Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 00:18:47 -0700 From: DeeDee Halleck <dhalleck at ucsd.edu> Subject: WTO caravan
International Activists Tour U. S. to Counter The World Trade Organization! "The Road to Seattle: An Educational Road Show on Corporate Globalization"
Dozens of women and men from Bangladesh, Bolivia, Canada, Germany, India, Israel, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, West Papua and the United States will gather at New York University, Thursday, October 28, 1999, to kick off an international activist tour of North America. The focus of the caravan, and its ultimate destination, is the meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle, November 29 through December 3. The Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU and the activist group Reclaim the Streets are sponsoring the event.
WHO: The People's Global Action Caravan
WHAT: North American tour kick-off rally in New York City;
Destination: Seattle
WHEN: 7pm, Thursday, October 28, 1999 WHERE: New York University, Main Building, Room 713, 100 Washington Square East
The caravan consists of international activists and farmers crossing the United States over the next 6 weeks and stopping in some 20 communities to raise awareness about the downsides of "corporate globalization." They are part of an estimated 50,000 protesters expected to turn out for the WTO meeting.
Representing every continent, the activists contend that the upcoming meeting of the WTO could sow the seeds for the further erosion of human rights, environmental protections and health and safety standards. The participants are people who are directly impacted by corporate globalization. This diverse group represents environmental, human rights, workers, fishing and farming movements across the globe.
For more information, or to schedule interviews with participants or organizers, please contact PCAN at (610) 4781888 or pgacaravan at aol.com or pgacaravan at pcan.org.
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Christopher James Office of Public Affairs Media Relations Gallatin School of Individualized Study 212/998/6876 Voice 212/995/4694 Fax
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