The final session of the day was titled Alternatives to Integration with Bush’s America, and included Lori Wallach, David Schneiderman, and Gordon Laxer as panelists. Mr. Laxer spoke last, being the man behind the Globalism Project, and this talk was more a wrap up of the last five years of work than an alternative to Bush’s America. Ms. Wallach, from the United States, spoke first, but definitely stole the show. She was captivating, and had an excellent message to share. I found myself doing far more listening in this final session than writing, so my notes are not nearly as extensive as for other sessions:
- The bottom line: it’s a power issue.
- We need to get past the “inevitability” issue. There are alternatives – the status quo is not inevitable as many assume!
- He or she who writes the rules, rules.
- In order to effect change, a mass of people is usually required – something revolutionary. And that mass of people needs to first rally around a national issue, so that there is political accountability when taking on an international issue.
- TATA: There Are Thousands of Alternatives!
- Neoliberal Globalism is a forcefield.
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