[Januaryfirst] call out

[Gil]

Hi all,

I took the liberty of transferring the callout to a google doc on the
shared drive (I've shared it here too in case you have a hard time finding
it). I thought the text as is now is great, but is not quite a callout,
more like a backgrounder or context piece. So I recovered the idea of using
the title of "FTAs are so 1990s!" and use it as the callout, with this text
as a "more info" kinda thing. If it doesn't work we can just edit it out or
change it.

See ya in a bit!

gil

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VNtzZOMlRRyZFX0iBdKn8SA4BP3luSczoxW_JixZrOw/edit?usp=sharing


On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Harjap Grewal <harjap at gmail.com> wrote:

> hey folks,
>
> I think the call-out looks great. I'll let others tweak it, but really
> looks good. We've also got the space confirmed for the 20th from 6-10 pm at
> the YWCA on Beatty Street. (in the call-out it might be good to just put
> the address as people get confused with the other YWCA).  The cost is $100
> which we could raise at the event or ask for donations in advance.
>
> Also, in terms of speakers, hopefully that is decided tomorrow.  My two
> cents would just be to at least have Cease speak (think she would be great
> - has been connected to Zapatistas work and older movements) and one person
> representing the global south as we talked about. I can help contact people
> where needed too.
>
> harjap
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Dave Diewert <ddiewertt at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Alex, for putting out the draft call out. I did some editing on
>> the main text, trying to shorten it a little. Since it's still a draft, it
>> would be good if others could add to the discussion and contribute to the
>> shaping of it.
>>
>> see you on wednesday night at Rhizome ... dave
>>
>> WHY TALK ABOUT TRADE?****
>>
>> In a globalized world, international agreements set the stage for how
>> governments manage resources, invest in infrastructure and social services,
>> facilitate the growth of industries, and regulate our lives. These
>> agreements have been constructed to both reinforce and expand the policies
>> of colonialism that originally established the rights of corporations. **
>> **
>>
>> Most people assume that governments represent "the will of the people"
>> and, as such, look out for our best interest. We are told by our own
>> governments that Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), which guarantee the global
>> flow of capital and resources, are necessary for our well-being, necessary
>> for our society to keep getting better. ****
>>
>> However, the primary objective of FTAs it to fuse together capital and
>> state interests in an effort to dismantle barriers to capital flow.
>> Historically, this has resulted in destruction and dehumanization within
>> nations and communities across the globe. From the privatization of
>> resources, to the constant search for lower wages, to the abdication of the
>> state to look after its own citizenry, FTAs further the dispossession of
>> Indigenous people and undermine collective efforts to expand the commons.
>> ****
>>
>> The ideological trick of appealing to "freedom" to justify austerity and
>> security masks the exceedingly tight grip already formed by the state.
>> Using buzzwords like “participation” or “flexibility” ostensibly builds a
>> shared vocabulary for common usage while simultaneously dissolving their
>> meaning. FTAs legally inscribe and politically normalize "corporate rights"
>> and so enhance capital's power to limit popular imagination about
>> alternative ways to see the world.****
>>
>> Yet communities are resisting, and some amazing work is being done.
>> Low-income folks are standing strong against gentrification and demanding
>> social housing. Migrant justice organizers and workers are meeting and
>> building connections to challenge bosses and the government. Indigenous
>> communities are uniting and engaging in direct action to stop pipeline and
>> tar sands development. ****
>> FTAs provide us the opportunity for discussion because their scope
>> encompasses all of our struggles. If we can strengthen our connections they
>> become harder to break and more formidable when we fight back.
>>
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