The IMF and World Bank are architects of the global economy and I don't believe that the global economy is an accident. I'm really disgusted with the way that the media, including the Guardian, has dealt with Prague so far. There's been what I regard as a very deliberate policy, directed by both the Czech police and the government, to portray us as violent people who don't know the issues and are going to be involved in a random smashing up of Prague. It's a classic case of divide and rule. There are various scare stories coming out that are causing people to overreact, like telling people to get all the food, water and medication they need because it s going to be like world war three.
People are genuinely scared.
As a result, the question of violence is constantly being addressed as opposed to the real issues. The press has widely been reporting these lies, without checking what the real situation is. Everybody who has come out to Prague to campaign is very culturally sensitive, and we're conscious of the fact that we, as foreign activists, don't want to impose our will or working models on the Czech people. But in many cases we ve had more experience of different campaigns and large street actions, so what you ve got is this classic melting pot of ideas.