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In November-December, 1999, Seattle hosted the World Trade Organization
meetings. It was brought to Seattle, because the host committee and corporate
ruling elite speculated that as such a trade-dependant city, Seattle would be
the perfect location for them. We showed them it was the perfect location for
the beginning of a massive fightback against capitalist globalization.
"Remember Seattle!" is now a rallying cry for activists fighting for labor rights,
human rights, environmental protection, food safety and a whole host of other
issues. We honor the memory of N30, 1999 in Seattle by creating this page.
On April 20th-22nd, the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) will
be meeting in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Like other trade agreements
such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World
Trade Organization (WTO), this agreement is being meted out by an
un-elected group of bureaucrats. We only need to look at the anti-democratic
nature of NAFTA and the WTO to theorize what sort of agreement the FTAA
will be. This page was created to educate, agitate and organize around this
anti-people agreement.
We encourage everyone to find out as much as they can
about FTAA, NAFTA and the WTO.
Seattle Area Events
Common Sense Economics and
Campaign for Global Fairness
Training for Union Members
Presented by the King County Labor Council Education Committee
This will be the last chance for union and community members to attend this training
on the FTAA before the big action at the Peace Arch in Blaine on April 21st. (More
info on this event below.)
Don't Miss It!
When: Wednesday, April 11th, 6PM
Where: Seattle Labor Temple, 2800 First Avenue
If you would like to attend this training or need more information,
please call Verlene Wilder, KCLC Union Cities Organizer at
before April 9th.
The training is free and snacks will be provided.
A UW Center for Labor Studies speaker series:
LABOR AND FREE TRADE:
HEMISPHERIC VOICES ON THE FREE TRADE AREA OF THE AMERICAS
Governments from the across the Western Hemisphere are currently preparing
for the Summit of the Americas from April 18 through 22 in Quebec where they
will attempt to finalize negotiations for a NAFTA-expansion called the Free
Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA). The Center for Labor Studies
invites you to hear directly from experienced organizers from outside the
United States about how this type of free trade initiative will affect
working people:
4th annual UW teach-in on Globalization and Democracy:
Grassroots Globalization: the People vs. the FTAA
A teach-in on the Free Trade Area of the Americas
and popular resistance to corporate globalization
Friday April 13
University of Washington, Seattle
12 noon: Parade for Democracy, on the HUB Lawn
Music, speakers, and giant puppets educate on the FTAA and celebrate
democracy.
1:30 - 3 and 3:30 - 5 p.m. in the HUB
Workshops on the FTAA, social and environmental impacts of corporate
globalization, resistance movements, and much more.
7 p.m. location TBA
"Haiti Stolen: Impacts of IMF Structural Adjustment and the FTAA"
Camille Chalmers, Executive Secretary of PAPDA, the Haitian Advocacy
Platform for an Alternative Development. Brought to the UW by the Center
for Labor Studies.
Teach-in sposored by DGWG, Center for Labor Studies, and others. For more
information or to participate, DGWG or CLS contact info below.
Democracy and Globalization Working Group established 1998
DGWG (e-mail:
University of Washington, Seattle
box 352238
HUB 207 box 195
Seattle, WA 98195
Peace Arch Rally
US-Canadian Border (I-5 crossing)
The Peace Arch Coalition's first undertaking will be organizing a major
cross-border No Way FTAA Rally (working title) on Saturday, April 21, 2001
at Peace Arch Park, at Blaine on the Canada-U.S. border, to coincide with
the staging of the FTAA - Free Trade Agreement of Americas - Ministerial
Meeting in Quebec City.
Gather at 10:00 a.m. with music, booths, discussions and entertainment.
The formal program will run from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Music and
entertainment will continue to 4:00 p.m
Sponsored by the Peace Arch Coalition
Canadian contacts:
Terry Engler ILWU Local 400
Jef Keighley CAW Canada
US contact numbers: x27 &
An email list ("listserv") has been created for Seattle-area mobilizing
against the Free Trade Area of the Americas. For more information
or to subscribe, see the webpage at:
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Links
stopftaa.org
Seattle Area Contacts
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