From: miked-AT-riseup.net
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 16:39:16 -0800
Subject: Re: AUT: RE: Research towards an anti-militarist project


 But anti-war
> 'movement' politics in the US are very organizational in this period
> exactly because its not much of a movement yet that is self-sustaining
> and imprinted in people's daily lives.  No one uses the term 'coalition'
> to describe a movement, just a particular form of politcal
> organization.  Right now, the coalitions dominate in the abscence of a
> real movement.

exactly!  This was an excellent post and I couldn't agree more with the 
analysis of the anti-globalization movement vis a vis actual community 
struggles.  It's also very true that the anti-war movement is an excellent 
opportunity to connect all kinds of struggles.  there was about 50,000 people 
march in toronto and the march was filled with people and organizations outside 
the realm of organized left politics but very much involved in the politics of 
their own communities.  ocap distributed a leaflet that read:

STOP THE ATTACKS AT HOME!

In early April, the Ontario Government will host a summit on “border security” 
in Toronto.  Using the War on Terrorism as cover, Canada and the United States 
are trying to create a security perimeter around North America in an attempt to 
limit and control the flow of immigrants and refugees through their borders.  
At this summit, Premier Ernie Eves and Minister of Public Safety and Security 
Bob Runciman, will plot with representatives of the INS, Immigration Canada, 
border state governments and corporate interests about how to further exploit 
and profit off of so-called “illegals”.  Already, Canadian officials are 
turning people away at the U.S. border and openly discussing the jailing of all 
non-status people in one of Ontario’s super-jails. It is appalling to see the 
willingness of the Canadian government to crawl even further under the covers 
with the U.S. state, facilitating the creation of a racist “Fortress North 
America” on colonized land and under the guise of national security.  Increased 
monitoring, intimidation, jailing and deportation of refugees, immigrants, 
migrant workers, and non-status people appears to be just a first step.  
Legislation in the works will give judges the individual power to deport any 
Canadian resident – citizens included – in secret, undisclosed trials with no 
opportunity for appeal.  This mounting racist attack will not go unanswered.  
Both Canada and the United States make millions off of the precarious position 
of undocumented workers, who are thanked with the unceremonious boot of the INS 
and Immigration Canada.  When these snakes gather in Toronto, we’ll be there to 
take them on.  Join us in the fight against the hidden war at home.

The leaflet went over very well and with a nation-wide consulta on immigrant 
and refugee resistance taking place in Montreal this weekend and the launch of 
a no one is illegal network in toronto, i am pretty excited about the 
possibilities of connecting various and different struggles in a new way.

miked


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