You may also want someone to call Sen. Peggy Rotundo of Lewiston-Auburn. She's been big on trade issues and might come.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of kates-chinoy, katherine or dennis Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 3:07 PM To: reality tour listserve Subject: [ftaadelegation] Those calls to legislators Hi friends - How nice to do that last night, for those of us who were there, and we missed you, Jimmy, Jon, Janet, Alex, Sara and Rachel. Here's the list of legislators some of us said we'd call to invite for Friday, and a pasted invite letter again for your info that they've already received, once by mail, once by email. Please call now, if you haven't. There's no problem if someone receives two calls! Some of us are working to streamline the script for Friday, and will advise. If any readers from last night can't come on Friday, please remind me of that, and we'll re-cast. Thanx, Dennis Invitees/inviters to 1/30 mtg: Mary Cathcart Kathleen Caldwell Sara Stalman Sean Faircloth Margaret Baillie Richard Rosen Margaret Baillie Sara Stallman Dennis Damon Janet Redman Bob Kates Ed Youngblood Janet Redman, Meredith DiFrancesco Jacquelyn Norton Margaret Baillie Robert Crosthwaite Janet Redman Eugene Churchill Meredith Hannah Pingree Alex Lounsbery , Kathleen Caldwell Ted Koffman Janet Geoff Gratwick Margaret Daniel Tremble Margaret Laura Fortman (ME D.O.Labor Commisioner) - Kathleen Geoff Gratwick - Dennis January 8, 2004 Dear We would like to invite you to a report of the Maine FTAA Reality Tour to El Salvador, ³Winners and Losers: A Window on Maine¹s Future.² The presentation will take place on Friday, January 30, at the Unitarian Universalist Church on 120 Park Street in Bangor, at 7 pm. The FTAA Reality Tour to El Salvador is a sixteen-person delegation from Penobscot and Hancock Counties who toured El Salvador for two weeks in October. The delegation sought to explore whether this free trade ³success story² might provide a window on how our own economy and society may be affected by global trade pacts. The groups represented a spectrum of organizations concerned about Maine jobs, services and the preservation of natural resources placed at risk by international trade agreements such as NAFTA, CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement) and the proposed FTAA (Free Trade Area of the Americas). Organizations in which the delegates are active include the Maine Association of Interdependent Neighborhoods, Union River Watershed Coalition, Maine Global Climate Change, Maine People's Alliance, Food and Medicine, H.O.M.E. Coop, the Bangor Clean Clothes Campaign, Environment Magazine, Maine Fair Trade Campaign, PICA, Teamsters Local 340, Greater Bangor Area Central Labor Council, the Bangor-El Salvador Sister Cities Project, and the office of U.S. Congressman Mike Michaud. The delegation would like to share its findings through what we hope you¹ll find to be an engaging and informative multi-media presentation which includes photos, narration, excerpts from meeting transcripts, and personal stories. The delegation has put together a written report as well. The delegation has worked closely with the Maine Fair Trade Campaign (MFTC), which is a statewide group concerned with the impact of free-trade policies on the State of Maine. Representatives from this group would like to familiarize you with proposed legislation, the Maine Jobs, Trade and Democracy Act, which relates to these same issues. Rep. Michaud will be in attendance. We¹re inviting area state legislators, Bangor City Councilors, and others interested in trade issues. We anticipate enough time to have a good exchange, following the presentations, about free trade as it affects Maine. We hope you¹ll be able to come. Sincerely, ___________________________ ___________________________ Dennis Chinoy Katie Greenman
