The press conference immediately follows a luncheon speaking engagement by World Bank President James Wolfensohn at the National Press Club. The speakers will reveal the harmful social, economic, and environmental impact of World Bank and IMF programs. Many of the groups that helped organize the Seattle WTO protests are participating in the Mobilization. 8 al 17 de Abril del 2000.
Police get ready for Seattle-like protests.
The Mobilization for Global Justice coincides with the annual Spring Meetings of the World Bank and IMF in Washington, DC on April 16 and 17. During the first meetings of the 21st century of the governing bodies of the IMF and World Bank, concerned citizens will engage in many forms of non-violent direct action to pressure these institutions to immediately suspend policies that have damaged the global environment, institutionalized poverty and perpetrated misery among the world's poorest people. Operating without transparency or public accountability, these institutions are using taxpayer dollars to finance a global economy in which corporate giants become richer by taking advantage of the world's poorest nations. The World Bank and IMF have been complicit with multi-national corporations in putting profits before workers' rights, human rights, and the environment. It is time to end this destructive form of corporate globalization.