Meetings of Political ImportanceImportant FTAA protests in Québec and North-Eastern USA (Info and more from www.a16.org) Québec, April 20 2001: International Day of Action April 18-22 Corporate leaders and heads of state are headed to Quebec to discuss the FTAA, the Free Trade Area of the Americas: "think NAFTA on steroids." This trade pact extends the impact of NAFTA to the rest of Central and South America, in a hemispheric "race to the bottom...." From the AFL-CIO "...the trade bureaucrats and corporate lobbyists will have company. Trade unionists, environmentalists, students, family farmers, women, people of faith, and representatives from indigenous communities will be gathering in the streets, convention halls, churches, and schools of Quebec City to make their voices heard. For more info, visit: |