The protests in Quebec are building on other actions against globalization that have taken place in Canada, including against meetings of the OAS in Toronto in 1999 and Windsor, Ontario last year. A wide range of different forces are planning activities for Quebec. There will be forums and plenary sessions on education, agriculture, human rights, the environment, and labor. The People's Summit is also involved with the organization of a large permitted demonstration for April 21. OQP2001. OQP2001 includes about 30 different groups.
TAB supports plans for direct action against the Quebec summit.
A call for a women's action has also gone out all over the world. CLAC is planning on opening a convergence center to help organize and meet the needs of protesters. We reject a system driven by an exploitative logic that sees human beings as human capital, ecosystems as natural resources, and culture as simply a commodity. We reject the idea that the world is only valuable in terms of profit, competition and efficiency. CLAC has especially been singled out by the authorities for its radical opposition.