[stop-imf] Call to Action: IMF/WB/G20 meetings - Ottawa Nov 16-19 (fwd)

[Robert Weissman]

[From Global Democracy Ottawa]

A CALL TO ACTION AGAINST THE POLICIES & PROGRAMS OF THE WORLD BANK,
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND THE "G20"

NOVEMBER 16-19
OTTAWA, CANADA

Global Democracy Ottawa (GDO)
http://www.flora.org/gdo

 >From November 16 - 18, the Finance Ministers and central bank governors
of the Group of 20 (G20) nations, as well as key segments of the World
Bank (WB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF), will meet in Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada.

We call on all activists from around the world to come to Ottawa during
these meetings to protest and expose these nefarious institutions and to
actively work to create a better world.

In mid-October of this year, Canada's Finance Minister Paul Martin
announced that Canada would host the next meetings of the G20, from
November 16-18, 2001. He also invited the International Monetary and
Finance Committee (IMFC) of the IMF and the Development Committee (DC)
of the World Bank, whose September, 2001 meetings were canceled in
Washington earlier this.

The IMF and the World Bank, controlled by the G20 governments, are the
primary architects of neo-liberal globalization. The IMFC and the DC are
key Committees, vital to the business and functioning of the World Bank
and IMF. Already hampered by the cancellation of their September
meetings, the World Bank and IMF are feeling pressure to have a
successful round of talks here in Ottawa.

We therefore encourage any and all activists, who envision a world free
of exploitation and oppression, to come together in Ottawa from November
16 - 19 to actively resist the G20, the World Bank and the IMF. It is
imperative that all those who support global economic justice send a
clear message to these Institutions and the planet:

'The movement for global justice continues to grow, and will not stand
for continuing efforts by these institutions to structure the world for
the benefit of corporations and the wealthy and to deny basic justice to
the majority of the world's people.'

Global Democracy Ottawa, and many other groups from Ottawa, Toronto,
Montreal and Quebec City, have begun to mobilize for diverse and varied
actions, teach-ins and marches to be held throughout the duration of the
conference.

We invite any groups planning on coming to Ottawa to join us in
spokes-council -- our process for organizing, which is based on an
understanding of the realities of protest and mutual respect. We
envision a process of democratic decision making where all groups can
come together to share information, resources and ideas.

For more information, please contact:
MAILTO: info_N17@flora.org
http://www.flora.org/gdo

Global Democracy Ottawa