[Januaryfirst] Forum tomorrow night (Wed)

[Dave Diewert]

Hi everyone, 

Just a final reminder of the event tomorrow night. Below is a notice that I've been sending around. Perhaps we can send it around to our networks one last time. I added one paragraph to the description in case there are folks like myself who need to be reminded of what is at stake in these agreements.

thanks ... dave

	Wednesday, Nov 20th @ 6:00 pm
	Forum on Free Trade Agreements
	YWCA, 733 Beatty Street (near Georgia; one block from the Stadium Skytrain Station)
	Vancouver, Unceded Coast Salish Territory


Almost two decades have passed since Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) were the hot topic, when the incredible resistance to
the World Trade Organization at Seattle covered front pages across the globe, and the Zapatistas of Chiapas, Mexico were on everyone’s minds. Even the powerful music and message of Rage Against the Machine seems like ancient history!

Numerous trade agreements are in the process of being negotiated with heads of states or their representatives and heads of large corporations. These discussions are being held in secret, and the outcomes will only serve to further entrench corporate rights  over against the well-being of the earth and the self-determination of communities. They are crafted without public input, threaten genuine democratic processes, and undermine alternative visions of life together.

Join this public discussion of how communities have endured two decades of privatizations and dispossession, and be part of the ongoing struggle to recover the lost ground and build anew communities that rely on our collective sense of belonging and friendship, and where our work is put to the benefit of all, not the few.


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