[imc-sheffield] Fwd: [Imc-uk-network] New York anti-gentrification activists touring through the UK]

Chris chris at aktivix.org
Mon Feb 25 03:21:08 PST 2008 

Hi

Is anyone up for organising the Shefield leg of this tour
-- a meeting on 8th May 2008?

Chris

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Hia,

just came across this one - am a bit late though. Have no direct contact  
details though for who is organising the tour - maybe best to contact the  
MJBs directly if interested in hosting an event?

cheerio Ulla


> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:02:16 +0000
>   Hi all,
>  Sorry havnt been in touch for a little while but been very busy and  
> with no
> internet access, so please forgive...
>  Anyway, got an update on the Movement for Justice tour, including  
> funding and
> proposed dates for all of you. What I need now is for one person from  
> each
> town to get back to me as soon as poss, saying if these dates are ok.  
> Then I
> need confirmation of your event (what, when, where) as soon as possible  
> too.
> Thanks.
>  Firstly, for those who have asked, it is one member of MJB coming over.
>  So, anyway, funding:
>  Ive estimated the total cost of the tour to be around £700. This  
> includes
> about £450 for transport (including flights between USA & UK, UK & Spain  
> and
> buses and trains around the UK). It looks almost certain that we will  
> have
> £500 donated from an anonymous donor within a few days. Im waiting to  
> hear
> from MJB if this will be enough - i.e. if they can cover the rest - or if
> they need more fundraised. But now, hypothetically aiming for around  
> £200,
> can you please give me an idea if you can chip in and if so, how much?
> Thanks!
>  Second thing, dates:
>  Im proposing the following dates. I need you to let me know if they are  
> ok as
> soon as possible, cos the next towns date will rely on yours being  
> confirmed.
> Thanks.
>  Firstly though, can Preston let me know if you want a date? Also,  
> please can
> Manchester and Liverpool please let me know your preference between the
> following:
>  Would you rather squeeze an event in on either 18th, 20th or 21st of  
> April
> (MJB arrive 17th, are at Zapatista Solidarity gathering 19th and will
> probably fly from Liverpool to Barcelona on 22nd) or wait untill May and  
> have
> your event fitted in with the rest of tour? If you could let me know  
> ASAP itd
> be really really appreciated!
>  For all other towns; MJB will arrive back in UK on 2nd May. I propose  
> the
> following dates for the rest of you:
>  MJB head straight to Edinburgh on 2nd/3rd. They do an event in  
> Edinburgh on
> 4th May.
> Glasgow 5th May
> Sheffield 6th May
> Bristol 7th May
> Reading 8th May
> Brighton 9th May
> London 10th May.
>  If Preston want a date, it would be 6th May after Glasgow, pushing  
> Sheffield
> and all others back by one day.
> If Liverpool wants a date in May it would be 7th May after Preston,  
> pushing
> others back another day.
> And if Manchester want a date in May it would be 8th May, after  
> Liverpool,
> pushing others back one more day.
>  So, does this make sense to all of you? Please can Preston, Liverpool  
> and
> Manchester let me know what you want to do asap?
>  Obviously, this is only proposals, so if you cant do the above dates,  
> please
> let me know asap and Ill shuffle things around and get back to you.  
> Lastly, can all towns PLEASE let me know the following as soon as  
> possible:
>  - Can you help with funding and if so, how much?- In terms of the event  
> in
> your town, are you ok to organise it yourselves?- What presentations  
> would
> you like to get from MJB?- Is there somewhere for one person from MJB to
> sleep in your town? Ive again copied below MJB's blurb to be used for  
> flyers
> etc if you want.
>  Its vital people let me know about dates asap, cos obviously nobody can
> confirm their event (i.e. book a room, print flyers etc) untill all  
> dates are
> confirmed as ok.
>  And sorry to be cheeky, but itd be really helpful if only one person in  
> each
> of the towns contacted me, just to avoid confusion... Cheers!
>  Thanks all, stay in touch,
>  Stu.
>

“BEST POWER TO THE PEOPLE MOVEMENT IN NYC”-VILLAGE
VOICE
“IT IS REAL GRASS-ROOTS DEMOCRACY, AND IT IS BEING
PRACTICED BY THE IMMIGRANTS WHO LIVE IN EAST
HARLEM”-DAILY NEWS

For Movement for Justice in El Barrio, the struggle
for justice means fighting for the liberation of
women, immigrants, lesbians, people of color, gays and
the transgender community. We all share a common enemy
and its called neoliberalism. Neoliberalism wishes to
divide us and keep us from combining our forces. We
will defeat this by continuing to unite our entire
community until we achieve true liberation for all.

Movement for Justice in El Barrio was founded by
immigrants and low-income people of color fighting
back against the effects of neoliberalism and
discrimination in all of its forms and operates on a
commitment to the ideals of self-determination,
autonomy and participatory democracy. We believe we
have the right and responsibility to lead our own
struggle for justice by making decisions collectively
and democratically and by developing our political
analysis through the examination of the root causes of
oppression.

Driven by multi-national corporations and
profit-seeking landlords and facilitated by city
officials, gentrification has swept New York causing
the grand-scale displacement of low-income people of
color and immigrants from our communities. East Harlem
is experiencing a wave of harassment, abuse and
intimidation in attempts by greedy landlords to evict
us from our homes in order to raise rents and increase
profits. Movement for Justice in El Barrio is
fighting back: “We Will Not be Moved!!! No Nos
Moverán!!

We have fought hard for 3 years and made great strides
in building a 400-member community-led social justice
organization. We have successfully protested, marched,
gone to court and fought back against the actions of
multinational corporations, abusive and greedy
landlords, and the city institutions that are agents
of the gentrification of our neighborhood.

• After months of fighting against the most powerful
landlord in El Barrio, we celebrated our victory over
Kessner as we forced him to sell all of his 47
buildings. While he viciously attempted to drive his
tenants from their homes, we turned the tables on him
and drove him out of El Barrio.
• Through our “Consulta del Barrio”, we hit the
streets to facilitate self-determination by consulting
with the community as to what our next issue would be
to address as an organization. Deeply inspired by the
Zapatistas, we implemented our own form of Urban
Zapatismo in the heart of NYC through grassroots
participatory democracy involving the community.
Through this process, 1500 community members
participated directly in a community-wide vote, town
hall meetings, and hundreds of one-on-one interviews.
• In October, we organized the first-ever “NYC
Encuentro for Dignity and Against Gentrification” to
begin to build a city-wide, national and international
network against gentrification. Representatives of 27
groups attended from as far as Rhode Island,
Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New Jersey.
• Our organizing model has attracted attention from
around the world and we have been proud to share this
model with groups and people across the nation and
across the globe.

International Campaign in Defense of El Barrio:
Gentrification is one of the devastating
manifestations of neoliberalism at the local level,
but the threat transcends borders. Governments and
institutions all over the world are sanctioning the
violent, unjust, and inhumane displacement of people
and communities from their rightful homes. As part of
International Campaign in Defense of El Barrio, we are
organizing on a transnational level to combat
displacement in El Barrio by building a multi-national
network to go after one of our main targets, the
multi-national corporation Dawnay, Day Group at their
central headquarters in London and on multiple
continents where they hold property.

Purpose of Tour: Through our speaking tour, we will
share our organizing model, our vision, and our
efforts on a local and international level in order to
raise consciousness around the struggle against
gentrification, gain allies in the struggle and raise
the funds necessary to continue organizing for justice
in 2008!
Contact: movementforjusticeinelbarrio at yahoo.com, (212)
561-0555

>   “BEST POWER TO THE PEOPLE MOVEMENT IN NYC”-VILLAGEVOICE“IT IS REAL
> GRASS-ROOTS DEMOCRACY, AND IT IS BEINGPRACTICED BY THE IMMIGRANTS WHO  
> LIVE IN
> EASTHARLEM”-DAILY NEWSFor Movement for Justice in El Barrio, the  
> strugglefor
> justice means fighting for the liberation ofwomen, immigrants, lesbians,
> people of color, gays andthe transgender community. We all share a common
> enemyand its called neoliberalism. Neoliberalism wishes todivide us and  
> keep
> us from combining our forces. Wewill defeat this by continuing to unite  
> our
> entirecommunity until we achieve true liberation for all.Movement for  
> Justice
> in El Barrio was founded byimmigrants and low-income people of color
> fightingback against the effects of neoliberalism anddiscrimination in  
> all of
> its forms and operates on acommitment to the ideals of
> self-determination,autonomy and participatory democracy. We believe  
> wehave
> the right and responsibility to lead our ownstruggle for justice by  
> making
> decisions collectivelyand democratically and by developing our
> politicalanalysis through the examination of the root causes
> ofoppression.Driven by multi-national corporations andprofit-seeking
> landlords and facilitated by cityofficials, gentrification has swept New  
> York
> causingthe grand-scale displacement of low-income people ofcolor and
> immigrants from our communities. East Harlemis experiencing a wave of
> harassment, abuse andintimidation in attempts by greedy landlords to  
> evictus
> from our homes in order to raise rents and increaseprofits. Movement for
> Justice in El Barrio isfighting back: “We Will Not be Moved!!! No
> NosMoverán!! We have fought hard for 3 years and made great stridesin
> building a 400-member community-led social justiceorganization. We have
> successfully protested, marched,gone to court and fought back against the
> actions ofmultinational corporations, abusive and greedylandlords, and  
> the
> city institutions that are agentsof the gentrification of our  
> neighborhood. •
> After months of fighting against the most powerfullandlord in El Barrio,  
> we
> celebrated our victory overKessner as we forced him to sell all of his
> 47buildings. While he viciously attempted to drive histenants from their
> homes, we turned the tables on himand drove him out of El Barrio. •  
> Through
> our “Consulta del Barrio”, we hit thestreets to facilitate  
> self-determination
> by consultingwith the community as to what our next issue would beto  
> address
> as an organization. Deeply inspired by theZapatistas, we implemented our  
> own
> form of UrbanZapatismo in the heart of NYC through  
> grassrootsparticipatory
> democracy involving the community.Through this process, 1500 community
> membersparticipated directly in a community-wide vote, townhall  
> meetings, and
> hundreds of one-on-one interviews. • In October, we organized the  
> first-ever
> “NYCEncuentro for Dignity and Against Gentrification” tobegin to build a
> city-wide, national and internationalnetwork against gentrification.
> Representatives of 27groups attended from as far as Rhode
> Island,Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New Jersey.• Our organizing model  
> has
> attracted attention fromaround the world and we have been proud to share
> thismodel with groups and people across the nation andacross the globe.
> International Campaign in Defense of El Barrio:Gentrification is one of  
> the
> devastatingmanifestations of neoliberalism at the local level,but the  
> threat
> transcends borders. Governments andinstitutions all over the world are
> sanctioning theviolent, unjust, and inhumane displacement of peopleand
> communities from their rightful homes. As part ofInternational Campaign  
> in
> Defense of El Barrio, we areorganizing on a transnational level to
> combatdisplacement in El Barrio by building a multi-nationalnetwork to go
> after one of our main targets, themulti-national corporation Dawnay, Day
> Group at theircentral headquarters in London and on multiplecontinents  
> where
> they hold property. Purpose of Tour: Through our speaking tour, we  
> willshare
> our organizing model, our vision, and ourefforts on a local and  
> international
> level in order toraise consciousness around the struggle
> againstgentrification, gain allies in the struggle and raisethe funds
> necessary to continue organizing for justicein 2008! Contact:
> movementforjusticeinelbarrio at yahoo.com, (212)561-0555
>


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