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Tuesday, 19 April 2005 |
[Castillano]
For years, when a community has seen danger approach, they have used
fire to call for the aid of their peers as they prepare to resist the
enemy. When a beacon was lit on a hilltop, the message travelled
far and fast and aid would soon follow. Now, as the G8 leaders approach
Gleneagles, the people of Scotland are preparing to light Beacons of
Dissent. On Mayday, for 100 years the peoples' day, we will call out for aid in
our resistance to those who claim power over us. Those who claim to be
solving the problem of climate change while driving new motorways
through our communities. Who say they can solve Africa's problems by
opening it up to multinational corporations. Who meet the
challenges of our world with empty words and betrayal.
We light the beacons to send a message around the world that those
"leaders" are not welcome here and that we intend to resist their schemes to our utmost.
We ask our friends in the world to hear our call and to respond to it.
Those who can, light a Beacon announcing you will come and stand
alongside us as we resist with our bodies. Those who can only be
there in spirit, light a Beacon to say that we stand together in
solidarity.
Our enemy is the same; the abuse and injustice embodied in the 8 men
who plan to meet at Gleneagles. Our cause is the same: a new world of
justice and freedom we can all participate in building.
Join us. Hear our call on May 1st and respond in kind before the Summer
Solstice. Then on July 5th, the night before the international
day of action against the G8, we will light beacons on the hills
surrounding the Gleneagles summit site.
To participate in the initial call for aid, email
Glasgow: reshape-glasgow(at)riseup.net
Edinburgh: reshape(at)riseup.net.
Aberdeen: aberdeenshireg8action(at)lists.riseup.net
To participate in the response, add your local group to the list by emailing dissentinfo(at)gmail.com, or join with
a local Dissent group close by.
If no local group is close by,
light a candle, and then start a local
group to oppose the G8!
Watch this page for more details...
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