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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
YOU'RE invited to a SPEAKERS TRAINING on
FREE TRADE AREA OF THE AMERICAS (FTAA) FOR BEGINNERS
What is the FTAA and who does it benefit? How will it impact our lives and
communities? What can we do to stop it? How do we talk about it?
Join Lois Canright and Dara Silverman of United for a Fair Economy for an
interactive workshop designed to answer these questions. Learn to cut
through the economic smoke and bring the reality of the global economy home
to friends, students, neighbors, congregations, co-workers and unions.
Learn to make a short, compact presentation.
The FTAA is a new trade agreement, currently being negotiated to expand NAFTA
to the entire western hemisphere. Like its cousin the WTO, the FTAA will have
far reaching and devastating impacts on jobs, public safety, the environment,
and our democratic power.
Join us for a one-hour conversational workshop that explains the FTAA, it's
impact on our lives, and what we can do to claim our power and stop it.
Friday, February 16 at 7:00 PM at the Independent Media Center, 1415 Third
Ave in downtown Seattle
Open to Everyone! If you're intending to come to the speakers training, this
is a great chance to see a presentation in action!
Or, February 18, 2001 from 1:00 PM - 5:30 PM, University of Washington campus,
Gowen 1B ( Political Science Building basement)
COST $5 - $20 Sliding Scale, You Decide. No One Turned Away.
CONTACT 206/ or . Please call to let us know you
are coming. We will distribute readings in the week before the training.
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
To e-mail us, click , or by phone,
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