Hi folks!

Mass-based civil disobedience over a whole range of issues, where the people are encouraged
to take direct action themselves to help stop the corporate agenda, is the way forward, in my opinion.

Human rights vs corporate rights
The people vs big business

Draw these common threads together on all the issues and unite in action on the basis of principled unity, where debate and discussion on different viewpoints is done in a way that maximises debate while maximising unity
in action. (that's my considered opinion on the path forward).

Demand the human rights to which we are supposed to be entitled and back it up with direct action!

It works!

EG: Ike Finau signs case. (Freedom of expression)
Council and Court backed down, an international legal precedent was set (Ike was not legally represented and didn't represent himself - didn't even bother turning up to Court -" I have more important things to do I'm going fishing" said Ike on national radio. (words to that effect)
Bare-faced defiance - love it! (And so did the public)
It was eyeball to eyeball Ike vs the Council (a very right wing Council at that) and the Court.
They blinked first.
Ike's signs stayed up!

EG: Water disconnections (Right to water)
Local Govt Act changed - no longer allowed to disconnect.
We won that on the street - literally - with our street dig ups.

It is the real alternative to the 'electoral road'.
RELY on organising - not voting, to bring about change that serves the people not corporate capital.

(Not saying don't vote - saying don't rely on voting - rely on action independent of the electoral process if you want to bring about change within the electoral process.)

Interesting that opposition to privatisation or 'user-charges' didn't appear to be listed on the CWG post as a 'burning issue'?

Why is that?

Rather key issues currently facing the working class I would have thought?

Cheers

Penny