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FTAA: Solidarity Actions
Noticias - 30.10.2002 17:37

SOLIDARITY ACTIONS (around the world):



SOLIDARITY ACTIONS:

October 25:

From La María,Colombia

“March of Indigenous peoples to Quito, Ecuador to unite with other indigenous
communities that also march from Peru, Bolivia and other regions of Ecuador.”

568 indigenous peoples from Cauca, Antioquia, Caldas, Risaralda, Chocó, Sucre,
Nariño, from the middle of the country and from the Llanos Orientales, have
converged in the peace community of “La Maria” in Cauca to march together to Quito.
At the Rumichaca bridge we will unite with our indigenous brothers and sisters from
Ecuador to march together to Quito. We are going to tell all of the governments of
the countries of the Americas, and the world, that we reject the FTAA! (You can see
the press release at  http://www.colombiaindymedia.org).

Organized by ONIC
 onic@colnodo.apc.org (57) 1- 2811845 / 2846815 / 2842168

Calle 13 # 4- 38 Bogotá D.C. Colombia

October 27:

San Francisco, CA, USA
Bay Area Social Forum [ link:  http://stopftaa.org/sf/

Contact:  bayareasocialforum@yahoo.com

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Continental Week of Action Against the FTAA

CALL TO ACTION: A Week of Action to reject the FTAA, in solidarity with the actions
in Quito, from October 27th to November 1st.


We invite all of the organizacions and movements from all over Argentina to join in
this action in defense of life and sovereignty to prepare diverse activities and
creative actions in every community to alert the population of the consequences of the FTAA and to let our elected leaders know that they shoudl reject this death sentence.



The first event is on October 27th:

Discussion/Debate about the FTAA

Maipú 66 (subsuelo)

Organized by ATTAC with the participation of Martín Hourest (Economista), Coronel(R) Horacio Ballester y Emilio Cafassi (Sociólogo). Coordinated by Claudio Casparrino.

For more informacion contact:
Por un milenio sin deudas
DIALOGO 2000
Piedras 730
(1070) Buenos Aires Argentina
Telefax (5411) 4361-5745
 dialogo@wamani.apc.org
www.dialogo2000.org.ar


October 28:

San Francisco, CA, USA

Festival and Mobilization - No Privatization - Our Water and Our Rights Are Not For Sale at Bechtel Headquarters.

Contact:  Bayareasocialforum@yahoo.com

San Francisco Bay Area Action for Local and Global Justice [link

 http://stopftaa.org/sf]

Barcelona, Spain

Action Against the FTAA and the Permanent War
‘Down with the FTAA and the Permanent War!/Free Trade=Terrorism’


“All of our love and solidarity goes to the days of action in Quito! Your struggle is our struggle!”

For more informacion contact:  facilillo@hotmail.com


Oct 28- Nov 2:

Quebec, Montreal CANADA

A web of activities and education about the FTAA and its

possible effects with tables of information, workshops and conferences about the various aspects of the FTAA.

For more information contact the Student Group from McGill University at  e_lego@hotmail.com

October 29:

Boston, MA, USA

Boston Global Action Network (BGAN),  http://www.bostonglobalaction.net

Forum: WAR ON THE POOR: PLAN COLOMBIA AND THE FTAA

An eyewitness account by Colombian trade unionist, Hector Giraldo

6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Central Square Branch

Cambridge Public Library

45 Pearl Street in Central Square Cambridge

 http://www.bostonglobalaction.net

Buenos Aires, Argentina

“Speaking Event: The FTAA, Security and Nacional Defense”
at Bartolomé Mitre 1910, 7pm.

October 29th and November 1st:
Lima-Perú
MARCH AGAINST THE FTAA
Everyone to the streets to protest the FTAA!

For more information contact:  J_A_C_K_E@latinmail.com


October 30:

Hartford, CT, USA

Protest in solidarity with FTAA actions in Quito, Ecuador at the Connecticut Business and Industry Association(CBIA), a pro-rowland corporate trade group, that is having their conference in Hartford. Members of Wesleyan Clean Elections and the
AlCA-Nunca Solidarity Bloc will be there.

Contact: Jon Scolnik at 436-1328

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Gualeguaychú: FTAA Workshop.
For more information contact: Foro Social Entrerriano, Horacio Claret (Programa
Contramano),  contramano@entrerios.net


October 31:

Quebec, Montreal, CANADA

National Student Strike and Mascarade ball organized by the Canadian

Federation of Students, Randy Heeran,  Brandi@education-action.net and Student Union
Association of the University of Quebec, Montreal,  xelagoo@yahoo.fr

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The students of King’s College and other community organizations of Halifax will
show their opposition to the FTAA and will try to educate the community about the
possible effects of the FTAA. Another world is possible!
For more information contact: Alex Anderson, Presidente de King's Students Union

Washington D.C., USA

Mobilization for Global Justice (MGJ - Washington, DC) [link:

 http://www.globalizethis.org

Rally at the United States Trade Representatives (USTR) building

Contact:  msmucker@soaw.org

Washington D.C., USA

Rally in front of the US Treasury Department, MGJ. For more information contact:
 Debikar@angelfire.com.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

WORKSHOPS, DAYS OF ACTION, AND MOBILIZATION ON THE FTAA

Workshops:

Discussion about the FTAA at the State and Society class from 3-5pm.

“Independent Media and Artistic Programming at Microcentro/Florida and Diagonal Norte from 12pm to 4pm.


Day of Action and Mobilization at Santa Fe. Organized by the Comité
Movilizador Santafesino del Foro Social Mundial: TE:
0342-4524926 -E-mail  fsmsantafe@eListas.net.

”Video debate and Activities in the neighborhoods of Cordoba.
Organized by the Committee Against the FTAA. Contact:  elpuente99@yahoo.com

Marches:
Marcha to the U.S. Embassy
Meet at 6pm at the Plaza Italia.

Corrientes: Marcha Against the FTAA in Corrientes at the Plaza de la Dignidad (Plaza
of Dignity). Organized a week before the 31st. Organized by the Campaign for the
Distribution of Free Press and Community Space. For more information contact: Foro
Social Corrientes, Pablo Almirón at  forosocialcorrientes@hotmail.com, Tel.
03783-471406/432570


For more information on the Week of Action contact:
Por un milenio sin deudas
DIALOGO 2000
Piedras 730
(1070) Buenos Aires Argentina
Telefax (5411) 4361-5745
 dialogo@wamani.apc.org
 http://www.dialogo2000.org.ar


Other Events on October 31:

FTAA is Scarier than Halloween Event.

Sierra Student Coalition (SSC- nationwide) [link:  http://www.ssc.org/]

Contact:  rachekackoff@yahoo.com

October 31 - November 4:

Cities across the United States

Five days of spooky actions on Taco Bell. Activists will

take action at Taco Bell restaurants across the country to support the

Immokalee workers boycott of Taco Bell. These days of action will be happening
simultaneous to the FTAA ministerial meetings in Quito, Ecuador, and with clearly
link free trade and US farm workers exploitation. Organized by the Campaign for
Labor Rights (CLR)

For more info contact:  clr@clrlabor.org or, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers,
 workers@ciw-online.org.

November 2- 3:
Seattle, WA , USA
Two days and 40 workshops about the FTAA. Organized by the Community
Alliance for Global Justice(CAGJ).  cagj@riseup.net

Ongoing events in October:

Quebec, Montreal, CANADA

Movies of Resistance: Weekly presentations of movies about the FTAA and resistance. Organized by the Student Union Association of the University of Quebec, Montreal.

For more information contact:  xelagoo@yahoo.fr

Events with Dates Not Confirmed:
Pittsburg, PA, USA
March and Demonstration for Global Justice the FTAA. For more information contact:  pittsburgh_october@hotmail.com,
 http://www.organizepittsburgh.org


Quebec, Montreal CANADA
Confronting the FTAA: A Solidarity Assembly.
Dinner; banner-making; videos, panel presentation; and a live report from Ecuador.
For more information contact CLAC at  clac@tao.com or 514-409-2049
 http://tao.ca/~clac.

Quebec, Montreal CANADA
Regional Protest. Global Justice Coalition of Quebec.

For more information contact  info@oqp2001.org,


- E-Mail: info@noticias.nl Website: http://www.noticias.nl
 

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