Worldwide protest in the run up to WTO

Farmers, unions, fisherfolk and other civil society groups from around the world will be converging in Geneva for the WTO Ministerial at the end of the month. But ten years after Seattle, the struggle against the WTO has been globalised and Geneva will not be the only focus for WTO protest. Instead, activists around the world are organising protests and events in their own towns and cities to show the strength of global resistance. 

The World Development Movement has a long track record on campaigning on the WTO and will be organising media stunts on Saturday 28 November – in solidarity with the major civil society demonstration in Geneva on the same day. Costumed campaigners from WDM groups will be staging tug of wars across the UK.

The tug of war media stunts between farmers and corporations represents the gross power imbalances at the WTO where corporate interests drive the agenda leaving the concerns and needs of developing countries out-weighed.

The London WDM groups have joined forces to stage a tug of war media stunt around Borough market (2:30pm, near Borough market and Southwark Cathedral)

For details on the London event please contact shuxton@mac.com

To find out more about a WTO media stunt in your local area contact katharine@wdm.org.uk

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