A-Infos (en) Australia, Blockade CHOGM, Brisbane, Aust.

[Asger <happyanarchy@crosswinds.net>]

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Anarchy Show Media Release - Blockade CHOGM =9201 Brisbane

The 4ZzZ Anarchy Show & Friends Affiliate is inviting and encouraging=
 everyone
to join us in a peaceful, festive blockade of the Commonwealth Heads of
Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Brisbane, Qld, Oct 6-9 at the Convention and
Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane.=20

The Qld State government propaganda is attempting to portray this forum as
progressive and positive, one that helps poor African nations and defends
democracy and human rights. Something altogether different to the W.E.F.

The fact is that since CHOGM =9297 politicians have been using the forum to=
 push
economic rationalism, and corporate globalisation over and above human=
 rights
issues. As is demonstrated by the CHOGM =9299 Fancourt Declaration, =93We=
 fully
believe in the importance of upholding labour standards and protecting the
environment. But these must be addressed in an appropriate way that does
not, =85
end up effectively impeding free trade ...=94.=20

The Fancourt Commonwealth Declaration on Globalisation and People-Centred
Development clearly states that all Commonwealth nations should pursue
economic
liberalisation, through commitment to GATT and the WTO, by encouraging=
 greater
ease of corporate capital flow, elimination of tariffs, and by poor nations
economies becoming entirely export oriented. CHOGM is entirely elitist,
hierarchical and exclusive in it=92s functioning, with politicians,=
 bureaucrats
and business people making the decisions, while citizens are excluded from=
 the
process.=A0=20

Furthermore CHOGM has been hypocritical, misleading and ineffective in
promoting issues of labour, environment and human rights. While the forum
makes
many nice and progressive statements about abolishing poverty, gender
inequality, small arms, debt etc, these same leaders have been ineffective=
 in
realising these statements within their own country.=20

For example, CHOGM claims to have been important in abolishing apartheid in
South Africa. This is despite the Queen awarding Joh Bjelke-Peterson a
knighthood, when he had been violently repressing anti-apartheid
demonstrations
in Queensland. CHOGM claims to be reducing the proliferation of small arms,
despite the UK being a major manufacturer and distributor of small arms and
weapons of torture. CHOGM claims to promote democracy, while being presided
over by a Monarch. CHOGM claims to promote gender equality, while the
Australian government refuses to sign a U.N. gender equality treaty.

There is only one way of achieving true social justice in our time. That is
through direct democracy and direct action, not politicians=92 hypocrisy. So
come
and join in with the Anarchy Show & Friends, other affiliates and individual
citizens in a blockade of CHOGM. To demand an end to the elitist,=
 hierarchical
rule of corporate executives, bureaucrats, monarchs and politicians. To=
 demand
governance by direct democracy, and an egalitarian, co-operative, moral
economy.

Looking for contacts or information? Phone 4ZzZ on +61 (07) 3252 1555, or
e-mail Asger at happyanarchy@crosswinds.net, or Dave at davek@4zzzfm.org.au.
Also tune in to 4ZzZ 102.1fm, Mondays 12pm=A0 1pm, for the Anarchy Show, as=
 we
will have updates and info.

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@nticopy wRite. Feel free to copy, forward, reprint, distribute or throw=
 away
this statement. Information is to be shared not owned.=20
A Happy Anarchist in Queensland

http://www.crosswinds.net/~happyanarchy/

Community Radio Rocks

http://www.4zzzfm.org.au/


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