WOMBLES - IMF / World Bank

Conclusion report of 1-8 October anti-capitalist resistance days against the IMF and WB summit

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:08:25 +0000

from Resistanbul Committee of the Ungovernables, 9 October 2009: "We are informed that on 7th of October while we were sieging Istanbul from all sides, the IMF and the World Bank meeting had to be finished in a haste. So we, as the ungovernable of resistanbul, gathered here to announce our own riotistanbul decisions against the so- called Istanbul decisions of the governors..." more

Turkey: Thousands against IMF clash with cops in Istanbul

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:17:46 +0000

from imc-uk, 7 October 2009: "Turkish police and transnational and local protesters clashed in Taksim Square and surrounding neighbourhoods in central Istanbul today. Nearly 6,000 people gathered starting at 10 a.m. in Istanbul's Taksim Square, including members and representatives of public unions and civil society organizations including the Confederation of Revolutionary Workers' Unions (DISK), the Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (KESK), the Turkish Doctors Union (TTB) and the Turkish Union of Engineers and Architects' Chambers... more

Istanbul IMF/World Bank summit, October 2009: "We are looking forward to seeing you at the bonfire of resistance"

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:16:39 +0000

from email, updated 28 July 2009: "Representatives and bureaucrats of multinational capitalist companies will be in Istanbul in 6 – 7 October for the annual meeting of the World Bank and the IMF (International Money Foundation) where they will make decisions to blacken billions of people’s lives... We would like to orginise some concerts, workshops, exhibitions, movie presentations, conversations and activities against the IMF and the World Bank between 1-8 October. Sheltering needs for those coming from other cities and other countries will be met..." more

Newswires: IMF / World Bank / WTO

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:47:15 +0000

Updated daily: Links to articles covering the International Monetary Fund / World Bank meeting (IMF/WB) due to be held in Washington DC 24-26 April 2009. Articles filtered from external news wires for the keywords: IMF, Doha, WTO... more

Personal reflections and opinions on the S26 mobilisation, Prague 2000

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 19:01:16 +0000

Originally posted November 2000, updated 24 September 2008: One of the most important aspects of the way the Prague demonstration was organised was the accommodation of diversity it offered. After everyone gathered at a central location (a square in the middle of the city) and a brief march around the square, the crowd made its way as one in the direction of the IMF Conference Centre. more

"For a Spring Social War!" Updated call to action for April IMF protests

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:44:46 +0000

from sdac, 17 April 2009: "We are left to pay Wall Street for the money THEY lost and the lives THEY destroyed. We are left jobless, homeless, lifeless, and suffering the effects of THEIR failure, unless we refuse this fate... We have a choice to make, stay on the sinking ship or turn and fight... We intend to take the fight to them, and this is a fight for our world, a fight for our lives. April 24-26 in Washington DC the International Monetary Fund and World Bank will be holding their annual Spring meetings, and we will be in the streets waiting..." more

April Uprising: A clusterfuck is descending on the IMF/WB summit meetings

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:25:05 +0000

from infoshop, 16 April 2009: "We are the New England Clusterfuck, and we are preparing to pay a visit to Washington, DC. First things first, the gentle reader may be asking themselves “What the hell is up with that name?” Never fear, we've got your back with “the knowledge.” The term “Clusterfuck” has many uses, but can be loosely defined as any situation in which multiple connecting problems mutually interfere with possible solutions. The April Uprising actions are the perfect proverbial canvas upon which we can paint our mural of disruptive victory..." more

NorthEast Anarchist Network: "Direct Action = Solidarity. Confront the Bankers in April"

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:25:32 +0000

from Northeast Anarchist Network, 9 April 2009: "The NorthEast Anarchist Network is endorsing the "Self Described Anarchist Collective" and Global Justice Action calls for a diversity of tactics, including direct action, to disrupt the Spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, DC, 24-26 April 2009..." more

Seattle 1999 WTO shutdown - 9th anniversary: five lessons for today

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:08:58 +0000

from nyc-imc, 1 December 2008: What lessons can we learn from the shutdown of the 1999 WTO Ministerial in Seattle 9 years ago today? By David Solnit: This was the question a group of organizers from different parts of the last decades of global justice organizing responded to last week at a forum in New York City put together by Deep Dish TV, an independent video/media pioneer. Here are my thoughts. more

N15: Global day of action: resisting capitalism and its 'financial and ecological' crises during the G20 meeting

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:08:19 +0000

from various sources, updated 23 November 2008: "For this global action we call on the global anti-capitalist movements and all those from below that are feeling the destruction of their lives and our world, those already resisting from the grassroots or seeing the need, to organise for and beyond November 15th 2008 - grassroots, anti-capitalist action..." more

8th anniversary: Arbitrary detention and police ill-treatment following 26 September 2000 IMF/World Bank protests in Prague

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:50:44 +0000

updated 30 September 2008: Amnesty International report on the September 2000 mass actions against the IMF/World Bank meeting in Prague, 2000. ++++ Between 26 and 28 September 2000, in Prague, over 850 people were detained following street protests against the annual meeting of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). more

IMF/World Bank protestors bring the fight to DC’s richest neighborhood

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:04:24 +0000

from infoshop, 25 October 2007: On Friday, October 19th, 300 anarchists and IMF/World Bank opponents marched on Georgetown, home to many of DC’s most wealthy and powerful. Protesters chose Georgetown to remind the ruling elite that in the global struggle between rich and poor, the rich will be held responsible for their greed, even in their safe, upscale neighborhoods. According to Fox TV News, “A small group of protesters for [sic] the IMF/World Bank, outnumbered 3 to 4 times by police, are causing an awful lot of trouble down town.” more

D.C.: The October Rebellion

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:19:06 +0000

various sources, 22 October 2007: Radicals of all stripes gathered at St. Stephen’s church and surrounding neighborhood in the Federal District last weekend for a series of workshops and actions related to the meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Workshops included legal and medical training to prepare low-risk participants to effectively keep tabs of those arrested and injured. more

Bicyclists vs. the IMF/World Bank - Caravan/Prague

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:21:38 +0000

from email, 24 September 2007: Exactly 7 years after the events in Prague, September 2000, there is this movie released by someone joining the bicycle caravan "Money or Life" towards the IMF/WB protests in Prague. more

Oct. 19-21 in DC: NEAN Call for an Anarchist Contingent at IMF-WB Protests

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:56:34 +0000

from various sources, Updated 19 October 2007: The North East Anarchist Network is calling for two anarchist contingents during the upcoming IMF-World Bank meeting protests in Washington DC. more