[fse-esf] Act about financial crisis

[frederic.viale at free.fr]

Dears friends,

Today’s financial situation is in the process of confirming the most pessimistic
of forecasts and analyses. According to the former chairman of the Federal
Reserve himself, Alan Greenspan, this is the most serious crisis to arise since
the Second World War. Should it come as a surprise? This is the logical outcome
of the evolution of capital into its purest and its most brutal form: that of
creating profit for shareholders – the end result of lifting restrictions on
circulation of capital, of deregulation, of the proliferation of financial
instruments, of securitisation and the distancing of central banks from politics
in order to better serve financial markets.
It is time to say enough is enough. We must put an end to speculation, to the
enslavement of companies to the world of finance, to treating the world as if it
were simply a piece of merchandise, to the privatisation of profits and to the
collectivisation of losses. That the purpose of the European petition
“Speculation and collapse : enough !” (www.stop-finance.org) , launched by 50
european economist in several european newspapers, and already signed by 30 000
citizens in 20 days. This petition is to be signed by all citizens,
associations, trade unions and political parties for whom the notion of the
general interest still has a meaning. This petition start out by demanding the
abrogation of Article 56 of the Treaty of Lisbon forbidding restrictions on
circulation of capital. This is a political act to demonstrate that solutions
exist for regaining the control of our future and to develop this solutions.

Attac France, as others european Attac, supports this petition, and propose to
the networks and organisations involved in the ESF process to join us in
promoting it. We are too involved in the petition’s coordination group, with
Frederic Lordon and people around the french radio show “La bas si  j’y suis”,
who propose to profit from the last european summit of the slovenian presidence
in bruxels to make an event to deliver the signatures.
If your are interested in this initiative, just post à message here :
http://www.stop-finance.org/_Le-ouebmestre_

We would especially know what the slovenian organisation thinks of this
proposals of event during the last summit, because we don’t know if you have
already planed something.

On behalf of Attac-France
Frédéric Viale