[Deuda-QdQ] Declaration of the European Conference Against Austerity - London - 1st of october

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From: myriam en cadtm.org
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2011 14:27:25 
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Subject: [IllegitimateDebt-Campaign-News] Declaration of the European
 Conference Against Austerity - London - 1st of october

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*Declaration of the European Conference Against Austerity*

This European conference meets not a moment too soon.

The peoples of Europe face an unprecedented social, political and
economic crisis.

Our governments are implementing the most savage spending cuts designed
to destroy all the social gains of the post-war period. These will wreck
the lives of millions by devastating jobs, pay, pensions, health,
education and other services.

The world financial crisis of 2008 was transformed into a crisis of
state debt -- nation states bailed out the financial system, but in
doing so seriously weakened their own balance sheets. Greece stands on
the verge of default and other states will not be far behind.

The only solution offered by the ruling elite is austerity for the great
majority and bailouts for the banks and the wider financial system.

While ordinary people face great hardship, trillions of Euros are being
poured into the pockets of the rich. There has never been a greater
disparity of wealth between capital and labour -- between rich and poor.

Throughout Europe people are fighting back. They are determined to
defend their societies and to overturn the barbarism of austerity. Our
aim is to help unite these struggles. We need a common European front to
defend the peoples of Europe. We are committed to opposing all cuts,
privatization and attacks on the welfare state and to build solidarity
with resistance to these attacks.

Thus we support resistance by the trades unions through strikes and
other forms of industrial action. We say no to imperialist wars and
their endless drain on resources and say yes to welfare, peace and justice.

We oppose the scapegoating of immigrant communities for the economic
crisis and the stirring up of racism and islamophobia which divides and
weakens our resistance/./ We will campaign against the rise of the
far-right which seeks to do this.

The way forward relies both on resistance and the elaboration and
promotion of an alternative economic strategy: the banks must be placed
under democratic control. Private banks must be socialized and the
financial markets regulated. The European Union and national governments
must meet the needs of people -- not impose austerity programmes. Taxes
raised for the rich and corporations. Illegitimate debt must be
renounced. The creditors must be held responsible. We won't pay for
their crisis!

An alternative economic and political strategy would support welfare,
develop homes, schools, and hospitals, protect pensions and foster a
green approach to public spending -- investing in renewable energy and
public transport, thereby creating millions of new jobs.

This conference resolves to build on the links developed in preparing
this conference and to establish an ongoing European co-ordination to
organise and support resistance to austerity.

We pledge to support the mobilisations of the Indignados on October 15,
actions against debt and International Financial Institutions from 8^th
to 16^th October and the G20 in Nice in November. We also pledge to work
towards a common day of action against austerity in 2012 and call on the
trade union movement across Europe to prepare a day of industrial action
against austerity.

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? Myriam Bourgy
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