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We are everywhere: The irresistable rise of global anticapitalism
Notes from Nowhere Collective
http://www.weareeverywhere.org/http://artactivism.gn.apc.org/ Publisher: Verso, London / New York Year Published: 2003 Pages: 520pp ISBN: 1-85984-447-2 Resource Type: Book Cx Number: CX7873 Global voices presenting alternative visions of democracy. Abstract: We Are Everywhere is a book of stories, stories written by activists from the front lines of resistance against capitalism and economic globalization, tales of struggle and rebellion from participants in a movement of movments that is gaining ground on every continent. These stories, told with both words and pictures, have been collected over the past three years by a collective of activists, writers and artists, all of whom have deep connections to the movement. The book explores and celebrates what activist, academic, and media commentators have recently come to refer to as the "anticapitalist" movement. One of the great strengths of this movement has been its capacity to re-kindle the idea of a global political project, a project defined by notions of autonomy, ecology, democracy, self-organization and direct action, notions which are explored in We Are Everywhere. The Stories: Fifty-five stories and accounts from twenty-six countries run in chronological order. Some are highly subjective, others come in the form of collective declarations - all have been chosen not only for their ability to document key issues and events of the movement, but also for the quality of their writing. On the pages of the book one can find a taxi driver's account of organizing Seattle cab drivers during the actions against the World Trade Organization rubbing shoulders with a Nigerian activist's story of returning home from exile and witnessing a welcoming "Carnival of the Oppressed" on the same day that similar "carnivals against capital" were closing down financial centres across the world. Accounts of Thai villagers building protest villages in the path of a mega dam mix with tales of riots against water privatization in Bolivia, road blockades by Argentinean movements of the unemployed, and the realization of a Papua New Guinean movement, via the internet, that they are not alone in fighting against policies imposed by the World Bank. Together these diverse writings reflect the essence of this movement. The stories are framed by seven essays collectively written by the editors which explore several of the various defining priorities and hallmarks of the movement. Photographic Essays: The book is punctuated by ten photo essays, some of which document certain events such as the global days of action (such as those in Seattle, Prague, and Genoa); others develop a key theme. The book begins and ends with photo essays, providing an accessible and inspiring way in and out of the publication. Table of Contents Preface 1. Emergence an irresistible global uprising Over the Wall: so this is direct action! Tomorrow Begins Today: invitation to an insurrection The Sans-Papiers: a woman draws the first lessons The Sweatshop and the Ivory Tower Reclaim the Streets: an arrow of hope Direct Action: Street Claiming 2. Networks the ecology of the movement Dreaming of a Reality Where the Past and Future Meet the Present Death of a Zapatista Direct Action: Affinity Groups We Have the Time, You Have the Money: the French unemployed get busy People's Global Action: the grassroots go global Global Day of Action: Party and protests against 'free trade' and the WTO 3. Autonomy creating spaces for freedom Direct Action: Squatting Spaces Cutting the Wire: the landless movement of Brazil Cultivating Hope: the community gardens of New York City Power Generation: the protest villages of Thailand A Peace Message to the Public: words from the Assembly of the Poor Direct Action: Guerrilla Gardening Cremating Monsanto: genetically modified fields on fire Life is Not Business: the intercontinental caravan Together We Start A Struggle: a speech by Brazil's landless movement 4. Carnival resistance is the secret of joy Global Day of Action: J18- Carnival ambushes capital Dancing at the Edge of Chaos: a spanner in the works of global capitalism Carnival of the oppressed: resisting of the oil occupation of the Niger delta Direct Action: Disobedient Bodies Global Day of Action: N30 - Shut Down the WTO The Anticipated First Not in Service: the tale of insurgent taxi drivers Direct Action: Organizing Chaos Infernal Noise: the soundtrack to insurrection Indymedia: don't hate the media, be the media Direct Action: Culture Jamming The Pranksters and the Golden Phallus: impersonating the WTO Disobedience is Happiness: the art of Mujeres Creando Direct Action: The Pie's The Limit The Water is Ours, Damnit! Cochabamba's water wars The Roquefort Rebellion Global Day of Action: S26 - Balls to the IMF It's Got to be Silver and Pink: on the road with Tactical Frivolity A River Never Comes to Prague: solidarity from Narmada Nice - If You Could Only Breathe 5. Clandestinity resisting state repression Anarchists Can Fly Civil Emergency: Zapatistas hit the road Direct Action: Jail Solidarity An April of Death: African students fight World Bank policies Kenyan Students Resist the World Bank Global Day of Action: A20 - FTAA, No Way! Quebec City The Bridge at Midnight Trembles Touching the Violence of the State Global Day of Action: J20- You are G8, We are 6 Billion Genoa: the new beginnings of an old war Assassini: the day after Testimony of Terror Will a Death in the Family Breathe Life into the Movement? Protecting the Movement and its unity: a realistic approach Direct Action: Action Medical International Solidarity: accompanying ambulances in Palestine 6. Power building it without taking it Durban Social Forum Declaration We Mekin Histri The Altered Landscape: reflections on the effects of 9/11 We Discovered We Weren't Alone: surfing the net in Papua New Guinea Pots, Pans, and Popular Power: neighborhood assemblies of Buenos Aires Direct Action: No Borders, No Nations We are Human Beings: the Woomera breakout Escape From Woomera Direct Action: Dismantling War It's Great We Are Everywhere, We Thought We Were Quite Alone Forging Links in Ozarow: Polish workers take back their factory Direct Action: Solidarity and Sabotage We're Nothing, We Want to be Everything: a tale of self-management Fighting to Win: The Ontario Coalition Against Poverty The Power of the Piqueteros: Argentina's movement of unemployed workers Global Day of Action: 012 - We Will Not Be Recolonized, Americas Between the Broken and the Built: power to the neighborhoods 7. Walking we ask questions About Notes from Nowhere Bibliography Acknowledgements Index Subject Headings
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