Why did Rising Tide sign up to the PGA Hallmarks?
OK, so it’s taken us a little time to get around to it but we thought we should add a bit of text here to tell people why we decided to adopt the PGA Hallmarks. First, what is Peoples’ Global Action? PGA is a network for spreading information and coordinating actions between grassroots movements around the world. These diverse groups share the same opposition to capitalism, and commitment to direct action and civil disobedience as the most effective form of struggle. PGA grew out of the international Zapatista gatherings in 1996 and 1997, and was formed as a space for direct and un -mediated contact between autonomous groups. And why did we sign up? The reasons given below are drawn from discussions had at the 2007 RT National Gathering. The hallmarks capture the essence of Rising Tide’s political analysis, preferred tactics and way of organising. The hallmarks do a good job of explaining who we are, in clear terms by: • Describing our political analysis in a no-nonsense way. We are ag
