[Announce-DAN] FTAA Timeline

[delyla wilson <kitchenwitchrune@yahoo.com>]

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>  From: Beka Economopoulos <beka@ran.org
>  To: NYC-DAN@topica.com
>  Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 23:05:20 -0800
>  Subject: [nyc-dan] FTAA calendar
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> Here's a draft of the FTAA calendar. This is
> certainly an interesting mass
> action--one that brings in a diverse group of issue
> interests, and augments
> existing coalitions that were foraged around NAFTA,
> MAI, fast track, and
> WTO. Student networks are already holding weekly
> conference calls in
> anticipation of April, and for the first time in a
> long time, we're facing a timeline
> that affords us in opportunity to do a lot of local
> lead-up organizing.
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> MAI was defeated in great part due to the leaking of
> languaging over the
> internet. The fact that we have no access to FTAA
> language (a hemispheric
> agreement that amounts to MAI + NAFTA on steroids)
> affords us an opprotunity to
> create a series of fixed dates to ratchet up
> pressure over the course of
> the next many months, and to turn the volume up on
> local issues (labor
> especially) affected by cross-border privatization
> issues (take a look at the
> release-the-text campaign efforts).
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> Might be a good thing, whether folks think about
> heading to Quebec or not,
> to consider sponsoring local solidarity campaigns,
> media hits, regional
> teach-ins, etc.
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> Plan of Action leading up to the Summit
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> A 'Release the Text' campaign is being organized.
> This campaign will
> demand the release of official text being negotiated
> by Canada's Minister of
> International Finance. Activities and media events
> are being planned around this
> from late November to March.
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> March 20th 2001 - Deadline for the ultimatum
> coinciding with the Meeting
> of the Ministers of Finance of the Americas in
> Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
> Protests etc being planned around this event. A
> group in Toronto is also
> organizing a Teach-In for this to date to mobilize
> locals for the trip to Québec
> City in April.
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> April 1st - Protest planned in Ottawa, the capital
> of Canada, coinciding
> with the Meeting of the Ministers of Finance of the
> Americas in Buenos Aires.
> April 2nd - Civil Disobedience being proposed in
> Ottawa if the text is not
> released.
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> April 3rd - 17th - Mobilisation Caravanes being
> planned to tour
> communities in Québec, British Columbia and the
> Maritimes.
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> April 17th 21st- Peoples' Summit in Québec City.
> Plenaries, conferences
> being organized by Common Frontiers. Teach-Ins to
> take place as well.
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> April 21st - The BIG protest day.
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> April 22nd - Teach-Ins continue. Proposed 'Freedom
> Zone.'
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> Occupation Québec Printemps 2001(Occupation
> Springtime Québec 2001), a
> regional group in Québec City, is organizing food,
> lodging, daycare, medical
> and legal services during the Summit.
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> Hope this helps. I'll send on updates as they come
> available.
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