[ftaadelegation] Presentation

[kates-chinoy, katherine or dennis]

Title: Presentation

(with correct message date this time,  sorry)

To: Meredith, Katie, Katherine, Jon, Janet as quick reference to this am's mtg,
And to everybody else:  Just so you know

   Outlines of a multi-media presentation for 1/17 del. Mtg as field test, 1/25 PICA "rice and beans" mtg as friendly audience, and 1/30 meeting with Rep. Michaud, state legislators, ?Bangor city councillors,  paper press, et al, at U/U church,  sharing that last mtg's agenda with Maine Fair Trade Campaign re the Maine Jobs, Trade and Democracy act as a Maine Citizens Response to free trade here.

    Opening remarks re Who we are, Why we went to El Salvador, Who we met, Winners and Losers, and what we're about to see.

    Five minute photos/music to give sense of people and place

    Intro to the Impacts, and to the idea of parallels in U.S.

    4 minute (on average) thumbnails, with photo backdrop, of themes of:
        Disintegrated communities/ abandoned "sectors"
        Maquila experience  & deregulated labor practice
        Migration and why
        Privatization & lack of access to basic services
        Environmental degradation
        Government sidelined, unwilling/unable to help
        The rich/poor divide & growing concentration of wealth
        Civil Society Response

        The above are not necesssarily in that order, and may be done through transcript excerpts, testimony, stories, or other narration, with photos.

        The intended conclusions include that we see similar trends here, and that the FTAA will hasten our trajectory towards this third world scenario.

        Still very much a work in progress.  If any folks have specific experiences/stories they might like to relate to underscore these themes, feel free to get in touch with Meredith, Katie, Katherine, Dennis, Janet who are working hard on this in the next two weeks.

        Cheers
                -Dennis