Tour of Shame: We will visit some of the institutions in DC that push the WTO's harmful agendas or are complicit in corporate globalization. We will meet at McPherson Square at noon and commence the tour from there.
Location:
McPherson Square Washington
Contact:
Mobilization for Global Justice
mgj-discuss
lists.mutualaid.org
Sponsored By:
Mobilization for Global Justice http://www.globalizethis.org
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WHO: You, hundreds of your closest friends, some cool puppets, and the Mobilization for Global Justice http://www.globalizethis.org
WHAT: A demonstration and march - standing in solidarity with those gathered in opposition to the Fifth Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization in Cancún, Mexico - which will expose the hidden forces behind the expanding global economic order based on corporate greed, not human need.
WHEN: Noon, Friday September 12, 2003
WHERE: McPherson Square, Washington, DC
K and 15th Streets, NW - Metro: McPherson Square
The apostles of "free trade" are at it again: trade ministers from around the world will be gathering in Cancun, Mexico from September 10-14, 2003 for the Fifth Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Dancing to the tune called by their corporate masters, these "representatives" will be convening to promote a militarized and commodified vision of our world. Their plans will lead to further environmental degradation, eroded standards of living for workers (especially people of color and women), and obscene profits for transnational corporations unconstrained by democratic accountability.
The last time the WTO tried to meet in North America, in Seattle in late 1999, tens of thousands of union members, environmental activists, and ordinary citizens converged in the Pacific Northwest to scuttle any agreement that put profits ahead of people and the environment. A similar response is already underway for Cancun. For all those who are unable to make it out to the Yucatan peninsula to voice their concerns, the Mobilization for Global Justice is organizing a demonstration and march on September 12 that will expose several of the major players behind the corporate globalization agenda:
On Saturday, September 13, MGJ will be joining the Parade and Festival of Resistance to War and Corporate Rule in New York City (www.unitedforpeace.org) as part of the Worldwide Day of Action Against Corporate Globalization and War.
Join us because Another World Is Possible!
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