In this system aggressive competition between corporates such as McDonald's and Burger King, for example, results in desperate attempts to increase the market. This means more exploitation of workers, an increase in the killing of millions of animals each year, the promotion of an unhealthy diet and the continued destruction of the environment. Takeovers of other companies and expansion into new countries or regions are easily identifiable as attempts at gaining more corporate power and profits. Corporations like McDonald's aim to expand continually and claim they are creating more choices for the public, but the reality is the opposite, with increasing uniformity, less choice and the undermining of local communities. Decisions made in the Square Mile have direct consequences in your community so make your voice heard on June 18.
Corporations are part of the problem, and can never be part of the solution.
Let the corporations know that we're not just making demands or asking for concessions. We want to build strong, diverse communities in which everyone has control of their lives and shares the world's resources in an ecologically sustainable way. Bring things to make music, radios, food to share, ideas and most of all you and your friends. Dress to blend in as office workers, cycle couriers or tourists.