&ldquo\;The English people believes itself to be free\;
it is gravely mistaken\; it is free only during election of members of
parliament\; as soon as the members are elected\, the people is enslaved
\; it is nothing. In the brief moment of its freedom\, the English peopl
e makes such a use of that freedom that it deserves to lose it.&rdquo\;<
/i>
~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau (French philosopher an
d writer whose novels inspired the leaders of the French Revolution\, 17
12-1778)
&ldquo\;Real change comes about not because we vo
te for it\, but because we fight for it\, shout for it\, work for it. Pl
acing hopes and fears on who holds power\, or who will gain power throug
h voting\, is wasting time which might be spent in creating alternatives
\, both for ourselves and for our communities.&rdquo\;
~
At the founding meeting for our Election Meltdown Mobilisatio
n on Sat 30 - Sun 31\, over 50 people from of wide variety of groups and
networks converged to begin planning a strategy for an effective\, dece
ntralised movement in response to the bosses' elections in May. We've se
t up an open Facebook group\, an open activists email group\, and are de
veloping plans for People's Assemblies\, a Mayday Hometree Street Carniv
al and more. So now you are cordially invited to join this exciting floc
k of initiatives\, and to initiate and integrate your own\, at our next
Election Meltdown Mobilisation gathering:
&bull\; Saturday 13 Febru
ary 2010\, 15:00-19:00
&bull\; Downstairs at The Foundry\, Old Str
eet tube (exit 3)\, 84-86 Great Eastern Street\, London\, EC2A 3JL&lrm\;
»\; Location: Map / Street View \; \;
»\; Phone Contact: 07 85
4 390 408
»\; Queries: email &ndash\; crdlondon@gmail
.com
»\; Election Meltdown on Facebook
»\; Election Meltdown Mob
ilisation 2: Facebook Event \; \;
»\; Electio
n Meltdown - Activists Group
»\; 'Mayday Tatlin Tower Ho metree in Parliament Square' &ndash\; 3D animated visualisation of a space hijacking icon for a directly democratic People's Assembly\; vide o\, 1:20
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