<div>Hi Everyone</div>
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<div>I just posted an invitation to the rally to some student networks i'm on and i got this very interesting reply (see below chat) from Mo, an international student comrade. Here is a really exciting possibility for us to connect in with an attempt to generalise and internationalise resistance. </div>
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<div>Pls can those attending this saturday's PA (everyone possible to come pls, as we really need to get our act together as there is just two weeks until the rally..!) consider the ideas below. This Sat, Peoples Assembly 1pm Victoria Tower Gardens Westminster </div>
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<div>Two immediate things for the agenda: (1) would we like to accept ism's offer of being part of the global wave and (2) can we endose the statement they've developed. So can everyone read the chat and their website plus the statement they've made, aswell as all the info on the global wave so that, on Saturday we can discuss this properly. </div>
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<div>See also at their website for a great, potentially unifying symbol..!!</div>
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<div>Cheers </div>
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<div>Mark <br><br><br></div>
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<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:02 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: hey Mark.. I just received your mail on the Democracy Rally. Could this maybe be somehow linked to the "Global Wave"?</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:03 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: Hi Mo What's the Global Wave!?</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: cos it will begin with a huge day of action in the U.S.A. on Oct.7th, continue with a day of action in Italy on Oct.8th.. and could feat. this event in the UK on Oct.9th</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: Yes that would be great !</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:04 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: it will unite groups fighting for free education around the world and mainly consists of three elements: 1st the international "joint statment"</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>2nd: the "united symbol"</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>3rd: communication/coordination on the international level</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: Ah yes</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: pretty simple. that's all.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:05 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: I see your mail on it from earler</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>earlier</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>Are these things worked out yet - the statement, symbol and international comms?</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: so if you could display the logo somewhere during the event.. on a banner or something.. take picture of it.. and write a short report on the whole thing.. then that would be perfect.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>yep.. all ready</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: We have been discussin symbols a lot here</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:06 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>Do you have a quick link?</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: sure.. statement: <a href="http://emancipating-education-for-all.org/joint_statement_2010" target="_blank">http://emancipating-education-for-all.org/joint_statement_2010</a></span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>symbol: <a href="http://emancipating-education-for-all.org/united_symbol" target="_blank">http://emancipating-education-for-all.org/united_symbol</a></span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:07 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>and for communication basically the infrastructure of the ISM will be used.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: what's also needed is for the students in uk to come along to our rally, ideally in support of the wave -</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>can we manage that?</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: hm.. who are you in touch with in the UK for that?</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: to adverstise it to the networks from both ends?</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:08 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: sure.. the ISM can be used for that.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: students are starting back in london this week and next ..</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>perfect</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>!</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: I am in touch with the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>they are mostly focussing on a demo on Nov.10th</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>as far as I know</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:09 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>but all the events and protests will be listed on the website.. so all the details will be published there. + an additional mail on this can be send to the ISM mailing list.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:11 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: well we are wanting our rally to be an education, on lots of different issues aswell as horizontal decision making. i imagine my comrades would be very happy to link to the global wave and make bridges between campus resistance and the other communities standing up for their rights</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:12 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: yes.. and personally I see education with the other issues very much linked with each other.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:13 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>I mean... horizontal decision making is part of an emancipation process... so it is part of education</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: am i on the ism email list? i don't think i am - only the facebook mail list</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>yes, agreed about the horizontal / emancipatory / education links.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: the "global wave" is not just about defend access to education, but also defining and creating it for ourself.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:14 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>let me check</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:15 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>no, you are not. do you want me to add you?</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:16 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: yes please do</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:18 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: ok.. done.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>well.. do let me know once the Democracy Rally can be announced as part of the "Global Wave".</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:19 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>And it would be great, if at least one group calling for the rally also endorses the international "joint statement".</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: ok, will do. we make decisions on saturdays</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: but of course that his just optional</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>*is</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:21 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>there will also be an international chat meeting on sunday. so if you decide to link the rally with the "global wave"... then you might also be interested to participate in the chat meeting.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:22 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: and i will also ask the group (we are called democracy village and we are just now planning a rally and to reoccupy parliament square see <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/sep/15/democracy-village-what-happened-next" target="_blank">http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/sep/15/democracy-village-what-happened-next</a>) to endorse the statement aswell as welcome yr invitation to be the uk leg of the wave. btw i a also in touch with imf resist in the usa. do you want me to hook you up to them too?</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>and yes, i would like to participate in the chat, as would others in the group i imagine!</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:23 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: hehe.. I am also in touch with the IMF Resistance people and they already decided to endorse the statement ;)</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>but thanks :)</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: there is also the international day of action called for october 12th</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>for climate justice</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>do you know about that?</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: I heard about it.. but don't have any details.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:24 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: <a href="http://www.climate-justice-action.org/" target="_blank">http://www.climate-justice-action.org/</a></span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: do you see a way to link the "global wave" and the climate justice actions?</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: maybe..</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:25 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: hmm.. well.. this can also be discussed during the chat meeting on sunday.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: i will ask the international list what actions are planned. if you send me an email with some info i could as the groups to consider</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: so if you are in touch with activists who are involved.. then maybe you can invite them to the chat?!</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: yes</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>pls send me a brief mail on this as a way of introduction?</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:26 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: ok.. I'll do that.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: mo i have to rush off now</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: yep. alright.. was good to get in touch again :)</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">me</span>: also tho, some of us are also developing a statement about democracy which would be good to run past you maybe your networks will be able to endorse too</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888">21:27 </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>will get back in touch again soon</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>yes - great to reconnect!</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>:-)</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Mo</span>: yes.. that's all part of the idea we had :)</span></span></div>
<div><span style="DISPLAY: block; FLOAT: left; COLOR: #888"> </span><span style="PADDING-LEFT: 6em; DISPLAY: block"><span>oki.. take care ~</span> </span></div></div>