groups in major cities around the country (and indeed internationally, is seeking to build on the successes of the anti-corporate tyranny movement focusing on a blockade of the Australian Stock Exchange in Perth's corporate heartland, St GeorgesTce on Tuesday May 1,2001. There will also be other activities throughout the day such as a march through the city, music, speakers, a corporate scumbags tour etc.
By walking out of workplaces, campuses and schools to join the international action against global capitalism on May 1, we will be uniting with peoples in the Third World who have been fighting the disastrous impact of corporate destruction for decades. On that day, the power of large numbers of people united in struggle for an end to exploitation and injustice will be seen and heard around the world. M1 Perth calls on all progressive groups and individuals; including trade unions, progressive political parties, green, feminist, queer, disabled, unemployed, student, indigenous, internationalist, socialist and anarchist activists, and entertainers and performers to be partof the M1 activities.
The Perth M1 Alliance also encourages representatives and individuals to participate in the organisation and publicising of M1 and to take their own initiatives to strengthen this mobilisation of people's power. Get in contact with us and help us build a sequal to the protest that were held at the World Economic Forumlast year in Melbourne.
Weekly Meetings: Citiplace Community Centre. Perth
Train Station, first floor. Thursday’s 6:30pm.End global corporate tyranny!
LABOUR · For unrestricted rights to organise and the right to strike · May Day to be declared a public holiday - with no trade off · Not racism but international class solidarity · For the right of all workers to travel and work anywhere - open all borders, close the detention centres, free the refugees, no-one is illegal · End and reverse policies attacking Labour Rights · Victory to the Yallourn Workers - smash the bosses court · Stop anti-union laws - abolish the Workplace Relations Act · No forced or child labour · Guaranteed living wage
SOCIAL · Self determination for Australia's indigenous people - Land Rights and compensation for the Yorta Yorta people · For the right of women to be free of discrimination and the right of control over their bodies. Recognise and address, that women are disproportionately affected by the impacts of globalisation, in particular through the feminisation of poverty and casualisation of the workforce. · Science for humanity not profits - stop the privatisation of the human genome
ENVIRONMENT · No Uranium mines and dumps · Planet not profit - stop corporations destroying the environment
GLOBAL · Internationalism not protectionism · Self-determination for all oppressed nations · Abolish the IMF, WB, WTO and WEF · Cancellation of Third World debt - aid with no strings attached
