-Caveat Lector- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Subject: ESPFwd: IFG Seattle Teach-In From: The International Forum on Globalization The International Forum on Globalization (IFG) is organizing a Teach-In on the World Trade Organization (WTO), to be held in Seattle, Washington, on Saturday November 27, 1999. The event will take place at the 2,500-seat Benaroya Seattle Symphony Hall a few days before the WTO Ministerial meeting. Most of the Teach-In events will be free to the public. The Seattle Teach-In will focus on the problems of economic globalization and, specifically, on the activities of the WTO and other international agreements and institutions. Panels of speakers will address the current failed economic model, and focus on areas such as agriculture, the environment, human rights, labor rights, consumer rights, food safety, public health, and many more issues that are affected by the WTO. We will keep you posted on more specific Teach-In information as it develops. The following is a partial list of featured speakers: Maude Barlow Council of Canadians - Canada Walden Bello Focus on the Global South - Thailand John Cavanagh Institute for Policy Studies - U.S. Tony Clarke Polaris Institute - Canada Edward Goldsmith The Ecologist - U.K. Randall Hayes Rainforest Action Network - U.S. Colin Hines Protect the Local, Globally - U.K. Martin Khor Third World Network - Malaysia Andrew Kimbrell International Center for Technological Assessment - U.S. David Korten People-Centered Development Forum - U.S. Tim Lang Center for Food Policy - U.K. Sara Larrain RENACE (Chilean Ecological Action Network) - Chile Jerry Mander Public Media Center - U.S. Anuradha Mittal Institute for Food and Development Policy - U.S. Helena Norberg-Hodge International Society for Ecology and Culture - U.K. Mark Ritchie Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy - U.S. Vandana Shiva Third World Network - India Steven Shrybman West Coast Environmental Law - Canada Victoria Tauli-Corpuz Indigenous Peoples' Network for Policy and Education - Philippines Lori Wallach Public Citizen - Global Trade Watch - U.S. For More Information, please contact: International Forum on Globalization 1555 Pacific Avenue San Francisco, CA 94109 Tel: (415) 771-3394 Fax:(415) 771-1121 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ============================================= DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
