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The International Forum on Globalization
presents
*******Global Teach-In 2********
The Social, Ecological, Cultural and Political Costs of Economic
Globalization
WHEN
May 10-12, 1996
WHERE
George Washington University
Lisner Auditorium
21st and H Streets, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
TICKETS
(800) 955-5566 or in D.C. (703) 218-6500
CONTACT INFORMATION
International Forum on Globalization
PO Box 12218
San Francisco, CA 94112-0218 USA
Tel: 415-771-3394
Fax: 415-771-1121
Email: ifg@igc.org
In Washington, D.C. 202-234-9382 x 244
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The International Forum on Globalization (IFG) is a new alliance of
leading
activists, economists, researchers and writers representing more than
twenty
countries. We have joined together to respond to the threats of economic
globalization to democracy, communities, human welfare and the
environment.
We believe that the world's corporate and politcal leadership is
undertaking a
restructuring of global politics and economics that may prove as
historically
significant as any event since the industrial revolution. If continued,
this
trend will have grave impacts on every aspect of human life, and on the
natural world.
This public event is the second in a series being held in the US, Canada
and
abroad, to focus attention on the major issues resulting from the rush to
globalize.
The International Forum on Globalization
(a project of El Bosque)
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PROGRAM
************************Friday, May 10, 7:30pm************************
Panel I The Consequences of Economic Globalization
Vandana Shiva, Research Foundation for Science, Technology
and Natural Resource Policy
The Commodification of Nature
Lori Wallach, Public Citizen
The Assault on Democracy
Carl Pope, Sierra Club
NAFTA and GATT: Disaster for the Environment
Martin Khor, Third World Network
Re-colonizing the Third World
David Korten, People-Centered Development Forum
The Failed Paradigms of Globalism
Helena Norberg-Hodge, International Society for Ecology and Culture
Destroying Local Economies and the Homogenization of Culture
Maude Barlow, Council of Canadians
NAFTA and the Loss of Canadian Sovereignty and Culture
Jerry Mander, Public Media Center
The Media- Missing the Story
***********************Saturday, May 11, 9am-6pm************************
Panel II Reports from the Planet
Edward Goldsmith, The Ecologist
The Backlash to European Integration
Richard Moore, Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice
Resistance within the United States
Yao Graham, Integrated Social Development Center
The Impacts on Africa
Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, Cordillera Women's Education & Resource Center
Women, Native Peoples, and the Marginalization of the Third World
Sara Larrain, Chilean Ecological Action Network
Expanding NAFTA to Chile
Ignacio Pen Escalante, Mexican Action Network on Free Trade
The Costs of RAdjustmentS for Mexico
Anuradha Mittal, Institute for Food and Development Policy
The Failure of Development
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Panel III Globalization, Ecology, and Sustainability
Randy Hayes, Rainforest Action Network
The Final Invasion of Wild Places
Brent Blackwelder, Friends of the Earth-U.S.
Globalized Economy: Inherently Unsustainable
David Morris, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
The Viability of Local Economies
Nicanor Perlas, Center for Alternative Development Initiatives
World Trade and the Ecology of Asia
Christina Desser, Migratory Species Project
Creating a Consciousness of Sustainability at the Grassroots
Andy Kimbrell, International Center for Technology Assessment
Mega-Technologies and the Natural World
Leesteffi Jenkins, Trade and Animal Protection
Global Environmental Deregulation
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Special Debate, 7-9pm, May 11
Do Free Trade and Economic Globalism Benefit Human Beings and the Earth?
Including:
* Ralph Nader, Center for Study of Responsive Law
* Dr. Jagdish Bhagwati, Professor of Economics, Columbia
University
* Vandana Shiva, Research Foundation for Science, Technology and
Natural Resource Policy
* plus other prominent representatives from the business and trade
communities.
***********************Sunday, May 12, 9:30am -
5:30pm***********************
Panel IV Equity, Labor, and Jobs in a Global Economy
John Cavanagh, Institute for Policy Studies
The Dynamics of Global Economic Inequity
Walden Bello, Focus on the Global South
Dark Side of the Asian Miracle
Jeanne Gauna, SouthWest Organizing Project
The South in the North
Colin Hines, Campaign Against the European Single Currency
The Politics of Economic Insecurity
Barbara Shailor, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers, AFL-CIO
Organized Labor's Response to the Global Economy
Bill Troy, Tennesse Industrial Renewal Network
The Rise of Contract Labor and the Just-In-Time-Workforce
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Panel V The Crisis of Government and the Emergence of Corporate Rule
Ted Halstead, Redefining Progress
Economic Indicators as Instruments of Corporate Rule
Richard Grossman, Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy
Democracy and the Historical Relationship between Citizens and
Corporations
Agnes Bertrand, Institut d'Etude sur la Globalisation Economique
The WTO: Enforcing the New Economic Order
Mark Ritchie, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
The New Role of Government under Global Corporate Rule
Mika Iba, Network for Safe and Secure Food and Environment
Japan: Creating the Corporate State
Atila Roque, Instituto Brasiliero de Analyses Socio-Economico
Responding to Globalization's Impacts on Democracy in Brazil
Tony Clarke, The Polaris Institute
Dismantling Corporate Rule
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Plus 30 Workshops (Partial List)
Defining a New Economic Paradigm: From Growth to Sustainability
Policy Steps Toward Economic Localization
Beyond Left and Right
Biocolonization and Intellectual Property Rights
The Globalization of Media and Technology
Gender and Globalization
Protecting Biodiversity and Wilderness Against Globalization
>From the IMF to the GOP: Structural Adjust. and the Contract With America
Fighting Global Deregulation
Industrial Agriculture vs Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
Organizing Labor in a Globalizing Economy
A Strategy for Creating a Grassroots Consciousness of Sustainability Ending
Sweatshops at Home and Abroad
Organizing Against the World Bank and the IMF
Dismantling Corporate Rule
Globalization and the Roots of Violence
Organizing in the Washington, D.C. Area
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TICKETS BY MAIL
SEATS ARE LIMITED. ORDER SOON.
General Students/Seniors
(ID required)
All Events: May 10 -12 $ 50 ____ $ 25 ____
Friday night only $ 15 ____ $ 8 ____
Saturday only (includes debate) $ 30 ____ $ 15 ____
Sunday only $ 25 ____ $ 12 ____
Event Sponsor - all events $100 ____ (includes sponsorship packet)
TOTAL # tickets ________ ________
Enclosed is my check for $ __________ made payable to the IFG: El Bosque.
Discount: Please deduct 10% for orders postmarked by April 26.
Limited scholarships available. Please contact the IFG to apply.
The IFG relies on your donations to fund these programs. $100 sponsors
will
receive a special sponsorship packet including IFG publications.
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Mail to: International Forum on Globalization
PO Box 12218
San Francisco, CA 94112-0218
Mail orders must be postmarked by April 26. Some tickets may be
available
at the door.
All prices include a $5 public membership in the International Forum on
Globalization, which entitles you to annual mailings and newsletters.
Co-sponsoring organizations: Overseas Development Network, Institute for
Policy Studies, Public Citizen, Sierra Club, Third World Network, Friends
of the Earth-US, International Center for Technology Assessment, Citizens
Trade Campaign, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, People-
Centered Development Forum, Foundation on Economic Trends, Institute for
Local Self-Reliance, Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic
Justice, Humane Society International, Mexican Action Network on Free
Trade, International Society for Ecology and Culture, Institut d'Etude
sur la Globalisation Economique, Council of Canadians, Equipo Pueblo,
Chilean Ecological Action Network, Institute for Food and Development
Policy, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Canadian
Federation of Humane Societies, Cordillera Women's Education and Resource
Center, Rainforest Action Network, Learning Alliance, Overseas Development
Network, International Rivers Network, Georgetown Law School/Harrison
Institute, The U.S. 50 Years Is Enough Network, Program on Corporations,
Law, and Democracy.
***** NOTES from Chris McGinn (CMCGINN @ CITIZEN) at 5/06/96 5:02 PM
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