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MAKE POVERTY HISTORY: Dublin Rally Thursday 30 June
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Sunday June 26, 2005 23:42 by Jon Glackin - Street Seen streetseen at hotmail dot co dot uk 07743275533
Assemble Parnell Square At 6.30 pm And Proceed To The Main Rally At Merrion Square At 7.15 pm
Millions of people around the World are trapped in bitter, unrelenting poverty because of man-made factors: a glaringly unjust global trade system which favours the most powerful countries and punishes the poorest; demands from rich countries and global institutions for vast sums of money to service old debts, even those incurred by oppressive regimes and insufficient aid which never gets to where it is most needed. The gap between the World's rich and poor has never been wider. Malnutrition, AIDS, conflict and illiteracy are a daily reality for millions. But it isn't chance or bad luck that keeps people trapped in bitter, unrelenting poverty. It's man-made factors like a glaringly unjust global trade system, a debt burden so great that it suffocates any chance of recovery and insufficient and ineffective aid. Back in 2001 the governments of the eight wealthiest nations on the planet said that they were going to do something about it. In what was seen as a breakthrough, they promised to halve World poverty by 2015. Four years later the World’s leaders are failing dismally to reach those targets. The event will start at Parnell Square at 6.30 pm and lead to the main rally at Merrion Square at 7.15 pm. Everybody is urged to support this event and stand in solidarity with the poorest people around the world who are suffering the consequences of the debt burden, unjust trade rules and the failure of world leaders to meet their international commitments to deliver more and better aid.
On Thursday 30 June, as leaders of the world's richest countries prepare to go to Scotland for the G8 summit, and tens of thousands of campaigners prepare to rally in Edinburgh, thousands will gather in Dublin to send a message to the G8 leaders: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
We want trade justice, debt cancellation, and more and better aid for the world's poorest countries. Be there. Make your voice heard. Make History in 2005.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Dissent have roughly 10seats left on our 5th-7th July trip to the G8 Summit if you're interested get in touch.
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Our 10 day trip is now full.
23rd of June in Sicily alone 800 were brought in by the coast gaurd after local fishermen made the call.
More were beached in Malta, and yesterday four migrants were found adrift on a pedal craft [see photo].
They come because they are poor. The local fishermen who make the call are poor as well, but they are tired of fishing dead bodies from the sea.
The eight governments whose postures are repeated globally through the non-democratic mandate institutions of the World Bank, IMF and the democratic veneer organisations such as EU and Euro-council, have with the exception of the USA backed the recent campaigns to not only "make poverty history", but to make it cool and only a little short of genuinely holy and all the fault of Richard Mugabe.
I have this afternoon seen a press assistant to Mr Geldof tell Sky news that billions will watch the G8 event on telly and make a difference. Really some people shouldn't bother.
the problem with poverty is its image. Change its image, make it cool & pop. & everything will be ok.
I'm looking forward to the demonstration in Dublin tomorrow, but am perplexed by the following:
"The eight governments ... have with the exception of the USA backed the recent campaigns to not only "make poverty history", but to make it cool and only a little short of genuinely holy and all the fault of Richard Mugabe."
Would somebody please explain for me the distinction between the behaviour of the United States and the other countries? Is the United States excepted from blaming corrupt leaders for Africa's poverty, while the United Kingdom is included?
I genuinely don't get it and would sincerely like to understand.
Thanks in advance,
Coilín.
the thing i like about this is that it was in fact a pro capitalism march.
the economist sean barrett of ucd said once that if anywhere you were to organise a pro capitalism/globalisation march it would be in this country.
we owe our economic success to it.
the march was pro globalisation because one of the main issues it was calling for was the removal of trade barriers and the CAP.
removal of trade barriers is globalisation!!!
also anyone who studied african history will know that the main reason that these countries are so poor is because of the communist influence during the cold war. this is now over and the world including china has more or less accepted that capitalism is the most realistic way forward.
we by going on this march were effectively saying, "what you are doing is good, keep it going and keep your word"
MPH is about Global Justice as is socialism and anarchism. Capitalism is about profit for the owners of capital and global injustice. Your historical understanding of Africa seems to have missed colonisation and the raping of Africa's resources. But of course communism was really to blame for all that.
... will know that the main reason that these countries are so poor is because of the communist influence during the cold war." Anybody who has studied african history on Mars maybe. Or is Liberia really a shining beacon of hope for Africa?
do you not know what i am refferring to?
i am referring to the trade barriers and extreme protectionist policies that these countries were encouraged to put up during the cold war in an attempt to sidle up beside the USSR.
UNLIKE the european countries that formed the beginnings of the european unions in the form of a FREE trade zone.
fair trade by the way is FREE trade.
YES africa had its resources raped and all that but most of that was over by the sixties when the process of decolonisation tool place. that was the opportunity these countries had to improve themselves economically like the EU but they did not.
not by any serious fault of their own but by pressure from global politics at the time which required to take either a pro capitalist or communist stance. unfortunately they chose the losing side.
IF you in all wisdom took the time to LISTEN to bob geldolf you would hear that he is putting pressure on the G8 leaders to break down trade barriers which almost EVERY african farmer will tell you is the reason that they cannot make money in the long term.
I'll give you an economic textbook if you want if this is too hard to understand
Explain Liberia
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