Versammlung der Sozialen Bewegungen

Versammlung der Sozialen Bewegungen beschließt europaweite Kampagnen
gegen den Krieg und gegen ein neoliberales Europa

Direkt im Anschluss an das Europäische
Sozialforum hat die Versammlung sozialer Bewegungen zwei Aufrufe zu
massiven Mobilisierungen beschlossen. Über 5.000 Menschen aus ganz
Europa nahmen an der Versammlung teil. 40 RednerInnen fassten die
Ergebnisse des Forums zusammen.

Nach der Demonstration von 1 Millionen Menschen gegen den Krieg in
Florenz ruft die Versammlung zu massivem Widerstand gegen den Krieg im
Irak auf. "Eine Welle von Demonstrationen, Aktionen zivilen
Ungehorsams und Konferenzen gegen den Krieg wird über Europa gehen!",
fasste Sven Giegold, Mitglied des Koordinierungskreises von Attac
Deutschland zusammen.

In verschiedenen Themenbereichen wurden europaweite Netzwerke
gegründet, um die Arbeit der verschiedenen Bewegungen und
Organisationen zu koordinieren und zu verstärken. Darunter Netzwerke
gegen die GATS-Verhandlungen bei der WTO, gegen die Privatisierung und
für die Wiederaneignung öffentlicher Dienstleistungen, gegen
Steuerflucht und Steueroasen, prekäre Beschäftigung, für das Recht auf
Gesundheit für alle und viele weitere.

"Die über 60.000 registrierten Delegierten des Europäischen
Sozialforums und die von ihnen gegründeten Netzwerke sind die
Grundlage einer wirklichen europäischen Demokratie.", so Giegold
weiter.



Florenz, 10.11.2002.
Astrid Kraus, Hugo Braun, Sven Giegold,
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Wir dokumentieren die beschlossen Aufrufe:

>Anti war call
Decided by the Assembly of Social Movements, 10th of
November 2002, Florence

To all citizens of Europe
Together we can stop this war!

We, the European Social Movements are fighting for social rights and
social justice, for democracy and against all forms of oppression.

We stand for a world of diversity, freedom and mutual respect.

We believe this war, whether it has UN backing or not, will be a
catastrophe for the people of Iraq - already suffering because of the
embargo and Saddam Hussein regime - and for people across Middle East.
It should be opposed by everyone who believes in democratic, political
solutions to international conflicts because it will be a war with the
potential to lead to global disaster.

There is massive opposition to war in every country of Europe.
Hundreds of thousands have already mobilised for peace.

We call on the movements and citizens of Europe to start:
- organising massive opposition to an attack on Iraq in every country,
starting now.
- if war starts to protest immediately and call national
demonstrations the next Saturday.
- to start organising European anti-war demonstration in every capital
on February 15.



>Call of the European Social Movements
Decided by the Assembly of Social Movements, 10th of November 2002,
Florence

We have come together from the social and citizens movements from all
the regions of Europe, East and West, North and South. We have come
together through a long process: the demonstrations of Amsterdam,
Seattle, Prague, Nice, Genoa, Brussels, Barcelona, the big
mobilisations against neoliberalism as well as the general strikes for
the defence of social rights and all the mobilisations against war,
show the will to build an other Europe. At the global level we
recognise the Charter of Principles of WSF and the call of social
movements of Porto Alegre.
We have gathered in Florence to express our opposition to a European
order based on corporate power and neoliberalism. This market model
leads to constant attacks on the conditions and rights of workers,
social inequalities and oppression of women and ethnic minorities, and
social exclusion of the unemployed and migrants. It leads to
environmental degradation, privatisation and job insecurity. It drives
powerful countries to try and dominate the economies of weaker
countries, often to deny them real self-determination. Once more it is
leading to war.
We have come together to strengthen and enlarge our alliances because
the constitution of another Europe and another world is now urgent. We
seek to create a world of equality, social rights and respect for
diversity, a world in which education, fair jobs, healthcare and
housing are rights for all, with the right to consume safe foods
produced by farmers and peasants, a world without poverty, without
sexism, without racism, and without homophobia. A world that puts
people before profits. A world without war.
We have come together to discuss alternatives but we must continue to
enlarge our networks and to plan the campaigns and struggles that
together can make this different future possible. Great movements and
struggles have begun across Europe: the European social movements are
representing a new and concrete possibility to build up another Europe
for another world. We commit ourselves to enlarge our networks for the
next year in the following mobilisations and campaigns:

1. Against neoliberalism:...

2. Against war:...
3. Against racism:...
4. Against sexism and homophobia:...
5. For rights and "another Europe":...

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