On 15th October 2011, united in our
diversity, united for global change, we demand global
democracy: global governance by the people, for the
people. Inspired by our sisters and brothers in Tunisia,
Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain, New York, Palestine-Israel,
Spain and Greece, we too call for a regime change: a
global regime change. In the words of Vandana Shiva, the
Indian activist, today we demand replacing the G8 with
the whole of humanity - the G 7,000,000,000.
Undemocratic international institutions are our global
Mubarak, our global Assad, our global Gaddafi. These
include: the IMF, the WTO, global markets, multinational
banks, the G8\G20, the European Central Bank and the UN
Security Council. Like Mubarak and Assad, these
institutions must not be allowed to run people’s
lives without their consent. We are all born equal, rich
or poor, woman or man. Every African and Asian is equal
to every European and American. Our global institutions
must reflect this, or be overturned.
Today, more than ever before, global forces shape
people’s lives. Our jobs, health, housing, education
and pensions are controlled by global banks, markets,
tax-havens, corporations and financial crises. Our
environment is being destroyed by pollution in other
continents. Our safety is determined by international
wars and international trade in arms, drugs and natural
resources. We are losing control over our lives. This
must stop. This will stop. The citizens of the world must
get control over the decisions that influence them in all
levels - from global to local. That is global democracy.
That is what we demand today.
Today, like the Mexican Zapatistas, we say "¡Ya
basta! Aquí el pueblo manda y el gobierno
obedece": Enough! Here the people command and
global institutions obey! Like the Spanish
Tomalaplaza we say "Democracia Real Ya": True
global democracy now!".
Today we call the citizens of the world: let us
globalise Tahrir Square! Let us globalise Puerta del
Sol!
Press
release submitted by the CADTM
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