The G-20 is a group of finance ministers, heads of central banks, and governmental leaders. They come together at least once a year to discuss Global Economic Issues. This September they will be meeting here in Pittsburgh to discuss so-called green economies and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the Market manager of the world. The G-20 has plans to "reform the IMF".

The hierarchy of the world we live in dictates that the market is above all others. This value system created the G-20 and the IMF to ensure that no other value systems -- solidarity, dignity, respect, love -- could compete. In this monopoly: oppression. The G-20 exists to be the managers of our oppression. Their policies of bio-devastation, economic imperialism, and manufactured desire dictate the world economy, which in turn keep us working for the future that they are creating without our consent. The summit ensures their power and with that, a future without health care, a livable earth, a sense of purpose, or freedom.

They have a claim that they chose Pittsburgh to showcase our "recovery" from the economic woes, and showcase our commitment to a green economy. Pittsburgh has been in a population decline for the past 60 years, losing roughly 10% of its population every decade. Pittsburgh also has the worst air quality in the United States. It is pretty clear that they just came here to party and that they do not give a fuck about any of us.

So we are stuck with this gigantic, disrespectful monster that has plans to ravage our city and use it as a playground.

But we will not be bullied! As the City of Champions, we have time and again shown our commitment to our working class values. We are crafting the future world that we want to live in, on our own terms. We are working for a world worth living in: one free of their rule over our lives.

In this, we will be creating space for our values, our desire, and we will be taking to the streets to express our anger and our rage against the conditions they are imposing on us. We will be out there for our love and solidarity with our friends, family, and neighbors. We are not listening or making demands. We are pushing through to a sustainable future, one with limitless possibilities where we can get up everyday and find value in breathing in a world that we have shaped, one where our opinions matter, one where we determine our conditions.

Against absurdity, for a self-determining future:

The Pittsburgh G-20 Resistance Project.