worldwide movement against war, and the system which creates untold misery for millions. That system is capitalism which during the 20th century was responsible for the death of over 100 million people from wars to dominate land, natural resources and create profits for a minority.
But there is an alternative. "Another world is possible' is the slogan of the international anti-capitalist movement. Since the demonstrations in Seattle in 1999 against the World Trade Organisation, millions have demonstrated under this banner. The European Social Forum (ESF) is where the anti-capitalist and anti-war movements converge in Paris this November.
It is a chance for activists from across Europe and the rest of the world to decide what kind of world we want to live in through debate and demonstrations. Last year, the ESF in Italy co-ordinated an international day of action against war. February 15th 2003 saw strikes and protests in literally hundreds of countries around the globe. This year more people from Britain will be part of that
But to really change the world we need organisation. The rulers of the world are organised, they co-ordinate their attacks on us through institutions like the World Bank, IMF, and WTO. They use their positions in government to attack us every day.
Socialist Resistance is building a socialist organisation because we need a political alternative to these liars and thieves and never has their been such a need for an alternative. If we want to put an end to all wars, hunger and poverty we need end capitalism itself. "THE ANTI-WAR movement in Sweden has been very big, one demonstration was larger than the demonstrations against the Vietnam war. It was a very broad movement with a network of left groups, peace groups, political parties and, towards the end even the social democrats and the churches. ical parties and organisations because they don't see them as progressing their concerns. Also people newly involved in the anti-war movement don't necessarily see the connections between different strugto overcome this. movement has been the biggest radical of vegan and animal liberation movements and attracted a lot of young people. The movement was originally more anarchist than socialist in character. But after
automatic weapons to arrest her. They wouldn't even let her wash the dye out of her hair. Young people can have problems with polit- the police after
Gothenberg have been dropped but the demonstrators are still in prison. In most of Europe gles, so we have to keep working politically the expectation is to
leave home at 18 or 19
Movements of young people first started in Sweden 2 years before Gothenberg. This movement of the last 10 years- it grew out Gothenberg it grew and had a more socialRRITORIAUX STRES
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