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Tonight! reminder about Forum on working against corporate globalization

by debocracylive (debocracylive [at] yahoo.com)
Tonight, Kevin Danaher, Co-founder of Global Exchange, expert on international financia institutions, and Medea Benjamin, among others, speak at UC Hastings about legal strategies to stop corpororate globalization. Fundraiser for National Lawyers Guild, the folks who have been out on the street protecting you when expressing your First Amendment rights, and providing legal services.

Medea Benjamin
Co-founder of Global Exchange
former U.S. Senate candidate
Forum on Globalization:
Legal Strategies for Fighting Global Corporate Domination
1 MCLE credit available

Thursday, April 10
7:00PM-10:00PM
Louis B. Mayer Lounge

UC Hastings College of the Law
198 Mc Allister at Hyde, SF
Civic Center BART stop



Addressing the role of the World Trade Organization (WTO),
International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other international
institutions in allowing multinational corporations to dominate the
global economy.
Strategies for confronting corporate abuses including discussions
on the WTO meeting in Cancun in September 2003; license
revocation of Clear Channel Communications, Inc.; limiting
corporate "personhood;" and human rights violations by Chevron in
Nicaragua.

Kevin Danaher
Co-founder of Global Exchange
expert on international financia institutions

Medea Benjamin
Co-founder of Global Exchange
former U.S. Senate candidate

Jose Luis Fuentes
Co-counsel on Bowoto v. Chevron and
Unocal corporate charter revocation

Dorothy Kidd
Professor of Media Studies, USF

Doug Hammerstrom
Hastings Alumni
attorney on Kasky v. Nike Amicus Brief

Panel will take questions

Sponsored by UC Hastings National
Lawyers Guild, SF Bay NLG and other campus NLG orgs
for more information, contact
nlg [at] uchastings.edu

1 MCLE credit offered $45 for attorneys
general admission $10/ students $5 sliding scale
email nlg [at] uchastings.edu with questions

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