World Bank: 50 Years Is Enough!

This July, the World Bank Is celebrating 50 years of existence: 50 years of imposing inappropriate development on some of the most vulnerable places and people in the world. Its existing projects will resettle, (ie forcibly evict) 2 million people, and cause untold environmental devastation.

To wish the World Bank an Unhappy Birthday, we’re holding a summer of action: beginning with workshops and action in July and leading to busloads of people going down to Madrid to give the World Bank conference some nasty surprises.....

On 12th July, from 12 midday until late evening, workshops will be held at Cooltan in Brixton, with speakers from Chile and the Philippines, the Ecologist and the M11, videos and discussions. All you ever wanted to know about the World Bank... In the evening the workshops will focus on preparations for the actions the next day. Everyone welcome. For more details call Kate on 0865 201706 or Alex on 0258 473476