Another major group planning protests around the Summit is the Montreal-based AntiCapitalist Convergence (CLAC). Formed in April 2000 to offer a radical, anti-capitalist critique of corporate globalization, CLAC recently spawned the Quebec City-based Summit of the Americas Welcoming Committee (CASA). Like CLAC, CASA espouses the principles of anti-capitalism, anti-patriarchy, anti-hierarchy, anti-reformism, autonomy, and respect for a diversity of tactics. According to CLAC, "It is possible to radically and creatively oppose capitalism, while at the same time maintaining the spirit of openness that is necessary to develop a diverse and pluralistic resistance movement."