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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">"Power to the people – against capitalism and
environmental destruction. Another world is possible!"</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Under this slogan over 15.000 people
took the streets in Malmö (Sweden) on Saturday 20th September 2008. The
peaceful three-hour parade was part of the 5th European Social Forum that took
place in South Sweden from 17 to 21 September and included 250 seminars,
workshops and assemblies and over 400 cultural activities (films, theatre,
concerts, poetry).</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br>
Over 13.000 participants came to the Social Forum discussing over a great
variety of topics from welfare and public services, economic alternatives to
environmental and climate justice. The debates and conferences were accompanied
by a cultural program and activities. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br>
During the 2008 ESF several initiatives and campaigns were planned, e.g.
towards the Climate summit in Copenhagen 2009 and the 60th anniversary of NATO
2009 and the next European Social Forum which is scheduled to take place in
Istanbul 2010. </span></p>
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With the following declaration of the Assembly of the Social Movements, the
Social Forum was closed (European Social Forum Malmö, Sunday 21st September
2008, evening): </span></p>
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<b>2009: To Change Europe<br>
</b><br>
On the European level, we are witnessing a liberal and anti-social front on all
domains: economic financial crisis, price increases, food borne illness crisis,
privatization and disassembly of public services, movements against work
reform, decisions of the European Court of Justice, dismantling of the Common
Agricultural Policy, reinforcement of Fortress Europe against migrants,
weakening of democratic and civil rights and growing repression, economic
cooperation agreements, military intervention in external conflicts, military
bases, all this in a world where inequalities, poverty and global and
permanent war are increasing day by day. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br>
In this context of global crisis, we want to reaffirm that alternatives do
exist for global justice, peace, democracy and environment.<br>
<br>
We, the European social movements gathering in Malmö, have committed on a
common agenda in the way to lead the fight for "Another Europe" and
Europe based on the people's rights.<br>
<br>
<b>1. On the social issue</b>: We launch immediately a COMMON EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN
against UE social and labour policies, first to oppose specifically the EU
directive on working time and UE decision on migrant labour. This campaign will
have different steps (e.g.: December the 6th in Paris) and includes the
objective of a massive joint mobilization at European level as soon as
possible. </span></p>
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As a second step, we build up a large, inclusive and strategic
conference/counter-summit of all the European social movement, in Brussels in
March.<br>
<br>
<b>2. Against NATO and war:</b> we call a large demonstration in April the 4th
in Strasbourg/Kiel, centre of celebration of the 60th anniversary of NATO, to
say "Stop NATO!" and dissolving this terrifying tool of war. In the same day we
call demonstrations in all countries in Europe. We propose the WSF in Belem to
declare the 4th of April a day of international mobilisation against NATO.<br>
<br>
<b>3. Against the climate crisis:</b> we call for a global day of action on
climate on December 6th during the Poznan summit in Poznan itself and al other
the world. We are calling for a massive international mobilisation next year to
make the critical Copenhagen talks in December 2009. <br>
<br>
<b>4. Against the G8:</b> In July 2009, the Sardinian and Italian social
movement will invite all movements to come to Sardinia where the G8 summit will
be held in la Maddalena island to protest against G8 and its policies and to
present our alternatives for global justice, peace, democracy and environment. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">@ <a href="http://www.european-left.org/english/news/esf_2008/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.european-left.org/english/news/esf_2008/</span></a></span></p>
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