Posted by [EMAIL PROTECTED] : via KOLA >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 17:22:01 -0800 >Subject: Indigenous Peoples and the WTO >Organization: Dialogue Between Nations (DBN) > >Dear friends: > >As trade ministers representing over 130 member governments >of the World Trade Organization meet at the 3rd WTO Ministerial >Conference in Seattle from November 30 - December 3, 1999, to develop > the framework for the global trading system in the 21st century, >their negotiations on issues such as agriculture and services, trade >and environment, trade and competition, trade in textiles, intellectual >property rights, to name only a few of the topics, will impact on the >lives and homelands of members of Indigenous Nations on all continents. >To what extent will the expertise and concerns of non-governmental >organizations (NGO's), including many international Indigenous >organizations and alliances, be considered throughout the week? >Will tribal leaders have an opportunity to be heard in the official >arena on subjects affecting local communities, their health and their >well-being? > >The enormous citizen's march planned for Tuesday, November 30, will >demonstrate the level of opposition to WTO agreements by civil society. >Workshops and the development of counter-agendas will contribute to >solidarity between community leaders, yet, where is the dialogue >between government,corporate representatives and the public sector? > >International megaconferences, by design, generally maintain a distinct >separation between government officials who are establishing policies >for a New World Order, and community representation by those affected >by this modern day phenomena. > >If an open dialogue between all parties was to contribute to a global >society in which individuals' and communities' basic needs were to be >met in a socio-economic environment which is mutually beneficial not >only for today's billions, but for generations to come, what practical >steps could be taken during the next week? > >If you had the opportunity to present your views inside the WTO >ministerial meeting, as an official participant, what would you say? >What strategy would you propose? > >Join The Global Dialogue at >http://dialoguebetweennations.com/dbnevents/english/wto.asp > >Tell us what impact you think the WTO process has on >Indigenous Nations and on your community, in particular? >What further impact do you anticipate as a result of the Seattle meeting? > > Resource links: > Web site for The 3rd WTO Ministerial Conference > http://chil.wto-ministerial.org/ > Native America Calling > http://www.nativecalling.org/ > > Meet you online! > > Dialogue Between Nations Team > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Dialogue Between Nations > http://www.dialoguebetweennations.com > "Dialogue Between Nations is about Relationships" > > Reprinted under the Fair Use http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html doctrine of international copyright law. <><<<<<>>>>><><<<<> Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ <><<<<<>>>>><><<<<>
