Dec.14: "Battle in Seattle" briefing

Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 15:24:34 -0400
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>Date:   Fri, 10 Dec 1999 17:29:11 -0400 (AST)
>Sender: Antoni Wysocki <au120@chebucto.ns.ca>
>From: Antoni Wysocki <au120@chebucto.ns.ca>
>To: "Antoni's Wire Service":;
>Subject: Dec.14: "Battle in Seattle" briefing
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>Please post widely.
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>                "The Battle in Seattle"
>
>Firsthand reporting on the anti-WTO actions of Nov.29-Dec.03/99 in
>Seattle.
>
>                Tuesday, December 14, 1999
>                19:00 (7 pm)
>                Room 224-26, Dalhousie Student Union Building,
>6163 University Avenue, Halifax
>
>For more information contact the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research
>Group at 494-6662; <nspirg@is2.dal.ca>.
>***********************************************
>
>
>Hi folks,
>
>As I trust most of you are well aware, the WTO (World Trade Organization)
>held a top-level meeting in Seattle last week with a view to resolving
>certain outstanding and contentious issues (e.g. subsidies for
>agriculture) and to initiating a new general round of trade liberalisation
>negotiations. In the event, agreement could not be reached during the
>Ministerial even on discrete items, while the efforts of the WTO
>Secratariat to secure general support for a "millenium round" proved
>utterly unavailing.
>
>The significance of this extraordinary disruption of the globalisers'
>forward march is as yet unclear. Meanwhile, there is also considerable
>debate (and likely will be for some time to come) as to the most
>significant causes of the WTO's failure in Seattle. Nonetheless - and
>though unquestioanbly much that occurred prior to the Ministerial
>materially shaped the outcome of the conference - it is obvious that much
>that transpired in Seattle was itself of the first importance.
>
>NSPIRG (the Nova Scotia Public Interest Research Group) is arranging a
>public briefing next Tuesday, December 14, on events of the past week
>in Seattle. Anyone interested in hearing about the demonstrations, and the
>information sessions arranged by non-governmental organizations, is most
>welcome.
>
>Ideally, there will be a number of people on hand to relate their
>experiences and observations; but regrettably - as far as can be
>determined at this point - I am the only local person who went to Seattle
>who will be available for Tuesday's talk. PIRG is still trying to track
>down anyone else who meets these criteria, and all such persons are
>invited to contact us in advance or simply show up and come forward on
>Tuesday.
>
>For those of you unable to make it to Tuesday's session, I will soon be
>"Antwiring" a report of my sojourn in Seattle. For those in the broadcast
>area of CKDU-FM, the Halifax region's campus/community radio station, I
>will be co-producing a radio series on this subject which will be aired in
>January. For folks who cannot raise CKDU on their equipment, tapes can be
>available.
>
>---Antoni
>
>ps. A note about my sponsors:
>
>My trip would not have occurred but for financing graciously provided by
>CKDU, Action Nova Scotia and especially NSPIRG. My thanks to these
>collectivities generally and in particular to Kasia Morrison and Fiona
>York of CKDU; Paulette Sadoway (for Action NS); and Linda Pannozzo of
>NSPIRG.
>
>

nspirg
nova scotia public interest research group
6136 university ave
halifax, ns
b3h 4j2
902-494-6662
nspirg@is2.dal.ca
executive director : linda pannozzo


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