mbs
Hey -
tomorrow is a big day in terms of protests - not only is it the big labor rally against PNTR for China - we also just learned that Barshefsky is speaking downtown on "Trade at the Crossroads." We have organized an impromptu little rally for tomorrow at the St. Regis Hotel at 11:45 (see information below), and we expect to draw heavily from the A16 crowd. In addition, it would be good to have YOU there + your co-workers and interns etc. Come one - come many! Afterwards we'll head up to Capitol Hill to participate in the labor rally.
THIS JUST IN - on Thursday WTO Director General, Michael Moore is speaking at the National Press Club at 12:30. We will probably organize something for that as well - so stay tuned for more information.
Let me know if you plan to come tomorrow and also if you can bring some people.
Look forward to seeing you there!
Margrete
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Fair Trade not Free Trade Rally TOMORROW
St. Regis Hotel @ 11:45 - 12:30 - April 12th (923 16th and K Street, NW, Farragut North or West Metro)
Protest U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky (the U.S.' head negotiator for the WTO, "NAFTA for Africa" bill and the latest corporate attack - Permanent Normal Trade Relations for China) who is speaking to the National Policy Association on "Trade at the Crossroads."
Seattle showed that people are demanding a new road when it comes to trade - the problem is that the corporate elites and the Clinton Administration don't get it! There can be no more WTO expansions or NAFTA agreements. There can be no more deals that are devastating to the environment, workers and consumers all over the world. We must draw the line in the sand against the corporate agenda and challenge free traders like Barshefsky at every turn.
The price to get in is either $50 per person or $1000 to get a sponsor table - hardly doable for your average worker, environmentalist or activists. Just Say NO TO ELITE GLOBALIZATION! STOP the corporate take-over of China vis a vis Permanent Most Favored Nation Status. No WTO Expansion!
Call Juliette Beck at 415-225-8197 or Margrete Strand at 202-454-5106 for more information.
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Margrete Strand Rangnes Senior Organizer Public Citizen Global Trade Watch 215 Pennsylvania Ave, SE Washington DC, 20003 USA mstrand at citizen.org + 202-454-5106 + 202-547 7392 (fax)
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