Occupy London is part of a global movement with links to the Arab Spring, Spain's indignados and Occupy Wall Street. In order to strengthen the voice of the movement, Occupy London Stock Exchange has started drafting an initial statement, with the aim of uniting the various occupations and the wider 99% of the globe. An initial draft inviting other assemblies to partake in the process was released on the same day as the G20 started in Cannes, France, and received positive feedback from the participants of the People's Assembly at the G20 counter-summit.
Next, the statement will be worked on by other occupations, assemblies and social movements all over the world in a bid to get all voices heard – the first time this has been attempted. The statement, which addresses the need for a system that is just, truly democratic and sustainable, is not intended to originate from the London occupation. Rather, it aspires to be a global collaboration that reflects the voices of diverse movements worldwide. All occupiers are welcome to comment and give feedback.
We are interested in hearing views from outside the occupations, too. We want you to amend, add to and suggest omissions to the statement, and we will submit our final version to the London camp and ask for a response.
In order to edit and amend the statement, take a look at the draft below – then write out your annotations in a comment on this post, clearly indicating which point in the statement you are referring to. All input will be considered in future draftings by the OccupyLSX's general assembly.
You can also let us know on Twitter @commentisfree or on our Guardian Facebook page.
Occupy statement first draft
Our global system in unsustainable. It is undemocratic and unjust, driven by profit in the interest of the few.
An economic system based on infinite growth, but which relies on finite resources, is leading humanity and the environment to destruction. As long as this system remains in place, people of the world continue to suffer from an increasingly unfair share of income and wealth.
We seek a global system that is democratic, just and sustainable. The world's resources must not go to the military or corporate profit, but instead go towards caring for people's needs: water, food, housing, education, health, community.
An international global collaboration has started and is working on a statement that will unite the occupy movements across the world in their struggles for an alternative that is focused on and originated from people and their environment.
