Those who live in San Francisco and interested in anti-global trade can go to listen to some alternatives here<g>.
January 10 event in San Francisco
Alternatives to Economic Globalization: A Better World is Possible
Speakers: Jerry Mander, David Korten, John Cavanagh, Debi Barker, Randy Hayes, Antonia Juhasz, Victor Menotti, other authors of the book and activists implementing real alternatives right here in the Bay Area.
Monday, January 10, 2005
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center
Located between Fisherman's Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge, accessible by MUNI & BART
www.fortmason.org
Reception 6:00pm
Program 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Tickets $10
Please join the IFG for a celebration of the recent five-year anniversary of the "Battle of Seattle" with the launch of two important alternatives resources:
* The 2nd new and expanded edition of Alternatives to Economic Globalization: A Better World is Possible, and
* The launch of our new comprehensive Alternatives web site.
Since mid-2002 when the first edition Alternatives to Economic Globalization was published, the world has gone through dramatic changes. Military responses to the terrorist attacks of 9-11 have polarized world opinion and the body politic. Shifting economic alliances and power centers have emerged, creating a new context for discussions about globalization.
The new edition of Alternatives addresses these challenges head-on, as well as incorporating the tremendous feedback we have received from around the world. The expanded 2nd edition includes many exciting new elements: hundreds of living examples of on-the-ground alternatives; new proposals for alternative policies at local, national, and global levels; a new introduction that describes and analyzes the emergence of an important new countervailing power to the U.S. since Cancun, Miami, and the Iraq invasion; a more detailed presentation of "Reclaiming the Commons;" an all new section on the role of global media; an exciting new chapter on "Global to Local: What You Can Do;" and much more.
To bring these alternatives out of the book and make them more immediately accessible, on January 10, we will also proudly launch our new Alternatives web site.
This pioneering site will document successful alternative models from around the world, policy proposals, and visionary ideas. It will provide both big picture policy issues and micro, community level alternative models. It will be an interactive, dynamic resource for civil society, the media, hands-on practitioners, policymakers, and the general public.
Examples of "living alternatives" from the site include:
* Kuapa Kokoo is a cocoa cooperative in Ghana where small villages pool resources to eliminate farmers' dependency on large corporations;
* Citizens in Uruguay recently voted to change their Constitution to prohibit water privatization and enshrine water as a basic human right that must be provided to all; and
* Khemara, a cooperative in Cambodia, is creating livelihoods for women throughout the country by revitalizing traditional Cambodian silk weaving.
Sharing these experiences will encourage other communities to organize similar initiatives and enable groups to learn from one another and coordinate with others in the future. |
