[lbo-talk] Chomsky now at No. 1 on Amazon, No. 2 at Barnes & Nobl

Chuck chuck at mutualaid.org
Fri Sep 22 22:18:19 PDT 2006


Patrick Bond wrote:


> You'd enjoy it here in SA; in September 2001 around 15 000 people
> protested *against* the UN at the World Conference Against Racism (in
> Durban) because of inadequate positions on reparations and Zionism.
>
> In August 2002, around 25 000 people protested against the World Summit
> on Sustainable Development in Joburg largely because the UN was ganging
> up with imperial/subimperial states and corporations to promote
> privatisation and otherwise ignore the pressing ecological and social
> problems faced by the masses.
>
> There was, I recall, a small anarchist contingent at both; they try hard
> but we've not yet had a black bloc. There's a red carpet for you to come
> try!

Interesting.

Hey Patrick, South Africa is on the top of my list of places I want to visit outside of the U.S. once I have a professional income again. Perhaps I'll see you in S.A. in 2007 or 2008.

Chuck



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