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It is important that any network is independent of political organisations and that it is organised in a libertarian, grassroots manner so that everyone involved gets an equal say in decisions made. This hasn't always been the case in Ireland and so, at the end of November, there will be a grassroots gathering held in order to bring like-minded people together with the aim of organising a libertarian network to make anti-authoritarian voices heard as a distinct trend within the movement.
This network would
- Be based on the principle that people should control their own lives, have the resources to do so and work together as equals.
- Reject top-down and state-centred forms of organisation in favour of open, decentralised and democratic organising.
- Call for the abolition, not reform, of global bodies like the World Bank and WTO, and a challenge to underlying structures of power and inequality.
- Organise for the control of workplaces by those who work there.
- Call for the control of communities by the people who live there.
- Argue for a sustainable environmental, economic and social system, agreed by the people of the planet.
- Work together in ways which are accessible to ordinary people, particularly women and working-class people, rather than reproducing feelings of disempowerment and alienation within our own network.
The meeting will be held over two days, on the 24th and 25th of November. The first day will be comprised of general discussions and will start at 11.30, in the downstairs hall of the Teachers club, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin. The second day will be aimed at setting up some form of formal co-ordination structure and will be in Spacecraft, North Wall, Dublin.
This initial meeting is called by individual activists some of whom are involved in organisations such as the Irish Mexico Group, Gluaiseacht, Workers Solidarity Movement, Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation, the Alliance of Cork Anarchists. For a copy of their statement write to us or see http://grassrootsgathering.freeservers.com
Deirdre Hogan
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