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Page for diverse actions at the Global Day of Action against a Corporate UN on August 31
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sent: Monday August 19 August 31st 2002: Global Day of Action against a Corporate UN On August the 31st, people and organisations all over Europe and the rest of the World will join in a Global Day of Action against the corporate control of ourlives, the privatisation of sustainable development and our common future. Demonstrations, parades, manifestations and other kinds of actions will be held inseveral different countries to expose how corporations are using the World Summiton Sustainable Development to portray themselves as 'part of the solution and notthe problem'. The protesters believe that corporations are in fact incapable ofbeing committed to social and environmental change. The World Summit on Sustainable Development also known as Rio+10 takes place from August 26 to September 4 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Big business will greenwash themselves by spreading disinformation to present an environmentally friendly public image through powerful public relations campaigns and partnerships with the UN and uncritical NGOs. Ten years have passed since the last big conference in Rio de Janeiro and not much has been achieved. Our climate is changing, our natural environment is dying and poverty has increased. Meanwhile, corporations have become bigger and more powerful, the WTO, the IMF and the World Bank have tightened their grip on society, and environmental and social conventions have proved useless in tackling what they set out to do. Our governments pander to the whims of corporate lobby groups whose neo-liberal agenda is slowly privatising everything on our planet to the detriment of the many and to the benefit of the few. The protesters want to make clear to the public that we will have to work onsustainable development ourselves. The ten years since Rio have shown that we should not rely on governments or corporations. The solution is to take action against the polluters and to change our own lives and neighbourhoods. Demonstrations will take place in several countries and the social movement in South Africa, consisting of the indigenous peoples, the rural and urban communities and other environmental and social grass roots groups will be holding their big manifestation on the this day in Johannesburg. For comments, interviews and quotes leading up to the summit, or more information about the actions, the background information and the aims of the activists please do not hesitate and contact uncorp@aseed.antenna.nl or phone +31 20 668 2236 / +316 17836486 / +31 6 24173865 More
information on local actions on the 31st can be seen on www.aseed.net/un-corporated.
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