Statement of the WSF 2005, on the threat of Left violence in the Philippines
by World Social Forum 2005 Wednesday, Feb. 02, 2005 at 2:43 PM

we are deeply concerned that there are still some groups in the world today that attempt to deal with political differences using physical attacks and death threats. A recent example of this is the situation which has emerged in the Philippines where a number of individual intellectuals, activists (Walden Bello and Lidy Nacpil) and organisations engaged in various forms of struggle against militarism and globalised capitalism have been listed by the international department of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) as ³counter-revolutionary² and as ³agents of imperialism². Some individuals named on this list have already been assassinated and, based on past experiences, this list constitutes a credible threat of assassination.

Statement of Concern in the WSF 2005, on the threat of violence in the
resolution of political differences.
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The last few years have seen a very large number of diverse groups and
organisations coming together in spite of their differences to confront
neo-liberal globalisation. However, we are deeply concerned that there are
still some groups in the world today that attempt to deal with political
differences using physical attacks and death threats. A recent example of
this is the situation which has emerged in the Philippines where a number of
individual intellectuals, activists (Walden Bello and Lidy Nacpil) and
organisations engaged in various forms of struggle against militarism and
globalised capitalism have been listed by the international department of
the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) as ³counter-revolutionary² and
as ³agents of imperialism². Some individuals named on this list have already
been assassinated and, based on past experiences, this list constitutes a
credible threat of assassination.

Therefore, those of us gathered here in the World Social Forum in Porto
Alegre, Brazil and others in the world, inspired by the pluralism and
inclusiveness of this global process, believe that when the security of
activists is at stake we cannot act as if the problem is a local one. In our
efforts to consistently build an international movement for fundamental
transformation we strongly reiterate that the resolving of political
differences must be done through the struggle of ideas and democratic
dialogue and not through the politics of individual assassination.

We call on everyone within the global justice movements to re-assert this
principle and express solidarity with all those who are victims of such
threats.

Alex Callinicos, York University, UK

Ali Fayyad, Centre for Research and Documentation, Lebanon

Allianca Social Continentale (ASC)

Alvaro Porticas, Socialist Party, Uruguay

Amit Sengupta aand Prabir Purkayastha, Delhi Science Forum, India

Anibal Quijano, sociologist, Peru

Anna Maria R. Nemenzo, Freedom from Debt Coalition, Philippines

Anna Marize, ICARIA, Spain

Annick Coupe, Solidaire, France

Antonio Martin, ATTAC, Brasil

Bertil Kinkunnen, Social Democratic Party of Sweden

Brid Brennan, TNI, Netherlands

Campagna Continentale contra a ALCA

Chico Whittaker, Brasil

Chris Nineham, Stop the War Coalition, UK

Christophe Aguiton, European March against Unemployment

CUT, Brasil

Dot Keet, AIDC, South Africa

Ernst Van Weizaker, MP, Germany

Franc Branco & Ole von Ulexhill, Right Livelihood Award Foundation

Francois Houtart, CETRI, Belgium

Hillary Wainwright, Red Pepper, UK

Jan Nederven Pieterse, University of Illinois, USA

Joao Pedro Stedile, Movimiento Sem Terra, Brazil

Jean Luc Rous, Political Director, Greenpeace International

Jean Pierre Dubois, Federation internationale des droits des hommes (FIDH)

Jeremy Corbin, M.P., UK

John Cavanagh, Institute of Policy Studies, USA

Jose Correa, Brasil

Josu Egireun, ESK, Basque Country

Kamal Chenoy, Jawarhalal Nehru University, India

Laura Gonzalez de Txabarri, ELA, Basque Country

Leo Panitch, Socialist Register, UK

Lim Soei Liong, TAPOL, Indonesia Human Rights Campaign

Louis Weber, Federation Synicale Unitaire, France

Luciano Muhlbauer, SinCobas, Italy

Marcha Mundial des Mulheres

Marco Berlinguer. Transform! and Parti Rifondazione Communista, Italy

Marcus Arruda, Global Workshop on Solidarity Socioeconomy, Brasil

Mark Rand, USA

Maud Barlow, Council of Canadians

Medea Benjamin, Global Exchange, United States

Moema Miranda, IBASE

Mubarak Awad, Non Violence International, Palestine/US

Naomi Klein, Canada

Niclas Hallstrom, Dag Hammarskjold Foundation, Sweden

Njoki Njoroge Njehu, 50 years is enough, USA

Patrice Barrat, Bridge Initiative, France

Peiro Bernotti, COBAS, Italy

Petros Constantine, Campaign Genoa 2000

Peter Rosset, CECCAM, Mexico

Pierre Galand, senator, Belgium

Pierre Khalfa, ATTAC France

Pouria Amirshahi, 4D, France

Rabia Abdel Karim, Senegal/Algeria

Robin Broad, American University, USA

Rogate Mishane, Tanzania

Roger Burbach, CENSA, USA

Salim Vally, Anti-war Coalition, South Africa

Sandeep Pandey, India

Sophie Zafari, Federation Syndicale Unitaire, France

Soren Ambrose, 50 years is enough, USA

Susan George, ATTAC, France

Tariq Ali, UK

Tewoo Tangela, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, SA

Tobias Plüger, Member of the European Parliament, Germany, Information
Office on Militarisation

Toufik Ben Abdullah, ENDA, Senegal

Vinod Raina, Jubilee South

Vittorio Agnoletto, Deputy European Parliamen

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