ALTERNATE DAVOS
Bob Olsen
From: "Laurent JESOVER" <jes...@attac.org>
Subject: ALTERNATE DAVOS
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 19:39:22 +0100
I would like to present you an idea concerning the organization of an
Alternate Davos in the city of Davos during the "liberal encounter" at
the end of January 1999.
ATTAC, along with other NGOs (Swiss, European and from else where),
will organize an Alternate Davos to think about other ways to see
economic issues. Some of us will be physically in Davos to held a
press conference : of course a very small number of person, since the
cost of a physical presence meet more bank executives financial
possiblities than NGO participants'. Meanwhile throughout Europe,
meetings will be help by unions and other organizations on specific
topics still in relation with an Alternate Davos.
The idea is to be able during the press conference to not speak to
journalists about ourselves but to present the full diversity of
possibilities around the world for a real Alternate Davos. The goal is
not to put us in front of journalists but to let them know that there
are possible others "news" than the ones create by the Davos encounter
concerning the world economic well-being and the world development.
That's why we would like, with your help, to be able to present
through computer screens an "Alternate Davos" that will match really
the world size.
With the help of chatrooms on the Internet we would like to reunite
during the time of the press conference a number of people that will
largely out-numbered the Davos participants.
This "presence" will have two goals :
- to prove by the number of people virtually but really present at the
same time and place than Davos economic issues are not world issues
but just issues raised by a specific set of people and than other
forces exist that meet more the world diversity.
- to send a strong message to journalists about the emergency for
"decision makers" to think differently about world development.
Technically the page will held the logos of all the organizations that
will be officially present in the chatroom, giving the possibilities
to journalist to interview them. It also will enable citizens to be
present and to participate to the press conference.
We can also take this opportunity to launch officially a vast lobbying
action in the direction of governments to held an international
conference soon to talk about ways of financing sustainable
development around the world, financing it for example by an
international tax on international transactions.
Of course all this is just "ideas" : everything is in the open for the
moment to let your networks organize it with us. But I am sure we can
all agree shortly with basic lines that will match our works and
concerns.
Please feel free to react to this proposal by emailing me :
jes...@attac.org and of course to forward this message to anyone of
your knowledge that might be interrested in this proposal.
For details about the Alternate Davos organization per se, feel free
to email Christophe Aguiton : agu...@sud.unions.eu.org
Best regards to all
Laurent
jes...@attac.org
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All the best,
Yves
Janet M. Eaton
I would like to say how impressed I am with ATTAC's idea
for the ALTERNATE DAVOS presence on line during the actual
conference. Judging from the number of mai-not list serve regulars
you have contacted and the emerging response on line already I would
think that we should be able to help in linking daily reports and
dialogue from the ATTAC virtual DAVOS across the anti-mai and
globalization e-mail networks and newsgroups during that time.
Personally I would be most interested in participating directly in
the chat -line idea.
I think the two goals you mention are appropriate
and I would also suggest a third & fourth!
- to maintain momentum and further mobilize the incredible energy,
on-line activity and effectiveness of anti-mai /mai-not internet
groups and citizens whose synergistic internet networks have
already been recognzied as forging a new "arena for global
democracy"! And, as you note, as a first step, to open the way to
the widest possible convergence of networks and social and activist
forces.
- to serve as a rallying point for bringing to public awareness
the many credible alternatives to corporatization and neo-liberalism
which are already emerging!!
I support the idea of a massive lobbying effort aimed at
governments [and would you consider -the IMF, World Bank ,
UN etc - ] to hold an international conference soon to talk about
ways of financing sustainable development around the world -
financing it for example by an international tax on international
transactions.
I commend you on your focus not only on groups i.e. NGOs but also
on the citizen - something which many of us on the mai-not list
advocate as an important aspect of a new global civil society and the
potential created by internet access for global dialogue in a
participatory, and inclusive manner - while still recognizing the
powerful role that NGO's united on line have brought to the whole
process as reported by Margrete Strand Rangnes from a panel on free
trade by the Amercian Enterprise Institute last week" She said :
" The discussion centered around the power of the NGOs and how to
deal with that strength ..... As an example of the NGO strength,
they noted how overwhelmed the OECD was when it received a letter in
February from nearly 700 organizations from 68 countries in
opposition to the MAI. They blamed the defeat of the MAI and of Fast
Track on the power of the NGOs and "protectionist fears."
Re your proposed June Conference - I would be interested in trying
to attend - something which is not posible in january - which is
why I would be most interested in the on-line chat room concept!!
Re December conference please keep us up to date on intentions and
firming up of objectives and planning coming out of that event !!
All the best,
Janet Eaton
Reply-to: "Laurent JESOVER" <jes...@attac.org>
From: "Laurent JESOVER" <jes...@attac.org>
To: "ATTAC OPERATION Stephane Bortzmeyer" <bortz...@ras.eu.org>,
"ATTAC OPERATION National Centre for Sustainability" <nc...@islandnet.com>,
"ATTAC OPERATION MichaelP" <pap...@peak.org>,
"ATTAC OPERATION Margrete Strand-Rangnes" <mst...@citizen.org>,
"ATTAC OPERATION janice" <jan...@ihug.co.nz>,
"ATTAC OPERATION Janet M. Eaton" <jea...@fox.nstn.ca>,
"ATTAC OPERATION Jan Slakov" <jsl...@TartanNET.ns.ca>,
"ATTAC OPERATION Doug Hunt" <dh...@center1.com>,
"ATTAC OPERATION Bob Olsen" <bobo...@tao.ca>
Cc: "Francois Sauterey" <Francois...@ras.eu.org>,
"ATTAC CA (sec. gen.) C. Aguiton" <agu...@sud.unions.eu.org>,
"ATTAC CA (Président) B. Cassen" <Bernard...@Monde-diplomatique.fr>,
"ATTAC 99 SUISSE" <jmb...@swissonline.ch>,
"ATTAC 99 CANADA" <a...@dr.cgocable.ca>,
"ATTAC 99 BRESIL" <inte...@cidadanet.org.br>,
"ATTAC 99 BRESIL" <palh...@palhares.com.br>,
"ATTAC 99 BRESIL" <a...@ax.apc.org>, "ATTAC (Bureau)" <at...@attac.org>
Subject: ALTERNATE DAVOS
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 19:39:22 +0100
I would like to present you an idea concerning the organization of an
Best regards to all
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