[matilda] PGA again...

[Amparo P Gutierrez]

as long as there is place for a multitude of forked paths and roads

as long as there is time for reflection also

as long as a social centre is not defined as an arm's length anything

as long as it is a temporary alternative terrain for insurrection
as long as it is wrapped up in colourful untamed banners
as long as there are clown armies and poets inside its walls,

mmm... matilda will be alive


which is not to say that  *matilda will cease to be alive when it 
becomes a social centre as such (like Simuney on london road, sharrow 
social  centre, or even new roots at spital hill); that as soon as 
matilda becomes an
openly 24/7, family orientated social centre, with proper facilities and 
that, with a bank account and so on, with a formal officially drafted 
constitution establishing secretaries, treasurers and what not, matilda 
will die. It will cease to be that terrain for insurrection to become a 
terrain for accommodation in the  sense of fitting into a status quo...

BUT let's not be hypocrites either: the main source of income so far has 
been *selling drinks* (most not soft drinks by the way).

So we are ALSO within the context of Sheffield community, its rough, 
wild and tough drinking culture environment.

amp


 > The Wombles, as well as London Action Resource Centre are down as PGA
 > info points, and this is what ity says on the Wombles site about
 > adopting PGA stuff.

(The Wombles were chased during g8, so perhaps it's a good referral 
after all...?)
insisting


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Helen and Nick wrote:

> Hey,
>  
> I wasn't at the meeting but I guess it could mean that it would be a bit 
> disingenuos for Matilda to contribute to processes/discussions/world 
> conferences for groups working under the PGA banner if matilda didn't 
> support the principles they had collectively chosen to work together 
> under? But it doesn't stop anybody joing in PGA global days of action 
> etc or working with the Wombles, Landless Moverment in Brazil or the 
> Karnataka farmers etc.
>  
> 
> The Wombles, as well as London Action Resource Centre are down as PGA 
> info points, and this is what ity says on the Wombles site about 
> adopting PGA stuff.
> 
>  
> 
> "In February 1998, grassroots movements of all continents met in Geneva 
> to launch a worldwide coordination network of resistance to the global 
> market, a new alliance of struggle and solidarity called *Peoples' 
> Global Action against 'free' trade and the WTO* (PGA). That was the 
> birth of this global tool for communication and coordination for all 
> those who fight the destruction of humanity and the planet by capitalism 
> and build local alternatives to globalisation.
> 
> The defining documents of the PGA are its five hallmarks, its 
> organisational principles and its manifesto. The hallmarks and the 
> organisational principles have been amended twice at global conferences, 
> to reflect discussions about clarifying differences to right-wing 
> anti-globalizers.
> 
> PGA is not an organisation and has no members. However PGA aims to be an 
> organised network. Participation in PGA activities is based upon 
> endorsement of the hallmarks and principles of the network. Autonomous 
> groups function as regional contact points to disseminate information 
> about PGA, but they cannot represent the PGA."
> 
>  
> 
> Hxx
> 
> 
> 
> */dan at aktivix.org/* wrote:
> 
>     Allo,
> 
>     Someone mentioned in the meeting that, if we don't adopt the PGA
>     hallmarks, we
>     can't be affiliated with the global network of PGA social centres.
> 
>     I don't understand - could someone clarify? Especially considering
>     point 5 of
>     the hallmarks:
> 
>     "An organisational philosophy based on decentralisation and autonomy."
> 
>     Can we not network with who we want? Maybe I misunderstood...?
> 
>     Dan
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