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solidarity. October saw the formation of ATTAC (the Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens), an organisation that adopted James Tobin’s proposal for a small tax on international currency transactions. ATTAC subsequently organised chapters in 33 countries (Starr, 2005). During 1999, PGA initiated an ‘Intercontinental Caravan of Solidarity and Resistance’ across Europe, consisting of 450 members, mostly peasant farmers from South Asia, undertaking 63 direct actions, including the destruction of biotech seed and crops. In June, the