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(en) Fri/Sat: The Globalization of Injustice

From "opération salami" <salami@alternatives-action.org>
Date Tue, 19 May 1998 21:06:34 -0400
Organization alternatives


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                      THE GLOBALIZATION OF INJUSTICE:
                        RESISTANCE AND ALTERNATIVES

                   Friday, May 22nd and Saturday, May 23rd
                       Pavillon Hubert Aquin, A-M050
                    Universite de Quebec a Montreal (UQAM)
                       (St. Denis and St. Catherine)

               Workshops and panels on corporate globalization 
             in opposition to the Conference de Montreal and the 
                 Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI)

                        Everyone is welcome to attend.
                           $5 voluntary donation. 
                     Simulataneous translation available.

                        -- Friday, May 22nd, 7pm --

A panel discussion on the MAI; the strategies of transnational capital versus
popular strategies; consequences and alternatives. Panel to be preceded by a
newly-released documentary about the popular protests against APEC in Vancouver.

                                  WITH:

                   Christian DeBloc and Dorval Brunelle
      Groupe de recherche sur l'integration continentale (GRIC-UQAM) 
                                   
                                  and
                                
                               Tony Clarke 
          Polaris Institute and co-author of "MAI" with Maude Barlow


                     -- Saturday, May 23rd, 10am --

A panel discussion on popular struggles against corporate globalization with
perspectives from struggles in Asia, Europe and the Americas.

                                  WITH:

                            Marcela Escribano
              Reseau quebecqois sur l'integration continentale

                               Ed Bianchi
                          Friends of the Lubicon

                               Tracy Wade
                 People's Global Action Against Free Trade

                               Jaggi Singh
                          NO! to APEC Coalition


                     -- Saturday, May 23rd, 1pm --

Participatory workshops on how to make links between local and global
struggles for democracy with a focus on the following areas: media, the
environment, women, alternative economics, labour and culture. Workshop
facilitators include members of Friends of the Earth-Quebec, Rhythm Activism
and others.


"The Globalization of Injustice" is part of Operation SalAMI -- a plan to
resist the MAI and the Conference de Montreal. For more information:

                    tel: (514) 982-6606, ext. 2236
                e-mail: salami@alternatives-action.org
                   www.alternatives-action.org/salami

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