[imc-scotland-discussion] Interview with Kumi Naidoo for Indymedia?

[Anarcho Babe]

Hia,

I went to do an interview with Kumi Naidoo and although he is very intelligent 
and nice and friendly it seems to me that the whole interview actually 
doesn't have any practical relevancy as its just talk and no action. And even 
the talk is more or less consisting of all the things we already heard of and 
know, the things which were new are already in the article:
http://scotland.indymedia.org/newswire/display/5492/index.php

Anyways, I had a look at the civicus organisation and world assembly and I do 
think it is actually contradictiory to our (indymedia and autonomous 
activists) aims to promote it, as it seems to be more keen to slime up to 
government, global leaders, the wto and imf and other organisations and the 
organisation does not empower but seems to distance itself from individuals 
and groups involved to do autonomous direct action stuff.  Civicus actually 
seems to see itself as leader of "civil society"  and seems to be a pure 
lobby group - there are also huge fees payable to be part of it .

The world assembly also doens't have any demonstration in the programme, just 
a rally. 

bye for now
Ulla




On Monday 31 Mar 2008 15:37, Harry Halpin wrote:
> Here's a message from Mark Ballard re what he thinks would be a great
> Indymedia interivew with Kumi Naidoo, head of some global coalition of
> NGOs to preserve civil libertiees. If anyone could get the interview
> with him, that would be great. Also, talking to him about radical
> movements and independent media would be great...message from Mark below: