At least 1,000 people attended a successful counter conference in London, organised by Globalise resistance, on Saturday September The venue was split between the the nearby Riverside Studios. Three rallies were held during the day in the main venue and series of workshops in the Riverside Studios.
The conference has originally been called to report back from Genoa and discuss developments in the globalised economy and the neo-liberal offensive. In the event however, everyone wanted to discuss the impending war, and most of the discussions understandable returned to that subject.
The event was refreshingly open and more so than some previous Globalise Resistance events. There were also stalls from a wide range of campaigning and political organisations.
A popular feature of the confer events - which drew a huge response from the audience. There were also a number of speakers which gave the event an international dimensions.
The strength of the anti-war movement in italy was represented by Luca Casarini from the Italian White Overalls Movernent. He said that after the attack on the WTC in New York it is clear that capitalism cannot exist without war: "This is the only way the system can maintain control when billions are dying from hunger".
The other intemational speaker was Oscar Olivera, a leader of the victorious struggle against water privatisation in Bolivia. He said "we had a victory for all those fighting for a different world - we expelled a multinational from Bolvia"