Frown for Globalization!

[shooporama]

"By September 19th, 2006, there are supposed to be 4 million smiling faces of Singaporeans as part of a mural to welcome the summit of the IMF (International Monetary Foundation) and World Bank. However, there are those among us who would not like to welcome such institutions with smiles - and here is how we can do it!

400 FROWNS is an independent

Comments

[ylai]

the link you added in the edit doesn't seem to work leh.

[hposnm]

I think the LJ link needs to be re-worked. LJ doesn't need to be preceeded by the world wide web even if its hosted by them. ^_^

On a separate note, it's funny how it took a bunch of academics to set up the IMF/World Bank, to have them then introduce those concepts of economics into schools, to have students grow up believing that this actually works until they start to think and form their own opinions. Suddenly, Bretton Woods ain't so magnanamous afterall.

I regret to inform though that I'm so apathetic the last time I watched a real-life demonstration was at the WTO Conference in HK in 2005. All I was concerned at that point though, was how the Korean farmers looked so good and where they found the money to fly themselves into HK & what they ate.

[shooporama]

thanks- the link is now fixed!

Can totally understand where this apathy is coming from. I've given up looking at the 'big picture' but am trying to focus on the immediate things in my life. I guess that's where the appeal of this little project is- everyone can participate. It might not change the way the IMF is or the things it does right away (or ever), but taking a stand is important to me as a person.

I am familiar with the industry that is NGOs, protesters and lobbying. it ain't pretty either. But i am interested to see how the government deals with it...