Thu 11/6 in Berkeley - Greg Palast on Media // in SF - Report Back from WTO

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Thursday November 6th in San Francisco: From Cancun to Miami: Report Back from WTO

Thursday November 6th in Berkeley: Greg Palast on "Elections & Media"

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The International Forum on Globalization and New College of California
present:

FROM CANCUN TO MIAMI:

REPORT-BACK FROM WTO MINISTERIAL IN CANCUN TO INFORM AND INSPIRE THE MOBILIZATION AGAINST THE FTAA MINISTERIAL IN MIAMI

Thursday, November 6th, 7- 9 p.m.
New College Theater, 777 Valencia Street, San Francisco

Please Join:
Antonia Juhasz, International Forum on Globalization
Lisa Hoyos, Cal Coalition for Fair Trade/OWINFS
Alberto Saldamando, International Indian Treaty Council
Colin Rajah, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Deborah James, Global Exchange
Anuradha Mittal, Food First
Cynthia Josayma, Pacific Environment
Starhawk, RANT collective (invited)

On Sunday, September 14, the 5th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) collapsed. What happened in Cancun that led to the collapse? What were the policy debates between governments? What did peoples' movements want? What did corporations want? What strategies and tactics were used both inside and outside of the meeting that led to the collapse? What worked on the streets? What worked in the suites? Most importantly, how does this inform what will happen in Miami when the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) ministerial takes place on November 20-21?

The collapse in Cancun is being used by the Bush Administration to further justify its rejection of multilateralism in all forms. It is therefore crucial to demonstrate that opposition in Cancun was against the policies of corporate globalization, rather than just one of the many institutions that enforce them. The FTAA ministerial in Miami is now even more critical than before. It is both an opportunity to oppose the expansion of corporate globalization and to demonstrate the that the movement demanding real alternatives is growing and uniting world-wide.
Please join us for this important discussion.

Questions? Contact the International Forum on Globalization at 415.561.3480 or http://www.ifg.org .


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Don't miss GREG PALAST

Speaking on

"ELECTIONS AND THE MEDIA:
FROM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA AND ON TO 2004"

Thursday, November 6th, 7 p.m.
King Middle School, 1781 Rose Street, Berkeley
Doors 6:30 p.m., Program 7 p.m.
A BENEFIT for MEDIA ALLIANCE

Tickets are $10, *Advance Purchase Highly Recommended*
Students are $5 at door with valid ID

Buy tickets at http://www.media-alliance.org or Call (415) 546-6334 x300

Greg Palast is a BBC commentator and author of The New York Times Best-seller The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.

Palast is generally recognized as one of the most important investigative reporters working today, and has uncovered numerous scandals including the Florida purge of African-American voters during the 2000 presidential election and Arnold Schwarzenegger's collusion with Enron's Ken Lay around California's energy debts.

Co-sponsored by New College Media Studies MA Program, KPFA Radio 94.1 FM, The SF Bay Guardian, and Working Assets




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Free Speech!

New College Media Studies MA Program
http://www.newcollege.edu/media_studies/index.html

For information: Co-Directors, Don Foster and Jon Garfield (415) 437-3425

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