Throughout this period of civil disobedience, from Iceland to the latest uprisings in Russia and Hungary, if anything has become clear it is that not only have political systems reached advanced levels of disintegration, so have their methods of representation (they do not represent us!), as well as their subservience (servility) to the demands of current crony capitalism (rescue the people, not the banks!).
In 2011 we took to the streets, we regained our voice in public spaces, got together, opened up dialogues and shared our dreams. We came together to make it clear that we are not commodities at the behest of politicians and bankers who instate austerity policies making our lives precarious. Instead, we declare, as our fellow Greeks have already declared, that "We owe nothing, we will not pay and will not sell ourselves!"
However, what is far more important is that we also share a desire in re-appropriating our lives and the common good by means of direct participation, joint management, and ultimately the desire for a true democracy in the service of everyone.
After international forums as well as online and face to face discussions, the most popular plans are that May 12th should be made as the next Global Day of Action, and May 15th, as a (new) Transnational Day of Mobilization.
Saturday 12M has been proposed as the day in which we will once again take to the streets, to the squares, or wherever we can in order to carry out specific actions that will empower mass demonstrations.
On the other hand, 15M is intended as a global day to intervene on capital flows and mobility, while simultaneously coordinating actions are launched in order to bring awareness to the world to move in a new direction. It is about building a new imaginary in order to define new human, economic and social relationships and will provide us with that transformation of power relations between governments, capitalist rule and societies.
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