This Fall, tens of thousands of people will converge once again on Washington, DC to militantly reject capitalism and capitalist institutions like the World Bank and IMF. The people of Washington will turn out to reject the politics of power and will take collective action to reclaim their lives. You can find out more starting with this page.

September 25-27: Business Week's CEO Summit, at the Ritz-Carlton
String up a rich CEO from the nearest lampost.

September 26 evening: Interfaith vigil (Religious Working Group on the IMF and World Bank, Jubilee and others)

The People's Strike
A Day of Non-Compliance and Resistance
September 27th, 2002
In the city where George Bush rules from the lap of luxury...where over 12,000 people sleep on the streets just outside th White House doors while 29,000 units of housing remain abandoned yet are still private property...where 40% of children live in poverty while a dinner with the elite can cost over a thousand dollars a head...where immigrants have few rights and resources ... where the powerful launch wars, bombings and sanctions ...where more people per capita have HIV than any other US city... where the World Bank and IMF dictate policies to developing countries forcing millions to live and die in poverty…in the city where citizens do not have voting rights and live under taxation without representation…in the city hailed as the capital of the free world we call for a People's Strike to shut down this machine and take back our freedom on September 27th, 2002!
Anti-Capitalist Convergence - Washington, DC

Mobilization for Global Justice
Come protest, demonstrate, dance, make music and make your voice heard with tens of thousands of people in the streets of Washington D.C. Sept. 25 to Oct. 2 to denounce the exploitative and destructive policies of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

DC Social Forum

DC Independent Media Center

RECOMMENDED LINKS

Anarchist Briefing Center on the World Bank and IMF
Class Struggle Online

Activist Scrounge List
We're putting together a list of stuff that activists in D.C. are asking people to bring to the September actions

Bikes and bike parts

Automobiles, vans, trucks

Sense of humor for Police Chief Ramsey

Charisma for Mayor Anthony Williams

A brain and a conscience for the media who refuse to cover our issues

Urban Tree Sit Against Gentrification
Have some climbing skills and want to do some civil disobedience against gentrification? Urban tree sits are being planned for the Fall protests. If you are interested, please contact Bork or Chuck0.

The World Bank/IMF Scavenger Hunt - NEW!

From a document leaked to us recently

For entertainment purposes only!

Finance construction of dam that floods villages and displaces tens of thousands - 10000 points

Arrange bailout of Brazil to aid U.S. financial companies - 10000 points

Country agrees to structural adjustment terms - 7000 points

Country guts labor laws and workplace safety rules to satisfy trade agrrements - 6000 points each

Privatization of public services such as healthcare - 5000 points each country

Make loan to country to build highway system that causes more pollution - 5000 points

Country joins international trade agreement (NAFTA, GATT, WTO) - 2000 points each

Indebted country requests new bailout loans - 2000 points each country

A plan that privatizes water and electricity, causing a million families to fall below the poverty level* - 500 points

A plan that cuts health spending and causes the deaths of ten thousands from malaria* - 500 points

Police violently put down anti-IMF riot - 300 points each riot

A restructuring plan that cuts education and throws one hundred thousand students out of school* - 300 points

Pay PR firm to spread lies about IMF/WB critics - 200 points

Pay PR firm to create program that convinces public that World Bank is all about "ending global poverty" - 200 points

Argentinian grandmother outraged over IMF/WB smashes ATM: -300 points

Country refuses to pay back debt: -2000 points

* - Found on the Internet

The Infoshop.org Anti-Capitalist Target List

For educational and entertainment purposes only

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

McDonalds (many locations)

Starbucks (one on every corner)

Chipotles (owned by McDonalds) [Dupont Circle]

RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America [1330 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 300]

Bad guys who represent the greedy music industry

Taco Bell

Gap [Georgetown, GW University]

Washington Post (pro-government and capitalist media organization)

NBC TV4 (capitalist media and pro-cop propaganda outlet) [Tenleytown]

Hill and Knowlton (capitalist PR firm) [600 New Hampshire Ave, NW]

Burson-Marsteller (capitalist PR firm) [1801 K St NW # 1000]

Fleishman-Hillard (capitalist PR firm) [1615 L St. N.W., Suite 1000]

Rendon Group

Edelman Public Relations (capitalist PR firm)

World Bank

IMF

Clark Construction (construction developer that is addicted to corporate welfare)

Neiman-Marcus (sells fur)

ActivistCash.com (anti-activist crusader) [1775 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1200]

National Leased Housing Association (association for landlords) [818 N Street, NW, Suite 405]

CNN

ABC

ESPN Sportszone

Fresh Fields (P St. location only - won't donate food to homeless and is gentrification force)

Hertz

INS

HUD

FBI (Famous But Incompetent)

Banana Republic

National Center for Public Policy Research (right-wing anti-activist think tank) [777 N. Capitol St. NE #803] runs Envirotruth

Ad Council (capitalist propaganda outfit) [1203 19th Street, NW, 4th Floor]

Heritage Foundation

VIRGINIA

National Taxpayers Union - Alexandria (for anti-labor propaganda campaign)

The Infoshop.org Anti-Capitalist Scavenger Hunt

For entertainment purposes only!

World Globe in World Bank Headquarters - 1000 points

Organize tenant's association or rent strike - 1000 points

Do childcare while others are protesting - 1000 points

Locate Police Chief's sense of humor (Hint: It's not in Rock Creek Park) - 1000 points

Enhance one of those building size billboards - 1000 points

Dance naked in the streets for your rights - 500 points

Set up community pirate radio station - 500 points

Trash inside of retail chain store - 500 points

Organize workplace to strike - 500 points

Obtain bowtie from Mayor Anthony Williams in memory of D.C. General Hospital - 500 points

Occupy offices of K Street PR firm - 500 points

Give Police Chief Terrance Gainer a copy of the U.S. Constitution - 500 points

Demolish government surveillance camera - 500 points each

Cook food for the homeless - 500 points

Talk to person on street about anti-capitalism - 500 points

Occupy abandoned building - 400 points each

Plant trees in middle of street - 400 points each tree

Banner hang from building - 400 points

Volunteer for the legal collective - 400 points

Meet and greet World Bank delegates at the airport - 400 points

Pie corporate CEO or government official - 400 points

Research and write article about major corporation - 400 points

Find out who your landlord is and pay them a visit - 300 points

Smashed McDonalds window - 300 points each

Block street intersection - 300 points each

Pick up trash from a street - 300 points each street

Do street theater about corporate criminals - 300 points each performance

Liberate food from Fresh Fields or Hotel function and give to homeless - 300 points

Banner hang from highway overpass - 300 points each

Write a story for the Independent Media Center about protests - 300 points each

Demolish private surveillance camera - 300 points each

Organize high school walkout - 300 points

Whack a CEO in the head - 300 points each

Dumpster dive food - 75 points each dumpster

Street stencil - 75 points each

Punctured cop car tire - 75 points each

Mock a Yuppie SUV driver - 75 points each

Stencil cop car - 75 points each

Remove defense contractor ads from Metro system - 50 points each

Sidewalk stencil - 50 points each

Anarchist tag - 30 points each

Stay at home and watch TV - 0 points

Speak at permitted rally: -200 points each speaker

Get permit from police to exercise free speech rights: -200 points each permit

Marshall a permitted march: -200 points (and wear dunce cap)

Chant slogan "Whose streets?": -200 points each verse

Chant slogan "2, 4, 6, 8...": -300 points each round

Hawk socialist newspaper during march: -1000 points each newspaper sold

Make stupid comments about protesters: -1000 points

Believe everything the TV and government tell you: -5000 points