Beirut Forum for Anti-imperialism and Resistance‏

Beirut Forum for Anti-imperialism and Resistance‏
From: aic-bounces@antiimperialista.org on behalf of Newsletter Anti-imperialist Camp (aic@antiimperialista.org)
Sent: 29 September 2008 20:54PM
To: aic@antiimperialista.org

Beirut Int'l Forum for Resistance, Anti-Imperialism, Solidarity between Peoples, and Alternatives 16 to 18 January 2009 *** The Anti-imperialist Camp fully supports the initiative and will do its best to help to make it a further steps towards a global Anti-imperialist Front. *** Upon the initiative of the Consultative Center for Studies and Documentation in Beirut, in collaboration with the International Campaign against American and Zionist Occupation (the Cairo Conference), the International Anti-Imperialist and Peoples’ Solidarity Forum (the Calcutta- India Conference), the Stop War Campaign (London), with the participation of the National Gathering to Support the Choice of Resistance (Lebanon), and with the support of other political and social forces signing this call and participating in the Forum’s proceedings; Based on the right to resistance as a principle, choice and culture, inspired from its confrontation of both the American and Zionist occupation, in appreciation of its great sacrifices, human heritage, and achievements in defending the right to liberation, freedom, independence, and to contribute to the elimination of the illusion of peoples’ oppression and humiliation; Based on the experiences of Anti-Imperialism, Solidarity between Peoples defending their legitimate rights and supporting the vulnerable in facing occupation and invasion. Also based on alternative experiences of refusing the intellectual and cultural stereotyping, refusal of marginalization and wasting rights together with the experiences of production-solidarity networks, and the reorganization of land and local administrations. And as a complement of the Beirut Conference to Support Resistance in 2006, the Cairo Conference, the Calcutta Conference, the New Delhi Conference, the International Citizens’ Tribunal in Brussels in 2008, the Durban, Mexico, and Colombia Conferences; Within the sphere of international social forums, the Porto Allegre Charter, the Alternative Globalization Campaign, the Anti-war Movement, the movements against Israeli Occupation, in support of the Palestinian people and the “ Right to Return”. Full call:www.antiimperialista.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5831&Itemid=55 ************************************Anti-imperialist Campwww.antiimperialista.orgcamp@antiimperialista.org************************************