(en) France, Alternative Libertaire AL #251 - Blockupy:
Promising meetings (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]
The 9 and 10, were held meetings of the European anti-capitalist coalition Blockupy. After
the successful blocking of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt on March 18, it is to
acquire wider perspectives to bear the challenge of the capitalist system and its
policies. ---- Blockupy does not become an "event machine". While the blocking of the ECB
on 18 March in Frankfurt was a resounding success. Blockupy has spoiled the party that the
financial institution had planned to inaugurate its new headquarters and increased the
challenge at the heart of the European crisis regime. It has given confidence to those who
fight for democracy rid of capitalism. It is in this context that rejoicing Blockupy
organized a meeting in Berlin on 9 and 10 May to take stock of 18 March and set a
transnational action strategy to disrupt the action of the capital where it is most wrong.
In addition to representatives of the German local public, delegations from Greece, Italy,
Great Britain and France participated in the discussions. The representatives of Attac
Germany and the Left Party have complained that a number of participants in actions are
out-es consensus for action. The latter planned to block the ECB needed by forcing police
roadblocks to prevent the inauguration of the ECB, where a number of activists saw this as
a way to do battle with the police and fire some of their vehicles or to attempt to do the
same with a building owned by the ECB. However everyone has expressed its willingness to
continue and develop Blockupy.
Against Europe of capital
Several country projects were discussed. Thus Blockupy want to develop solidarity with the
Greek people squeezed by the troika (ECB, IMF, European Commission), as his government,
which does not break with capitalism, desperately clings to the negotiations do other
purpose than to make the knee workers, retirees and the youth of this country[1].
The Europe of capital, it is also one that for decades vainly erected a fortress and
abandon to their fate the migrants crossing the Mediterranean to the peril of their lives.
Facing this endless indifference Blockupy wants to break fatalism by developing
initiatives of civil society to rescue the stranded migrants es at sea. Finally with the
theft and racism, insecurity is one of the trademarks of the European Union. Again,
traditional responses are weak and unionism has all the trouble to organize an exploded
workforce. Also the draft transnational strike in companies and institutions that employ
temporary workers massively invited to break again with impotence that discourages
collective action.
For this Blockupy uses collectives, associations fighting, some of the most militant
unions (Solidaires, Italian base unions, sectors of the German trade union opposition),
social centers, political organizations as Die Linke, Linke Interventionistische, Ums
ganze or Alternative Libertaire.
The assembly is heterogeneous and does not include a large number of mass organizations,
but the crisis of the last forces to be bold. However Blockupy not theorizes the minority
share as ideal and intends to broaden its base of action. While the situation is blocked
at the national, transnational action advocated by Blockupy can open breaches.
Laurent Esquerre (AL Paris Northeast)
[1] The issue of solidarity with Greece, however, must be called vigilance, certain
components of Blockupy encompassing support to the Greek government, others seeing it as
an addressed solely to support the Greek people
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Blockupy-Des-rencontres
