Wikipedia talk:Mediation Cabal/Cases/2006-08-11 Peoples' Global Action

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Peoples' Global Action is seen by some participants as an instrument for communication and coordination, not as an organization. PGA has no membership and no one can speak in its name. There is no visible leadership, although continental 'convenors' are periodically elected to organise conferences and maintain important communication tools. The identity of PGA is mainly enshrined in its five hallmarks. These were first created in 1998 but have since evolved and changed during subsequent conferences, in particular to take a clearly anti-capitalist (not just anti-neoliberal) stand, to avoid confusion with right-wing anti-globalisers and to strengthen the perspective on gender. These are the hallmarks in their current version:

  1. A very clear rejection of capitalism, imperialism and feudalism; all trade agreements, institutions and governments that promote destructive globalization.
  2. We reject all forms and systems of domination and discrimination including, but not limited to, patriarchy, racism and religious fundamentalism of all creeds. We embrace the full dignity of all human beings.
  3. A confrontational attitude, since we do not think that lobbying can have a major impact in such biased and undemocratic organisations, in which transnational capital is the only real policy-maker.
  4. A call to direct action and civil disobedience, support for social movements' struggles, advocating forms of resistance which maximize respect for life and oppressed peoples' rights, as well as the construction of local alternatives to global capitalism.
  5. An organisational philosophy based on decentralisation and autonomy.
The interpretation of these hallmarks however has been the subject of controversy, especially in Europe, since the 2004 European PGA conference in Jajinci, Belgrade where it was suggested that "a fascist coming as an interested individual, respecting the hallmarks and whose behaviour during the conference was fine wouldn't be a problem."[1]. Although a rider was subsequently added [2], this controversy has been further fuelled by the sympathies held by Leonid Savin (the co-ordinator of the Ukraine PGA info-point) with politics of Alexander Dugin. After Savin was shown to be an activist associated with the Eurasia Party, the PGA Ukraine info-point was removed from the PGA website.[3]. See also National anarchism.

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The interpretation of these hallmarks however has been the subject of controversy, especially in Europe, since the 2004 European PGA conference in Jajinci, Belgrade where it was suggested that "a fascist coming as an interested individual, respecting the hallmarks and whose behaviour during the conference was fine wouldn't be a problem."[4]. Although a rider was subsequently added [5], this controversy has been further fuelled by the sympathies held by Leonid Savin (the co-ordinator of the Ukraine PGA info-point) with politics of Alexander Dugin. After Savin was shown to be an activist associated with the Eurasia Party, the PGA Ukraine info-point was removed from the PGA website.[6]. See also National anarchism.

  1. ^ Jajinci Minutes
  2. ^ Mark (LARC/London Rising Tide)
  3. ^ On New Right infiltration in PGA
  4. ^ Jajinci Minutes
  5. ^ Mark (LARC/London Rising Tide)
  6. ^ On New Right infiltration in PGA

This occurs under the title The PGA hallmarks - N1h1l 19:51, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

This discussion is about an entry to an encyclopedia. How can an encyclopedia page be based on peoples' e-mails and on mailing list archives (there is no reason to include mailing list archives in the links section). I am sure the people concerned would strongly object to having their e-mails linked in this paragraph. - Lavieenrose 13 August 2006 (UTC)

I have no idea whether anyone would object to having their e-mail (or, more exactly, a webspace record thereof) linked to in this paragraph, but that is no reason why such links shouldn't be included. Note too that they posted to a public mailing-list.158-152-12-77 00:37, 15 August 2006 (UTC)