Cheers, Ken Hanly
Chuck0 wrote:
> First of all, I'd like to thank the elves which dropped this in my email
> box this morning.
>
> I'm not sure if this is legit or not, since the section on infoshop.org,
> a website I work on with others, is pretty inaccurate. Still, we do
> appreciate the positive review and hope to be moving up in the rankings
> very soon.
>
> Burson Marsteller, for those of you who don't know, is a powerful K
> Street PR firm.
>
> There is a reference in the 50 Years is Enough section which provides
> evidence that corporate spies were present at last December's reportback
> at UDC.
>
> Apparently, this was scanned in from a paper version, so there may be a
> few typos.
>
> Chuck0
> Mid-Atlantic Infoshop
> http://www.infoshop.org/
>
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> Black * Kelly * Scruggs & Healy
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> 202.530.0500 * 202.530.4800
>
> January 14, 2OOO
>
> Dear [Corporate Client]:
>
> Enclosed is our "Guide to the Seattle Meltdown: A Compendium of
> Activists at the WTO Ministerial". The "Guide" is a comprehensive
> listing of the activist groups which protested against the WTO
> Ministerial in Seattle this past November. It lists the groups and their
> leaders we were able to identify, descriptions of their ethos (largely
> in their own words), as well as web site addresses and other useful
> information. We wanted to share this "Guide" with you, not so much as a
> retrospective on the past, but as an alarming window on the future.
>
> The spectacle created in Seattle during the WTO Ministerial meeting by a
> diverse collection of activists may have significant short-term
> ramifications for the business community. The perceived success of these
> groups in disrupting Seattle and in contributing to the failure of the
> WTO meeting will be a dramatic boon to them in several ways. First,
> their victory and heightened visibility will lead to substantially
> enhanced fundraising capability. Second, the smell of victory will lead
> to a deepening of already existing coalitions and will strengthen the
> recognition that broadening such coalitions to include non-traditional
> allies exponentially increases effectiveness. Third, the Presidential
> election campaign and several likely trade votes in Congress this year
> will give activists golden opportunities to seek wider recognition and
> gain additional strength. These high profile battles will allow
> activists to further institutionalize and consolidate their gains,
> increase coordination, gamier greater media attention and expand their
> targeting of business interests.
>
> What is less understood -- but perhaps more significant -- is the
> potential ability of the emerging coalition of these groups to seriously
> impact broader, longer-term corporate interests. Seattle was not an
> anomaly and the consistent anti-corporate message of virtually all the
> groups who participated there in November is not a temporary phenomenon.
> Many have traditionally highlighted alleged corporate misconduct in mass
> mail fund raising campaigns. More recently, some environmental groups
> have resorted to targeting corporations for contributions in return for
> suspending their public ire.
>
> At Black, Kelly, Scruggs & Healey, we have developed a capability
> direction of these groups, as well as to defend clients against their
> attacks. I hope you find the enclosed "Guide" useful and if you have any
> questions, please call me at: (202)530-4805.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gardner G. Peckham
> Managing Director
>
> Guide to the Seattle Meltdown: A Compendium of Activists at the WTO
> Ministerial
>
> "Many of the groups that helped organize the anti-WTO victories in
> Seattle are already preparing for days of protest, education, training,
> and direct action during the week of April 9-16 in Washington. The week
> begins on Sunday, April 9th with a Jubilee 2000/USA mobilization for
> cancellation of the debts of African, Latin American, Asia-Pacific, and
> Caribbean countries, and continuing with teach-ins and trainings on the
> global economy. It will culminate with a massive rally at IMF
> Headquarters on Sunday, April 16th
> 2000."
> - 50 Years is Enough web site
>
> "Leaders of the peaceful demonstrations have lashed out at the
> anarchists, accusing them of undermining their anti-globalism message by
> breaking windows and destroying property. The anarchists in turn accused
> the Seattle protesters of protecting the same private-property interests
> that the WTO represents.
> - The Los Angeles Times
>
> "...the coalition [of labor, environmental and human rights groups that
> took to the streets in Seattle to protest the WTO] said that they will
> flood over 100 key congressional offices with phone calls and letters
> and march on Washington this Spring to prevent passage of NTR for China.
>
> - National Journal's Congress Daily
>
> 1) Abya Yala Fund
> ayf.nativeweb.org/contents.htm
>
> Alicia Canaviri, President-, Nilo Cayuqueo, Director
>
> "Fosters greater self-reliance by indigenous peoples through
> support of struggles to protect homelands, natural environment and human
> rights, to improve health care, to address domestic legislation and
> international laws, to obtain access to communications media to improve
> the conditions and status of women, to increase economic security, and
> to revitalize cultural and spiritual traditions. "The group's focus is
> on providing training, grants and technical assistance for
> self-development projects that originate in, and are controlled by,
> indigenous communities and organizations in Central and South America -
> not on anti-WTO advocacy. The web site provides links to the sites of
> other indigenous groups as well as sites about anti-globalization and
> ending corporate Governance.
>
> 2) A SEED
> www.antenna.nl/aseed/contact.html
>
> Action for Solidarity, Equality, Environment and Development. "A global
> and diverse action network focusing on a broad range of issues, A SEED
> plays a critical role in involving young people in the struggles against
> ecological destruction and social injustice." They advocate the use of
> public opposition to stop the WTO in the same manner that it was used to
> block the " . . . the corporate-driven MAI [multilateral agreement on
> investment] agreement. " The web site presents many campaigns and
> publications and links to other activist organizations. The group claims
> that more than 700 organizations worldwide have signed its on-line
> petition against the WTO and are associated with www.oneworld.net.
>
> 3) AFL-CIO
> www.aflcio.org/home.htm
>
> John Sweeney, President; Linda Chavez-Thompson, Exec. Vice-President
>
> "A voluntary federation of 68 national and international labor unions
> that include 13 million working women and men and which espouses a
> strong political voice for improving the lives of working families. "
> The web site contains plenty of information about the WTO, including a
> blueprint for reforming it. The group plans to keep pressure on Congress
> and the government against the WTO, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and
> normalized trade relations (NTR) with China. The group is large, very
> well organized, and headquartered in D.C. The web site provides many
> links to the sites of other labor unions, organizations, constituency
> groups, the government, and media. Issues of interest to the group
> include: environmental protection, debt relief, poverty alleviation, and
> investment policy reforms.
>
> 4) Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment
>
> Tracy Katelman (activist, also part of the Trees Foundation)
>
> 5) Amazon Watch
> www.amazonwatch.org
>
> Lucy Braham, WTO contact; Mark Westlund, U'wa defense working group
> contact "Works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the
> Amazon Basin to defend the environment and advance indigenous peoples'
> rights in the face of large-scale industrial development (oil and gas
> pipelines, power lines, roads, and other mega-projects)." The group is
> currently focusing on Venezuela, Bolivia/Brazil (against the Overseas
> Private Investment Corporation), and Colombia. It is a major opponent of
> Occidental Petroleum's drilling on "U'wa traditional land," and on that
> issue are very vocal and organized.
>
> 6) Anarchist Action Collective
>
> Marshall Kirkpatrick, contact
>
> Based out of Eugene, Oregon, the anarchists state, "Fight back and don't
> get
> caught ...sacking the WTO is just a start. "
>
> 7) Black Army Faction and Black Clad Messengers
>
> John Zerzan, contact
>
> Another militant anarchist group based out of Eugene. Oregon. The group
> advocates property destruction (against private property) and some of
> its members were responsible for much of the damage in Seattle. Zerzan
> has authored and edited books and essays promoting
> "anarcho-primitivism." He has also participated in speeches, lectures,
> radio talk shows and 60 Minutes.
>
> 8) Chinese Activist Groups
>
> Wei Jingsheng, leading Chinese democracy activist and Fellow at Columbia
> University's Center for the Study of Human Rights Wei says that, "WTO
> entry for China will either re-enforce the existing system of
> manipulation and corruption, or result in chaos, providing no one with a
> safe, sound, or fair environment for trade. "
>
> 9) Christian Aid
> www.christian-aid.org.uk
>
> Alex Milner (spokeswoman)
>
> An organization of British and Irish churches, engaged in relief work in
> more than 60 countries to Improve lives and tackle the causes of poverty
> and injustice". It consists of 3,500 committees around the UK and
> Ireland. They have links to church groups, and organizations associated
> with the environment, free trade, and free speech.
>
> 1O) CISPES
> www.cispes.om
>
> Jili Dowling, New York contact
>
> Committee In Solidarity With the People of El Salvador. "This year we
> have committed to raising $50,000 of material aid to help build a
> stronger labor movement and to organize maquila workers in El Salvador.
> For two years, CISPES has funded the monthly salaries of FMLAR
> organizers in communities with minimal resources. This material aid
> contributed to the party's electoral breakthrough in 1997.- the FMLN won
> the elections in seven of the eight municipalities where the grassroots
> organizers were funded" This group appears very large, as it has a
> monthly newsletter and offices across the U.S.. in addition to being
> affiliated with many other activist groups.
>
> 11) Citizens Trade Campaign
>
> Scott Nova, Director
>
> This umbrella coalition is targeting 100 legislators, focusing on two
> key issues: 1) Opposition to permanent NTR; and 2) A campaign to "fix or
> nix" the WT0. It supports an annual review of NTR status for China.
>
> 12) Consumers International
> www.consumerinternational.org
>
> Julian Edwards, Director General
>
> "A global federation consisting of some 250 consumer organizations in
> 111 countries sent over 30 delegates from all over the world to Seattle.
> They call for a review of the existing agreements and their
> implementation before the WTO undertakes rapid liberalization. They
> support the continuation of attempts to resolve trade policy issues in
> Geneva but insist they must be met by improved transparency in the
> operation of the WTO and involvement in civil society. Edwards was one
> of the few NGO leaders asked to speak at the Ministerial. " The web site
> contains trade briefing papers and extensive campaign information. The
> group regularly monitors various governments' positions regarding the
> WTO. The group is based out of London and sponsors the annual World
> Consumers Rights Day on March 1-5.
>
> 13) Direct Action Network
> www.agirprop.org/artandrevolution/wto/dan/html
>
> Hillary McQuie, contact
>
> "A network of local grassroots organizations and street theater groups
> who are mobilizing communities to creatively resist the WTO and
> corporate globalization. Want a new world of free and ecological society
> based on mutual aid and voluntary cooperation to replace the current
> social order."
>
> The network appears very organized. For example, it sold "Resist the
> WTO" paraphernalia and even offered maps of downtown Seattle last
> November-The group cosponsored the Seattle protests with Global
> Exchange, RAN, Ruckus Society, Project Underground, National Lawyers
> Guild, Mexico Solidarity Project, 50 Years is Enough, CISPES, Green
> Party (Seattle), Earth First (Seattle), and many more. The site provides
> links to many web sites.
>
> 14) Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund www.earthjustice.org
>
> Patti Goldman, lawyer
>
> "The law firm for the environment " A 501 (c) (3) organization
> established in 1971, it has represented more than 500 clients (national
> and international) at no cost, many of which are listed in this
> document. The group is currently representing the Sierra Club against
> the WTO for not protecting the sea turtle. It also represents Public
> Citizen in support of the EU's right to ban the import of meat
> containing potentially harmful additives. 'Me group has an office in
> Washington, D.C.
>
> 15) 50 Years is Enough
> www.50years.org
>
> Njoki Njoroge Njeheu, Director
>
> "US Network for Global Economic Justice is a coalition of 205 grassroots
> faith-based, policy, women's, social and economic justice, youth,
> solidarity, labor, and development organizations dedicated to the
> profound transformation of the World Bank and the IMF."
>
> Based in Washington, D.C., the group organized the IMF demonstration in
> September 1999. The group does not seem very large, but it does receive
> some press coverage and collaborates with other activists. Njeheu was a
> participant at the follow-up seminar in Washington, D.C. last December
> on where the activists can go with the Seattle momentum.
>
> 16) FOCUS on the Global South
> www.focusweb.org
>
> Walden Bello, Executive Director; Aileen Kwa, WTO contact
>
> "A program of progressive development policy research and practice,
> dedicated to regional and global policy analysis, micro-macro linking
> and advocacy work FOCUS works with NGOs and people's organizations in
> Asia Pacific and other regions. " The group has a small staff, but has
> many other sister organizations such as Third World Network. Bello has
> authored many books and is often published in international newspapers.
> The organization is based out of the Philippines.
>
> 17) French Peasants Confederation
>
> Jose Bove, Leader
>
> Bove is a French goat farmer who tore up a McDonald's restaurant with a
> tractor to protest U.S. trade sanctions on Rocquefort cheese. His group
> claims to have 40,000 members.
>
> 18) Friends of the Earth
> wvw.foe.org
>
> Brent Blackwelder, President; Andrea Durbin, Director, international
> programs
>
> "... a national environmental organization dedicated to preserving the
> health and diversity of the planet for future generations. The largest
> international environmental network in the world with affiliates in 63
> countries ... are already planning for the longer term [beyond
> Seattle}."
>
> The group has endorsed Bill Bradley for President. It states that it is
> not opposed to the idea of WTO, but believes the rules need to be
> changed (i.e. more environmental standards). The group also believes in
> maintaining tariffs on forest products and is against biotechnology and
> OPIC.
>
> 19) Global Exchange
>
> Kevin Danahar, Co-Founder; Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder
>
> "A non-profit research, education, and action center dedicated to
> promoting people-to-people ties around the world. Working with Fair
> Traders across North America and throughout the world to increase
> awareness of Fair Trade issues and to translate that awareness into
> consumer activism in the global marketplace. Part of the Fair Trade
> Federation, an association of producers, wholesalers, and retailers,
> that is launching a major consumer education campaign in the U.S. The
> challenge is to make fair trade and corporate globalization an issue in
> electoral campaigns, especially in the upcoming presidential race.
> Another goal is to block congressional approval of China's entry into
> the WTO." The group advocates normal relations with Cuba, and is
> critical of the IMF, World Bank, NAFTA, MAI, the African Growth and
> Opportunity Act, and the WTO. The group appears very well organized and
> its web site contains many links to other organizations.
>
> 20) Greenpeace
> www.greenpeace.org
>
> Kristen Engberg, Executive Director
>
> This group has offices in more than 40 countries and claims to have more
> than 2.4 million supporters worldwide. Its web site contains links to
> numerous environmental organizations. Among the group's major issues
> are:
>
> Bio-diversity of oceans and forests, climate change, nuclear power,
> toxic pollution, genetic engineering and ocean dumping.
>
> 21) Humane Society
> www.hsus.org
>
> Patricia Forkan, Executive Director
>
> This group plans to begin an effort to collect 2001 signatures by the
> end of 2001 calling on all governments to stop the WTO from interfering
> with national environmental and health safety laws. Its web site offers
> educational publications, public-awareness campaigns, and activist
> alerts. It is an international and well-known group with headquarters in
> D.C. Among its major issues are: Dolphin and sea turtle conservation
> laws and hormone-treated beef.
>
> 22) Indigenous Environmental Network www.alphacdc.com/ien/subject.html
>
> Tom Goldtooth, coordinator
>
> "Coalition of grassroots Native organizations provides national,
> regional, local, advocacy on indigenous grassroots and tribal issues
> concerning environmental protection, natural resource management, and
> environmental health issues. Speak for themselves and are not
> represented by environmental groups. Indigenous environmentalists have
> received a mixed response on the federal level. " The coalition is in
> contact with the media and appears well organized. It has a U'wa Defense
> Working Group Action Alert on its web site, as well as links to many
> other WTO protest groups and indigenous groups. Its WTO link is:
> www.alphacdc.com/ien/intellectual_property.html#letters.
>
> 23) Indigenous Peoples' Network for Policy Research and Education
>
> Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Philippines
>
> 24) Institute for Local Self-Reliance
> www.ilsr.org
>
> Neil Seldman, President; David Morris, Vice President
>
> "Since 1974, ILSR has been dedicated to helping a broad range of
> citizens - including grassroots community groups, government leaders,
> and business entrepreneurs - develop and implement environmentally sound
> economic development strategies. Through research, policy initiatives,
> coalition building, and technical assistance, they lay the groundwork
> for developing humanity-scaled, sustainable economic systems. " Morris
> is the author of many publications and has a regular column in the St.
> Paul Pioneer Press. The group's national headquarters is in D.C.
>
> 25) lAMAW
> www.iamaw.org
>
> R.Thomas Buffenbarger, International President
>
> International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Professes
> the need to incorporate internationally recognized labor standards into
> the rules of the WTO. The IAM will lead the fight for fair trade that
> includes basic, fundamental human and labor rights. " IAMAW is a large
> union with more than 535,000 members in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico,
> Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. It has recently merged with UAW and
> USWA and is affiliated with many other organizations such as: AFL-CIO,
> Canadian Labour Congress, Railway Labor Executives' Association,
> International Labor Organization, International Metalworkers Federation,
> and International Transport Workers' Federation. The organization has
> its headquarters in Washington, D.C. The IAM cable TV network has, " . .
> . more than 60 cable TV public access channels airing the 10-part series
> Working in America. The latest to join the IAM network is the Prince
> Georges County Cable TV System in Largo, Maryland".
>
> 26) International Brotherhood of Teamsters
> www.teamster.org
>
> James P. Hoffa, President
>
> This organization is one of the largest labor unions, with 1.4 million
> members in the U.S. and Canada. It is committed to defeating MFN and is
> planning to lobby Congress and the government extensively against the
> WTO. The organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C.
>
> 27) ICFTU
> www.icftu.org
>
> Bill Jordan, General Secretary
>
> The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, "has 214
> affiliated organizations in 143 countries, cooperates with the
> International Labor Organization and the UN, in addition to having
> contacts with the WTO, World Bank and IMF". Some of the organization's
> issues are: Employment and international labor standards, tackling the
> multinationals, trade union rights, equality, race and migrants, trade
> union organization and recruitment. The organization offered a 30-page
> WTO strategy on its web site.
>
> 28) International Forum on Globalization
>
> Jerry Mander, Director; Victor Mcnotti, Dir. Envirorunent Program
>
> "Founded in 1994 of over sixty activists, scholars, economists,
> researchers, and writers formed to stimulate new thinking, joint
> activity, and public education in response to economic globalization
> Most of us view the process of globalization as the most extreme
> restructuring of the planet's social, economic and political
> arrangements since the Industrial Revolution, bringing with it profound
> effects on human life and the natural world " The group believes the WTO
> is " . . . one of the world's most powerful, secretive, undemocratic and
> dangerous bodies that weakens democracy". The group's web site offers
> publications and teach-ins against the WTO and has links to the sites of
> many other activists groups listed here.
>
> 29) N02WTO
> www.infoshop.org/no2wto.html
>
> An apparently well-organized anonymous group of radical anarchists
> opposed to the WTO and capitalism. It organized a massive demonstration
> in Seattle last November and coordinated many other activists around the
> world during the same time. The group's various corporate targets
> include: Bank of America, U.S. Bancorp, Key Bank and Washington Mutual
> Bank, Old Navy, Banana Republic and the GAP, NikeTown and Levi's,
> McDonald's, Starbucks, Warner Bros., Planet Hollywood, and Fidelity
> Investments (" ...major investment in Occidental Petroleum, the bane of
> the U'wa tribe in Colombia"). They are now planning a four-day worldwide
> general strike against capitalism on May 1, 2000 to be held across the
> city of London.
>
> 30) National Labor Committee
> www.nlcnet.org
>
> Charles Kemaghan, Executive Director
>
> "A human rights advocacy group, dedicated to promoting and defending the
> rights of workers. Through establishing long standing working
> relationships with non-governmental, human rights, labor and religious
> organizations, primarily in Latin America, the NLC puts a human face on
> the global economy. The NLC educates and actively involves the public in
> actions aimed at ending labor abuses, improving living conditions for
> workers and their families and promoting the concept of a living wage
> and true independent monitoring." The group targets large corporations
> such as The Gap, Nike, Liz Claiborne, Wal-Mart, etc. "A crowded
> cluttered bunch of offices in the Garment District consisting of 6
> people, direct a militant, low-budget, much-criticized campaign against
> the use of sweatshop War by large companies." -The New York Times
>
> 31) National Lawyer's Guild
> www.nlg.org
>
> Steve Goldberg, Chair, International Committee
>
> "An association dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure
> of our political and economic system. Aim to bring together all those
> who recognize the importance of safeguarding the rights of workers,
> women, farmers, and minority groups." The group provided legal materials
> to the WT0 activists in Seattle last November. Its web site has links to
> the government, legal groups and associations.
>
> 32) Oxfam International
> www.oxfam.org
>
> Penny Fowler, member
>
> "An international group of 11 autonomous non-governmental organizations
> sharing the commitment of working for an end to the waste and injustice
> of poverty as well as debt relief Works primarily through local
> organizations in more than 100 countries. The WTO needs radical
> institutional reforms in order to remain credible as a multilateral
> organization" The group has a small staff of four in Washington, D.C.
> that lobbies international institutions and claims to have influenced
> House Banking Committee Chair Jim Leach and Congressman John LaFalce.
>
> 33) People for Free Trade
> www.fairtrade.asn.au
>
> Jeremy Simer, contact
>
> "A voluntary net-work of individual people, churches and other
> organizations in Victoria and Tasmania committed to fair trade with
> producers of goods, through the support of education and alternative
> trade." This group is very interested in selling tea and coffee in Sri
> Lanka and Papua New Guinea. It has links to other fair trade advocacy
> organizations.
>
> 34) People's Decade for Human Rights Education
> www.pdhre.org
>
> Malina Mehra, Director; Peter Leuprecht, President; Shulamith Koenig,
> Founder
>
> "Develop and advance pedagogics for human rights education relevant to
> people's daily lives in the context of their struggles for social and
> economic justice and democracy." This group is pivotal in lobbying the
> United Nations and has many influential endorsers and advisors,
> including former President Jimmy Carter.
>
> 35) Peoples' Global Action
>
> "A gathering of peoples' movements fighting corporate globalization."
>
> This group organized a caravan of about two dozen international
> activists to protest the WTO in Seattle.
>
> 36) Project Underground
> www.moles.org/ProjectUnderground.html
>
> Danny Kennedy, Director, Steve Kretzmann, Oil Campaigner
>
> This is a non-profit organization in Berkeley, CA that supports
> communities "threatened" by the mineral industries. "Working at the
> nexus of the environmental, human rights, and indigenous movements, they
> are redefining proactive public interest solidarity work for the 21th
> century." The group was contracted to work in defense of the U'wa
> Indians against Occidental
> Petroleum. Colleague and fellow activist, Terry Freitas, was murdered by
> Colombian rebels. The group appears to be very well organized and
> respected. It has been described by The Financial Times as "a pressure
> group." Its web site offers many links to sites of activists, companies,
> governments and associations.
>
> 37) Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
> www.tradewatch.org
>
> Joan Claybrook, President; Lori Wallach, Director; Ralph Nader, Founder
>
> "Fights for international trade and investment policies promoting
> government and corporate accountability, consumer health and safety, and
> environmental protection through research lobbying, public education and
> the media." Among the group's issues are: The WTO, Fast Track, AGOA,
> CBI, NAFTA, China and MAI.
>
> 38) Rainforest Action Network www.ran.org
>
> Randy Hayes, President and Founder
>
> "Works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of
> their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and
> non-violent direct action. " The group claims to have 25,000 active
> members working with environmental and human rights groups in 60
> countries. This group is working to stop "destructive' fossil fuel
> development by Shell Oil on U'wa homeland in Colombia.
>
> 39) Ruckus Society
> www.ruckus.org
>
> John Sellers, Director, Han Shan, WTO coordinator
>
> "A non-profit California corporation organized in 1995 to provide
> training in the skills of non-violent civil disobedience and direct
> action to help environmental and human rights organizations achieve
> their goals- "The group's action-camp cosponsors include: International
> Campaign for Tibet, Project Underground, RAN, RFK Center, Friends of the
> Earth and Native Forest Network. The society does not necessarily
> advocate issues, it provides training and support to those who do.
> Ruckus activities have been covered and featured by media worldwide.
>
> 40) Sheet Metal Workers Union
> www.smwia.org/html/organization.html
>
> Michael J. Sullivan, President; Vincent A. Panvini, Director of
> Government Affairs
>
> The union consists of 140,000 members in 200 affiliated local unions in
> the U.S. and Canada. The headquarters are in Washington, D.C.
>
> 41) Sierra Club www.sierraclub.org
>
> Carl Pope, Executive Director
>
> The group's stated mission: "To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild
> places of the earth, to practice and promote the responsible use of the
> earth's ecosystems and resources, to educate and enlist humanity to
> protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environments."
> The group's web site contains a "Vote Watch", newsletters, daily
> updates, and a magazine.
>
> 42) Sierra Club's Responsible Trade Program
> www.sierraclub.org/trade
>
> Dan Seligman, Director
>
> This group's issues include: Forests, invasive species, rainforests, sea
> turtles, food safety, no NAFTA or MAI for Africa. It is located in
> Washington, D.C. and its officials have testified before Congress. Its
> web site features many books and links to many organizations listed in
> this document, in addition to: www.jimhightower.com (a progressive
> populist radio commentator), www.rtk.net/preamble (The Preamble Center)
> and mai.flora.org.
>
> 43) Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice
>
> Richard Moore, contact
>
> This group represents low-income, rural minorities. "Objects to the
> sweeping powers of the WTO to over-ride the laws of nations, states,
> and tribes." The group states that it wants fair trade and "... a WTO
> with principles."
>
> 44) Third World Network
> www.southside.org.sg/souths/twn/twn
>
> Martin Khor, Director
>
> "An independent non-profit international network of organizations and
> individuals involved in issues relating to development, the Third World
> and North-South issues. They represents southern interests and
> perspectives at international forum such as the UN conferences and
> processes." The
> group's issues include: The WTO, UTNCTAD, biotechnology, biodiversity,
> the environment, human rights, gender issues, health, agriculture,
> UN/peace and security, economics, and third world resurgence.
>
> 45) UNITE
> www.uniteunion.org
>
> Ann Hoffman, Legislative Director Chris Chafe, Political Action contact
> Union of Needle Traders, Industrial and Textile Employees. "Has fought
> aggressively for workers' rights, against sweatshops, and against
> corporate greed " This union represents workers in the U.S., Canada and
> Puerto Rico. UNITE is against the WTO and has started telephoning
> members of Congress opposing permanent NTR status for China, and CBI
> (has said it will try to "kill" the bill in 2000). The web site has
> links to the AFL-CIO and Congressional sites. The union appears very
> organized and offers extensive information on how workers can mobilize
> to lobby Congress.
>
> 46) United Automobile Workers
> www.uaw.org
>
> Steve Yokich, President
>
> This group states that it stands for justice for working people. It has
> an extensive web site devoted to contacting members of Congress. The
> union has joined forces with the Steelworkers and Machinists unions. It
> is against MAI, the WTO and MFN.
>
> 47) United Farmworkers of America
> www.ufw.org/ufw/
>
> Rudy Arredondo, Manager in Washington, D.C.
>
> This group advocates "... bringing justice to farm workers". The group
> seems to be relatively organized. Its web site provides information on
> how to lobby Congress as well as many links to labor unions, the
> government, media, contract companies and Hispanic groups.
>
> 48) United Steelworkers of America www.uswa.org
>
> George Becker, President
>
> "Represents over 700, 000 workers in the U.S. and Canada. One of the
> most diversified and effective unions in the nation." The union states
> that it will continue to challenge the WTO and supports an annual review
> of NTR status for China instead of a permanent one. It has recently
> merged with IAM and UAW. Its web site includes information on how to
> contact members of
> Congress.
>
> 49) United Students Against Sweatshops
> home.sprintmail.com/~jeffnkari/USAS/
>
> Eric Brakken, organizer
>
> "An international coalition devoted to stopping sweatshop labor. Demand
> that their universities take responsibility for the conditions under
> which their licensed apparel is made by adopting Codes of Conduct to
> regulate the behavior of their manufacturers." The group works to raise
> awareness about sweatshops on college campuses across the U.S.
>
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