We are social movements, trade unions, fishers and farmers organizations, NGOs, women¹s groups, student organizations, and individuals who have gathered here in Hong Kong to protest against the unfair and unjust trade agreements being negotiated at the World Trade Organization ministerial.

We oppose the imposition of neo-liberal economic policies that prioritize the interests of corporations and elites over people and that serve to privatize all that belongs to humanity as a whole. We oppose these policies anywhere in the world as imposed through whatever means ­ whether by institutions through the WTO or by the tanks of invading armies.

We therefore condemn the illegal invasion of Iraq, demand an end to the occupation, and call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the US-led occupation forces from Iraq.

No foreign military bases should be established in Iraq and all the laws and measures privatizing Iraq¹s natural resources and state-owned companies and liberalizing its economy should be abolished.

We demand reparations for the Iraqi people for all the damage the war has caused and demand justice and accountability for those responsible for planning, executing, and legitimizing the invasion and occupation.

Any help from the international community should be extended but only with the consent of and at the terms set by the Iraqi people.

We join the call for a global day of actions and demonstrations against the occupation on March 18-19, 2006, the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

The occupation of Palestine is related to the occupation of Iraq and is integral to the United States¹ objective to dominate the Middle East and the world. We demand an end to the occupation of Palestine and we call for boycott campaigns.

We support the campaign of war resisters, military families and veterans against the war, the campaign against military recruitment, the campaign against foreign military bases, against militarization, against dictatorships, and other campaigns to end war and social and economic injustice anywhere in the world.

We commit to building concrete and practical links of solidarity with the Iraqi people in support of their struggle against occupation.

SIGNED ( as of December 18):

[to sign on, please send the name of your organization, your name, and your contact details to info@focusweb.org]

• General Union of Oil Employees of Iraq
• Palestinian Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
• Jubilee South- Asia Pacific
• Continental Campaign against the Free Trade of the Americas
• World March of Women - Globalization and Alliances Collective
• Focus on the Global South
• Transnational Institute
• Asian Peace Alliance -Japan
• ATTAC- Japan
• Womyn's Agenda for Change
• Polaris Institute
• Workers' Democracy
• Freedom from Debt Coalition
• Stop the New Round Coalition
• Women's March against Poverty and Globalization
• Sanlakas
• Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino
• Partido ng Manggagawa
• WomanHealth Philippines
• Padayon
• Bukluran ng Progresibong Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
• Kongreso ng Pagkakaisa ng Manggagawa sa Pilipinas
• Initiatives for Peace and Justice
• Center for Rural Empowerment Services in Central Mindanao
• Sakahan-Pilipinas
• Teacher Center of the Philippines
• Kilusan para sa Pambansang Demokrasya
• Manggagawang Kababaihan Mithi ay Paglaya
• Katipunan para sa Pagpapalaya ng Sambayanan
• National Labor Union