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WHY SHOULD I PROTEST?
From 30 August 2005 one of the world's richest men Steve Forbes and NSW Premier Bob Carr will host the fifth annual Forbes Global CEO Conference, to be opened by Prime Minister John Howard at a swanky cocktail event at the Sydney Opera House.
For two and a half days the Opera House will be taken over by more than 300 CEOs - representing some of the world's biggest war profiteers, environmental vandals and corporate crooks. Like the World Trade Organisation and the World Economic Forum, the Global CEO Conference is a means of promoting economic and social policies that benefit the rich and the powerful at the expense of the majority of the world's people and the environment.
A $5000 a head event restricted to top executives means that you're not invited - but you can come anyway by joining the 30A protests. By mobilising in big numbers on 30A we can show that the Forbes CEO Conference and the policies that it represents are not going ahead unopposed.
Below are seven reasons to join the protest of the Forbes Global CEO Conference from 30 August – 1 September.
1) BECAUSE the occupation of Iraq is illegal.
It benefits US and Australian corporations, not the people of Iraq.
Bring the troops home from Iraq and end support for Bush’s imperialism
The $55 million a day of our taxes spent on the military would be better spent fighting poverty and disadvantage
Don’t let war profiteers like Bearing Point and warmongers like John Howard and Steve Forbes party in our
opera house – they have the blood of 100,000 Iraqis on their hands
The Project for a New American Century will be disastrous for the people of all countries
2)BECAUSE Howard’s industrial relations plans are a payoff to his big business patrons.
Our working rights will not be sacrificed for even fatter corporate profits – up 20% last year
Workers need to be in unions to defend themselves – workers in unions earn 15% more
At $12.30 per hour, minimum wages are already too low
It’s a bit rich for CEOs to tell workers to tighten their belts when they ‘earned’ $4.6 million each last year
3) BECAUSE it’s time to unite for our common human rights, and
not be conned by Howard’s divide and rule tactics.
Close the refugee detention camps and stop the deportations – asylum seekers need protection
Let the ordinary people of the world move as freely as these corporate millionaires
There is no place for racism in Australian society
4) BECAUSE our global wealth should be shared, not controlled by
a tiny minority.
Drop poor country debt and bring in fair trade – 1.2 billion people struggle on less than $1/day
Workers in all countries should be able to organise for dignity at work
Share technology and know how to solve global problems – no patents on essential drugs
5)BECAUSE it’s over time to get real about Global Warming.
Australia must sign the Kyoto Protocol as a first step towards a clean energy society
Nuclear energy can never be a safe alternative to fossil fuels
Our taxes should be spent on rapidly developing sustainable technologies
6)BECAUSE policy ought to be for public need not corporate greed.
Democracy needs openness, not confidential deals with corporations
Public services benefit everyone, whereas the market benefits the rich and powerful
It’s a crime that one hundred thousand people are homeless in this rich country
7)BECAUSE the First Nations of Australia demand truth and justice.
Aboriginal people should be at the front of the queue for rights and services
A treaty with the Aboriginal people is essential to harmony in Australia
http://www.30a.org/
Note: Ill bump this twice over 20 days, then bump it ever second day untill the night before. I also won't answer or take care of moronic post or poor attempts at satire or sarcasm that is post in this thread up untill the day, maybe after then.
From 30 August 2005 one of the world's richest men Steve Forbes and NSW Premier Bob Carr will host the fifth annual Forbes Global CEO Conference, to be opened by Prime Minister John Howard at a swanky cocktail event at the Sydney Opera House.
For two and a half days the Opera House will be taken over by more than 300 CEOs - representing some of the world's biggest war profiteers, environmental vandals and corporate crooks. Like the World Trade Organisation and the World Economic Forum, the Global CEO Conference is a means of promoting economic and social policies that benefit the rich and the powerful at the expense of the majority of the world's people and the environment.
A $5000 a head event restricted to top executives means that you're not invited - but you can come anyway by joining the 30A protests. By mobilising in big numbers on 30A we can show that the Forbes CEO Conference and the policies that it represents are not going ahead unopposed.
Below are seven reasons to join the protest of the Forbes Global CEO Conference from 30 August – 1 September.
1) BECAUSE the occupation of Iraq is illegal.
It benefits US and Australian corporations, not the people of Iraq.
Bring the troops home from Iraq and end support for Bush’s imperialism
The $55 million a day of our taxes spent on the military would be better spent fighting poverty and disadvantage
Don’t let war profiteers like Bearing Point and warmongers like John Howard and Steve Forbes party in our
opera house – they have the blood of 100,000 Iraqis on their hands
The Project for a New American Century will be disastrous for the people of all countries
2)BECAUSE Howard’s industrial relations plans are a payoff to his big business patrons.
Our working rights will not be sacrificed for even fatter corporate profits – up 20% last year
Workers need to be in unions to defend themselves – workers in unions earn 15% more
At $12.30 per hour, minimum wages are already too low
It’s a bit rich for CEOs to tell workers to tighten their belts when they ‘earned’ $4.6 million each last year
3) BECAUSE it’s time to unite for our common human rights, and
not be conned by Howard’s divide and rule tactics.
Close the refugee detention camps and stop the deportations – asylum seekers need protection
Let the ordinary people of the world move as freely as these corporate millionaires
There is no place for racism in Australian society
4) BECAUSE our global wealth should be shared, not controlled by
a tiny minority.
Drop poor country debt and bring in fair trade – 1.2 billion people struggle on less than $1/day
Workers in all countries should be able to organise for dignity at work
Share technology and know how to solve global problems – no patents on essential drugs
5)BECAUSE it’s over time to get real about Global Warming.
Australia must sign the Kyoto Protocol as a first step towards a clean energy society
Nuclear energy can never be a safe alternative to fossil fuels
Our taxes should be spent on rapidly developing sustainable technologies
6)BECAUSE policy ought to be for public need not corporate greed.
Democracy needs openness, not confidential deals with corporations
Public services benefit everyone, whereas the market benefits the rich and powerful
It’s a crime that one hundred thousand people are homeless in this rich country
7)BECAUSE the First Nations of Australia demand truth and justice.
Aboriginal people should be at the front of the queue for rights and services
A treaty with the Aboriginal people is essential to harmony in Australia
http://www.30a.org/
Note: Ill bump this twice over 20 days, then bump it ever second day untill the night before. I also won't answer or take care of moronic post or poor attempts at satire or sarcasm that is post in this thread up untill the day, maybe after then.
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