The Social Forum of Seville declares that the summit of European heads of government due to be held in our city on lune 20 and 21 is not welcome here These leaders of the rich Europe are those with the greatest responsibility for the policies of globalisation that hold sway in their respective countries, policies that put the profits of multinationals, militarism, sexism ple. The Social Forum of Seville identifies with the underprivileged, those who bear the brunt of the selfinter estco ano untuat policies implemented by triese gentlemen.
For this reason, as citizens of Sevile, we ask the the aforementioned summit not to be held and to support the demands we make of the Spanish and European government.
Among the most urgent demands, we should like to • Immediate and energetic intervention in the Palestine conflict, condemning the terrorism being exercised by Sharon's government against the Palestinian peopic and putting pressure on his government to respect UN resolutions. For suspendine diplomatic relations with Israel and imposing an economic boycott on its products; suspending arms sales to Israel and imposing an arms embargo; offering support and cooperation to the Palestinian people: denouncing the complicity of the United States in recent events. • Abolition of foreign debe, which amounts to a total debe of more than two billion dollars with the countries of Europe, a sum which is stiffing third world economies, as shown by the devastating crisis in I Our immediate withdrawal from NATO, the termination of the bilateral treaty with the United States. and dismanding of the miltary bases of Rota, Morón, persons, rights that are violated in European immigration laws and the Schengen agreement.
• Economic policies that lead in the opposite direction to the one being taken at present (Maastricht, economic and monetary union, Lisbon agreements, stablisy pass etc. vre want guadnteed emptoyment and labour rights, an end to the privatization of public services, and an end to the pockets of poverty and social exusion that affect women and young people the free circulation of place. 3 May 2002 in particular, and the Spanish government's immediate withdrawal of its project for a labour reform law. The Social Forum of Sevile believes in a new, more egalanan set of economic and socia relatons, in a Europe that is committed to the environment and those who live in it: that defends the equality of men and women; that defends Peace, the rights and liberties of its citizens and its national communities. of Andalusia not to agree to receive the heads of govemment of the EU in our city, thereby also saving us will represent for the citizens of Seville. Nonetheless, given that the central and Andalusian administration seem resolute in their intention to host the aforementioned summit, the Social Forum of in question various acts of protest and alternatives to the neo-liberal policies of the aforementioned summit. Alternauves tor a picaarzaton or soldanisy and jusoce. We call upon the people of Seville and Andalucia to porting our opposition to the above summit taking