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The WOMBLES (White Overalls Movement Building Libertarian Effective Struggles) are a loose and nimble anti-capitalist group based in London that once dressed in white overalls with padding and helmets at protests, mimicking the Italian group Tute Bianche.
They should not be confused with the British animated children's television characters, The Wombles from whom they drew their name.
The group was founded by some of those who came together as the September26Collective to organise transport to Prague for actions to disrupt the meeting of the World Bank and IMF, on their return. Since then they have participated in various protests, including the Halloween 2002 protest, and May Day 2001, Thessaloniki, €uroMayDay and Gleneagles. They claim to operate in a "non-hierarchical but self-disciplined way".
"On Mayday 2000 the cops gave [the protesters] a good kicking", their website says. In response to this, the group was started to provide "self-protection from the depredations of the constabulary" (the police).
They have since abandoned their trademark white overalls because they found it made them too visible and open to attack, instead favouring clothing that enables them to be anonymous.
Some of their professed aims include:
- to facilitate free movement and communication during protests;
- to stop attacks on demonstrators - such as baton charges, horse charges, CS gas and sprays;
- to be living examples of our libertarian solidarity, organisation, and humour;
- to promote mutual respect and protection among demonstrators.
In July 2004 they attended the Peoples Global Action Conference in Jajinci, Serbia[1]
See also
- Anti-globalization
- Anarchism
- Civil and social disobedience
- Disobbedienti
- London Action Resource Centre
- Tute Bianche
- Ya Basta
- Zapatista Army of National Liberation
External links
References
- ^ Content of the PGA Daily of Saturday 24-07-2004 Accessed 8 November 2008
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