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Globalization, Labor and Local Impact

by IWW Media (salim [at] iww.org)
Resources on globalization it's impact on labor and local communities. Present relevant news articles and full length interviews from the soon to be released audio documentary on globalization and neighborhoods by IWW Media.
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<div><img src=http://media.iww.org/uploads/thumbs/t_1751067622a16fence.jpg border=0 align=left><font face=arial size=2 ><B>Direct Action Against the Bosses in NYC</b></font><br><font face=arial size=1 ><b><i>Anti-Capitalist Call for A Worker Revolt against the Bosses as they meet at the World Economic Forum in New York City. These Bosses will be dining in grandeur as thousands are laid off and New Yorkers mourn those killed on the job so the rich can feast.</i><br>Read Story | <a href=editorial_display.php>More Top Stories<br><BR></b></font></div>

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<B> Alternatives To Corporate Globalization</b></font><br>
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<i>Indymedia is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage (powered by http://www.newsisfree.com/)</i><br>
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<B> Argentina: Militant Resistance To Neo-Liberalism</b></font><br>
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<B> Globalization opponents prepare to protest World Economic Forum</b></font><br>
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<i>Nando Times Jan 12 2002 5:32PM ET</i><br>
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<B> The Good Fight Against Capitalism</b></font><br>
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<i>World Press Review Jan 12 2002 11:28PM ET</i><br>
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<B> Argentina - Economic crisis: an indictment of IMF policies</b></font><br>
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<i>International labour news</i><br>
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<B> Globalizations Last Hurrah?</b></font><br>
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<i>Foreignpolicy Jan 9 2002 8:48PM ET</i><br>
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<B> Fears about food safety and globalization nourish protests</b></font><br>
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<i>New Jersey Online Jan 8 2002 9:37AM ET</i><br>
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<B>Does Globalization Help The Poor?</b></font><br>
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<i>TomPaine.com Jan 3 2002 1:07PM ET</i><br><br>
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<B>IWW MEDIA</B> interviewed Chance Martin, Kevin Danaher, Willie Ratcliff and Anuradha Mittal on the issues of poverty and globalization. Below you can listen to their remarks. <P>
<B>Chance Martin</b>, SF Coalition on Homelessness, his full remarks are here, he discusses the relationship of business on homelessness and how privitization and profiteering destoys the inner city: Part1,
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<b>Kevin Danaher</b>, of Global Exchange discusses globalization mostly from an international perspective. He also draws in examples on how globalization has adversely affected Americans. Part1,
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<B>Anuradha Mittal</b>, of Food First, discusses the impact of privitization and industrial agriculture on world hunger and access to food. Part1,
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<B>Willie Ratcliff</b>, of Bayview Press, discusses the local impact of corporate globalization on the predominantly african american neighbourhoods of San Francisco and how local people are pushed out for corporate profits.
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by IWW Media
We learned today from Willie Ratcliff, of Bayview press, that the IT Group has gone bankrupt. They where contracted to clean up the Hunters Point toxic mess.
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