Tuscon Days of Action vs. Andean Free Trade Agreement

TUCSON DAYS OF ACTION
AGAINST THE ANDEAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (AFTA)
****************************************************************
From Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2004 Tucson will the be epicenter of Free Trade Talks. Solidarity with the people of South America!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Additional information: http://www.noafta.org ; 520-312-9988. susan [at] susanthorpe.com
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Andean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) talks will be held in Tucson from Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2004. Over 1,500 delegates will be coming to participate in
the negotiations. If passed these agreements will have devastating impacts for the people and ecosystems of Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia. The U.S.
government is pushing hard for AFTA since negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) have stalled. AFTA provisions,
negotiated behind closed doors, supersede organized labor, human rights, and environmental protection laws, and lead to increased privatization of natural resources for the sole benefit of multinational corporations. Also in 2003 more trade unionists were murdered in Colombia than in the rest of
the world combined. The No AFTA Alliance stands with the citizens of Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia for trade that is truly fair and protects workers
and the environment. COME TO TUCSON AND HELP DERAIL THE U.S. AGENDA OF FREE EXPLOITATION!

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK'S EVENTS (All events are free unless noted otherwise)

*******MAIN EVENTS ********

Tuesday, Nov. 30-- 11am-1pm--Community Rally at the Tucson Convention Center. Downtown: 260 S. Church (West Side)
An official AFTA luncheon starts at 12pm at TCC. Be there at 11am if possible to greet the free-traders as they arrive!
Tuesday, Nov. 30--7pm-9pm. AFTA teach-in. Univ. of AZ College of Law. Room 146 (in back of main building). NW corner of Speedway/Mountain. (parking in back). featured panelists: Enrique Daza (Colombia Alliance Against Free Trade); Luis Eduardo
Molino (Union leader from Colombia); Isabel Garcia (Derechos Humanos/AZ)_____________________________________
Friday, Dec. 3--3pm. Anti-AFTA March. Meet at Old Main at Univ. of AZ (near Park Ave. entrance). After a rally march will proceed to the Marriott Hotel Park where the AFTA negotiations are held. Late arrival come directly to the Marriot 4-5pm.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

******Full Schedule of AFTA and other events for the week********

Sunday Nov. 28--5:30pm. Teach-in and movie. Amory Park Senior Center. 220 S. 5th St. The video "Plan Colombia" at 6:30pm.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Monday, Nov. 29
5:30pm. City Council "Cozy-Up". Tucson Convention Center. Box Office Corridor.
7pm. Movie at BICAS, 44 West 6th St. "This is What Democracy Looks Like." Fifth Anniversary of the Seattle WTO protests
which began Nov. 29, 1999. Movie documents those historic protests.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday, Nov. 30
10am. Press Conference. Southside Presbyterian Church. 317 W. 23rd St.
11am. COMMUNITY RALLY AT TCC. (details above)
7pm. AFTA TEACH-IN. (details above)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday, Dec. 1
12-1pm. Vigil at the Marriott Hotel Park near the UA campus. 880 E. 2nd St.
6:30pm. Dynamic Free Trade Skit (involves audience participation). Scrappy's. 201 E. Broadway. Downtown near Bus station.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thursday, Dec. 2
3pm. Teach-in. "War on Drugs" Connection/Impact (location TBA--check website)
4:30 pm- Global Unemployment Line. Gather at the Marriott Hotel.
7pm. Concert by Nicaraguan Duo "Guardabarranco." Unitarian Church. 4831 E. 22nd St. Donations accepted.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Friday, Dec. 3
3pm. ANTI-AFTA MARCH (details above)
5pm. Borderlinks Open House/Dinner. $12 per person. 620 S. 6th Ave. Speakers on Borderlinks projects and Migrants crossing
the desert. Music. Call 628-8263 to reserve and pay at door. Buffet dinner begins at 5pm.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Saturday, Dec. 4
6pm. Jobs with Justice Annual Grinch Party with Caliche con Carne. $10 donation requested. Carpenters' Hall. 606 S. Plumer ( east
of Campbell and south of Broadway)