Dear colleagues, StopMAI is planning another Perth globalisation convention, on 23 November 2002. Invitations are about to be issued to organisations for co-sponsorship and/or participation in designing and organising the event.
It is proposed that we especially explore grassroot solutions to the worldwide subservience of governments to purported 'market forces', amounting to the dominant interests of global corporations and their agents. A most promising direction is offered by the International Simultaneous Policy Organisation (see http://www.simpol.org ) whose Australian convener Dr Doug Everingham has expressed interest in participating in the convention. I would welcome proposals for other guest speakers, relevant papers, workshops, etc. Please pass this request on to all interested contacts. Details of the March issue of our newsletter appear below. Kind regards Brian Jenkins Hon Sec, StopMAI Coalition, Western Australia * * * * [With apols for any crossposting] The March 2002 edition of the newsletter 'Citizen's Voice' has been distributed and is available online at http://members.iinet.net.au/~jenks/CV13.html CONTENTS * Simultaneous Policy: Reversing the race to the bottom * Environment Centre turns to human rights * Liberalisation deal to boost EU power bills * Threat to water gets worldwide response: Australian action * McCarthyite "anti-terrorism" laws being rushed through * Doha threat to environmental protection * Insurers deem Frankencrops too dangerous to cover * Defying Mr Greed pays Venezuela * US files WTO complaint over Japan's apple quarantine * Tobacco barons turn to NAFTA * Laws to curb corporate greed: a corporate lawyer speaks out * Company sued in US for role in army sweep on Sudan villagers * World Bank slated in report it financed -- and the real story A printable (RTF) version of the 8-page newsletter can be downloaded from http://members.iinet.net.au/~jenks/CV13.rtf Regards Brian Jenkins StopMAI Coalition, Western Australia Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website http://members.iinet.net.au/~jenks/fair.html WA Globalisation Forum: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WAGF . -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
