1. NIGD May month events.
Also this month NIGD participated in several discussions, seminars and lectures:
-the visit of Immanuel Wallerstein with NIGD Lima and the Program on Democracy and Global Transformation at the San Marco University. Teivo Teivainen´s report from NIGD Peru on the visit includes the talk given by Wallerstein on the occasion of the to him awarded Doctor Honoris Causa by San Marcos University.
- two Tobin Tax events in Finland and Sweden.
- Discussions on the WSF at two Social Fora in Sweden.
For more upcoming NIGD events, visit www.nigd.org/rendezvous.

2. Towards a new CTT campaign
A campaign for a currency transactions tax seems to have got new wind under its wings. Mainly the Attac movement, but also others, have organised large scale public events on the CTT, parliamentary hearings and debates in connection to the European Parliament elections in June. Heikki Patomäki reports from these events in Finland and Sweden - Denmark will follow with a Parliamentary hearing on the CTT on 3 June in Copenhagen.

Inspired by these new developments and the present political situation in particular in progressive countries such as Brazil, India and South Africa, some organisations have developed a Draft for a new Global CTT Campaign. The campaign will be launched in late 2004 and the draft will be commented upon during the next six months.

3. REPORTS : Bridge Initiative International
A discussion event was held on the Bridge Initiative in Stockholm, "which wants to create a 'neutral space' for stakeholders with conflicting views on globalisation issues with the aim to achieve an agreement on what should be done". Read more in the Report of Leena Rikkila who attended the event at the Swedish Institute for International Affairs.

4. PUBLICATIONS
Massimo de Angelis, an Italian political economist who works at the University of East London has written a critical reflection on the "Challenging Empires" book on the World Social Forum, which was was published in January 2004. NIGD members Teivo Teivainen and Peter Waterman (co-editor) contributed to "Challenging Empires" which can be read also on www.choike.org/nuevo_eng/informes/1557.html

5. OTHER NEWS
George Monbiot has launched a new site in April which is a listing of organizations all over the world who are working towards global justice and who are in need of volunteer help: www.globalrising.org

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