CSP-Conlutas was present at the launching event, which took place in Rocinha (Rio de Janeiro), on Saturday, September 14.
By CSP-Conlutas, Brazil
Different social movements and working class organizations, among them CSP-Conlutas, gathered on Saturday, September 14 for the launching of the Peoples’ Summit in front of the G20.
The event was held in Rio de Janeiro, on the Via Apia da Rocinha, and marks the beginning of mobilizations that will take place in the capital of Rio de Janeiro until the Nineteenth G20 Summit, which is scheduled for November 18 and 19.
The Peoples’ Summit is an autonomous and independent activity that takes place in opposition and parallel to the G20 program (an event that brings together heads of state of the world’s major economies).
Among the issues to be discussed at the Peoples’ Summit are the social inequality and environmental destruction promoted by capitalism around the world, the anti-racist struggle, and the need for international solidarity with the Palestinian cause.
“We are gathered here to make clear our position of Out with the G20! ”, stated Júlio Condaque, of the CSP-Conlutas National Executive, during his participation in the opening of the launch.
“The purpose of the mobilization is so that we can maintain independence from governments and bosses. Only our organized struggle will guarantee what the people need. Here in Rocinha, it will be the struggle of the residents that will guarantee basic sanitation. Let’s fight together until November”, he concludes.
About the G20
The G20 emerged in 1999 as an initiative to stabilize the world economy in the face of the crises of capitalism. After the 2008 crisis, it gained relevance by grouping more countries, in relation to the so-called G7, which gathers the main world powers.
Despite presenting itself as an event concerned with social and environmental issues, the austerity plans of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank dictate the agenda, as well as new attacks on workers.
The Peoples’ Summit
The Peoples’ Summit will be held from November 16 to 18, in Rio de Janeiro, with the participation of the CSP-Conlutas and the International Trade Union Network of Solidarity and Struggles.
The initiative seeks to mobilize organizations and encourage protests against the G20. The CSP-Conlutas will have a tent at the site and will defend the actions of the entities independently before the governments.
It will also count on the participation of other Brazilian and international organizations that will hold protests at Brazilian embassies in other countries.
The participation and organization in the demonstrations against the G20 was the subject of a resolution approved at the last meeting of the National Coordination of our Central, in July.
Article published in www.opiniaosocialista.com.br, 16/9/2024.
