20th November 1999
Seattle Events
4 November - 3 December, Toronto to Seattle:CROSS-CANADA WTO CARAVAN. Sponsored by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Canadian Federation of Students, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Sierra Youth Coalition, Canadian Auto Workers and the Council of Canadians. The Caravan is driving across the country to raise awareness about the WTO, stopping in communities along the way to talk to farmers, unions, and activists. For information visit: http://www.wtocaravan.org/
20-28 November, Seattle: ACTION/STREET THEATER CAMP. Global Action has organised nine days of street theatre, giant puppets, dance and music making, skill sharing, performing, non-violent direct action training, and meetings to coordinate and prepare for the WTO Ministerial. For information contact GLOBAL ACTION, P.O. Box 11703, Eugene, OR. USA 97440, tel: (1-541) 302-5020, email: pga@angelfire.com, web:
26 November
26 November - 3 December, Seattle: FAIR TRADE FAIR: A FESTIVAL OF GRASSROOTS GLOBALISATION ALTERNATIVES. Organised by Global Exchange, this fair is designed to showcase the best of grassroots globalisation alternatives with booths selling fair trade products and networking ideas to promote fair trade. For information contact Deborah James, Fair Trade Director, Global Exchange, 2017 Mission St., Rm. 303, San Francisco, CA 94110, tel: (1-415) 558-8682, extension 245, fax: 255- 7498, email: deborah@globalexchange.org , web: http://www.globalexchange.org/
26 November, 19:00-22:00, Benaroya Seattle Symphony Hall, Seattle: THE MULTIPLE IMPACTS OF ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION. Sponsored by the International Forum on Globalization (IFG). This teach-in gives presentations on the big picture: economic globalization’s grave effects on nature, culture, workers, human rights, sovereignty, and democracy. Speakers include: Maude Barlow, Susan George, Martin Khor, and Vandana Shiva. For information contact: International Forum on Globalization, 1555 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA, tel: (1-415) 771-8094, fax: 771-1121, email: ifg@ifg.org, web: http://www.ifg.org/
27 November
27 November, Seattle: THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON GLOBALIZATION (IFG) TEACH-IN ON THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION. The event will take place at the 2,500-seat Benaroya Seattle Symphony Hall. It will focus on the problems of economic globalisation and, specifically, on the activities of the WTO and other international agreements and institutions. For information contact the International Forum on Globalization, 1555 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109, tel: (1- 415) 771-3394, fax: 771-1121, web: http://www.ifg.org/
27 November - 12 December, Moore Theatre, Seattle: A MAP OF THE WORLD. Sponsored by the International Repertory Theatre of Seattle. A humorous play by David Hare set against the background of a UNESCO conference shows the necessity of cultural understanding and global trade. For tickets contact: Aaron Levin, tel : (1-206) 526-2466.
27 November, 8:30-18:30, Benaroya Seattle Symphony Hall, Seattle: A DAY- LONG SERIES OF PANEL DISCUSSIONS. Sponsored by the International Forum on Globalization (IFG). This teach-in presents focused panels on: Biotechnology; Global Finance/Investment; Effects on Forests, Rivers, Oceans; Labor Rights; Corporate Power; Agriculture and Food Safety; as well as a special panel on an alternative Citizens’ Millennium Agenda. Speakers include: Herman Daly, Mark Ritchie, and David Suzuki. For information contact: International Forum on Globalization, 1555 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA, tel: (1-415) 771-8094, fax: 771-1121, email: ifg@ifg.org , web: http://www.ifg.org/
27 November, 20:00-23:00, Benaroya Seattle Symphony Hall, Seattle: SPECIAL EVENT: VIEWS FROM THE SOUTH. Sponsored by the International Forum on Globalization (IFG). This teach-in provides a rare opportunity to hear a roundtable discussion featuring the most prominent voices of Third World opposition to the new instruments of re-colonisation: globalisation, the WTO and transnational corporations. Speakers include: Walden Bello, Martin Khor, Vandana Shiva and Owens Wiwa. For information contact: International Forum on Globalization, 1555 Pacific Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA, tel: (1-415) 771- 8094, fax: 771-1121, email: ifg@ifg.org , web: http://www.ifg.org/
28 November
28 November, 14:30-17:00, Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle: THE WTO AND THE GLOBAL WAR SYSTEM. This public forum is being organised by peace groups from the U.S. and Canada, and will examine how the World Trade Organization and economic globalisation prevents efforts to promote peace and human security. Speakers include Susan George (Transnational Institute), David Korten (Positive Futures Network), Alice Slater (Abolition 2000/Global Resource Action Center for the Environment), and Steven Staples (Intíl Network on Disarmament and Globalization). For information contact Steven Staples, tel: (1-206) 547-0952, email: sstaples@randomlink.com
28 November, St. James Cathedral, Seattle: ECUMENICAL WORSHIP SERVICE. The service will focus on Jubilee 2000, the call to cancel debt of the poorest countries. For information contact the Washington Assembly of Churches at (206) 625-9790 or ramos@thewac.org
28-29 November, 9:00-17:00, Seattle: 1999 PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY/MARCH-RALLY AGAINST WTO/GLOBALIZATION IN SEATTLE. Main convenor is Sentenaryo ng Bayan, a Filipino organisation in Seattle. The conference will be held on and will culminate in a rally on 30 November. Both events will serve as counterpoint and alternative to the WTO 3rd Ministerial Meeting. A special half-day session is being planned to focus on the WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture, peasants and rural women. Invited are organizations, groups and individuals, whether within or outside of the Peoples’ Campaign Against Imperialist Globalisation (PCAIG) network, who have been active in resisting TNCs/MNCs, APEC, NAFTA, WTO-IMF-WB, globalisation and monopoly capitalism. It is expected that BAYAN networks in the US and Canada will participate. For information contact CAOA Secretariat, Bayan/Amihan/KMP, fax: c/o Gabriela (63-2) 374-4423, email: tpl@cheerful.com
28-29 November, Seattle: ICFTU GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON “GLOBALISATION AND WORKERS’ RIGHTS”. The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions hopes to use the Conference as a forum for constructive dialogue on how to achieve further progress at Seattle towards building stronger international disciplines on the observance of internationally-recognised core labour standards into the world trading system. The Conference will feature a discussion of core labour standards around the world; a presentation on the relationship between trade and core labour standards, including a consideration of problems of child labour and export processing zones; and a debate of the possible means to promote core labour standards through the 3rd WTO Ministerial Conference. WTO D-G Mike Moore will be addressing the Conference on 28 November at 11:30am. UNCTAD Secretary-General Rubens Ricupero and European Trade Commissioneer Pascal Lamy have also confirmed their participation. For information contact Bill Jordan, General Secretary, ICFTU, Bd. Emile Jacamain 155, B-1210 Bruxelles, Belgique, tel: (32-2) 224-0211; fax: 201-5815; email: internetpo@icftu.org; web: http://www.icftu.org/
28 November, 10:00, Labor Temple, Seattle: BUILDING THE PEOPLES’ MOVEMENT. Speakers representing Public Citizen, Sustainable America, United for a Fair Economy and the Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment will intervene on the theme . Where We Are and Where We. re Headed. . Sponsored by the Alliance for Democracy. For information contact: Nick Penniman or Ronnie Dugger, tel. (781) 8943-1179.
28 November, 14:00 - 16:00, Lesbian Resource Center, Seattle: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN WORKERS FORUM. Cosponsored by LELO with speakers from Mexico, Brazil and Bangladesh. Moderated by Bookda Gheisar. For information contact: Liz, tel. (206) 322-2168, email lizburbank@cs.com
28 November, 20:00 . 23:00, The Parlor Room in Pioneer Square, Seattle: FAUTLLINES: AN EVENING OF THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE. A multimedia show with slides, spoken word, theatre, song and dance, telling the story of the seed harvest tour with a focus on sustainable agriculture and radical politics. The proceeds of the evening will benefit the Direct Action Network.
29 November
29 November, 9:00-19:00, Seattle, in Ministerial plenary hall, WTO meeting centre: SEATTLE SYMPOSIUM ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE ISSUES IN THE FIRST DECADES OF THE NEXT CENTURY. All WTO-accredited non-governmental organisations are invited to attend. For information contact Bernard Kuiten, WTO External Relations Division, tel: (41-22) 739-5676, email: bernard.kuiten@wto.org .
29 November, 18:30-21:00, at Seattle Expo Center: SEATTLE HOST ORGANIZATION OPENING EVENT. For information visit http://www.wtoseattle.org/
29 November - 3 December, Seattle: GLOBAL ACTION FESTIVAL OF RESISTANCE - NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION - STREET THEATRE. For information contact GLOBAL ACTION, P.O. Box 11703, Eugene, OR, USA 97440, tel: (1-541) 302-5020, email: pga@angelfire.com, web: http://flag.blackened.net/~global
29 November; 1 December 19:00-22:00, Piggot Hall, Seattle University, Seattle: AFRICAN DAY BUSINESS FORUM. The forum will address the “Africa Trade Bill and WTO Impacts”. Sponsored by the African Chamber of Commerce. Evening reception on 29 November; Business Forum on 1 December. Speakers include Heads of State, Ambassadors, US Government and US Trade Representative officials. For information contact Therese Kunzi-Clark, King County Office of Trade, tel: (1-206) 296-7421.
29 November, 19:30, Seattle: HUMAN CHAIN AROUND EXHIBITION CENTER. Sponsored by the Jubilee 2000 Northwest Coalition. This protest calls for the cancellation of debts owed by the poorest countries of the world by the end of the year 2000 and calls for the world’s attention to the ordinary people of the Global South. For information contact Bronwyn, email: bp042@scn.org
29 November, 8:00-9:30, Renaissance Hotel, Seattle: ENVIRONMENT IN THE WTO ROUND: SETTING THE AGENDA. Organised by the Global Environment & Trade Study. This briefing is moderated by Daniel C. Esty (Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy). Speakers include Maritta von B. Koch-Weser (Director General, World Conservation Union/IUCN) and Gary Sampson (London School of Economics / United Nations University). For information contact Mark Ritchie, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2105 First Ave. South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404, USA, tel : (1-612) 870-3400, fax: 870-4846, email: mritchie@iatp.org, web: http://www.iatp.org/
29 November, 8:00 - 21:00, First United Methodist Church, Seattle: CIVIL SOCIETY TEACH IN. Sponsored by Peoples Decade of Human Rights Education. The theme discussed will be . Trading Away Human Rights ? The role of the WTO. . For information contact: Malini Mehra at pdhre@aol.com, web: http://www.pdhre.org/
29 November, 08:30-17:15, United Methodist Church, Seattle: SESSION ON ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH. Conveners: Dan Seligman (Environment), Sierra Club, email: dan.seligman@sierraclub.org, web: http://www.sierraclub.org/; and Mary Bottari (Health), Public Citizen, email: mbottari@citizen.org, web: http://www.tradewatch.org/ . This will be followed by a midday street action and afternoon breakout sessions.
29 November, 9:00, 1st United Methodist Church, Seattle: THE HUMAN FACE OF TRADE: HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. An international tribunal of prominent political leaders will hear testimony from two international panels about the health and environmental impacts of the WTO. Panelists will include experts, environmental leaders, U.S. Representatives and citizen activists. For information contact: Dan Seligman, Sierra Club, (1-202) 547-6010, email: dan.seligman@sierraclub.org
29 November, 11:30-13:30, Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Seattle: TIME TO TALK: FORUMS ON RACE SERIES. TOPIC: “BUILDING GLOBAL RELATIONSHIPS FOR LOCAL BUSINESS SUCCESS.” Sponsored by the Urban Enterprise Center and Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce. Roundtable discussion with luncheon speaker, Q & A. For registration or information contact Herman McKinney, GSCC, (1-206) 389-7231, email: hermanm@seattlechamber.com
29 November-3 December, 11:30-13:30, Seattle Space Needle: EUROPEAN UNION TRADE FORUM. TOPIC: “EUROPEAN-U.S. TRADE ISSUES AND WTO.” Sponsored by the Council of European Chambers. Daily WTO briefings and luncheon for businesses, chambers, and public. A panel discussion, “Managing Issues Under WTO Rules: Genetically Modified Products,” on 1 December with moderator Barry Mitzman. For registration or information contact Malte Kleutz, CEC, tel: (1-206) 352-9020, email: northwest@wtravelers.com
29 November-3 December, 14:00-15:00, James Room, NGO Centre, Seattle: AGRICULTURE & TRIPs CAUCUS IN SEATTLE.Organised by IATP. NGOs with badges can meet to discuss agriculture and TRIPs. The purpose would be to monitor the evolution of the negotiations and, towards the end of the week, to discuss strategies for the coming year(s) of negotiations. For information email: smurphy@iatp.org or kdawkins@iatp.org
29 November, 12:00, 1st United Methodist Church, Seattle: RALLY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND ANIMAL WELFARE. Lead by international civic and political leaders, citizens will march eight blocks from the United Methodist Church to the Seattle Convention Center for a rally and demonstration. Representatives of environmental, public health, and animal welfare organisations will join political leaders in addressing the rally. For information contact Katheen Casey, Sierra Club, tel: (1-206) 378-0114, ext. 306, email: kathleen.casey@sierraclub.org
29 November, 12:00 - 13:00, Seattle: SEATTLE TEA PARTY. March from United Methodist Church to the Convention Center. Speakers on a variety of environmental and animal issues, a 35 ft. inflated Earth balloon and 200 sea turtles. Sponsored by Friends of the Earth, Sierra Club Humane Society, Animal Welfare Institute and others.
29 November, 14:00-15:30, United Methodist Church (Blaine Room), Seattle: WTO: HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH? (WTO TRIPs, SPS, GATS AGREEMENTS). For information contact Dion Casey, Public Citizen, tel: (1-202) 454-5193, email: dcasey@citizen.org
29 November, 14:00-15:30, United Methodist Church (Sanctuary), Seattle: WTO: KEEP YOUR PAWS OFF ANIMAL PROTECTION LAWS! For information contact: Kitty Block, Humane Society U.S., tel: (1-301) 258-3106, email: kblock@hhus.org
29 November, 14:00-15:30, Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle: HANDS OFF MY GENES! WTO VS. BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL.For information contact Kristin Dawkins, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, tel: (1-612) 870-0453, email: kdawkins@iatp.org
29 November, 14:00-15:30, Gethsemane Lutheran Church (Formal Lounge), Seattle: FISHING FOR CORPORATE PROFIT: FISHERIES & WTO. For information contact: Victor Menotti, International Forum on Globalization, tel: (1-415) 771-3394, email: vmenotti@ifg.org
29 November 14:00-15:30, Gethsemane Lutheran Church (Sanctuary), Seattle: GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS ON TRADE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. For information contact: Mark Vallianatos, Friends of the Earth, tel: (1-202) 783-7400, email: mvallianatos@foe.org
29 November, 14:00 - 17:30, Various downtown venues, Seattle: EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS. Workshops will focus on WTO. s effect on Fisheries, Forests, Public Health, Genetic Modification, Investment Rules, Toxics and Sustainable Development. For information contact: Kathleen Casey, tel. (206) 378-0114.
29 November, 16:00-17:30, Gethsemane Lutheran Church (Formal Lounge), Seattle: NORTH/SOUTH DIALOGUE: TRADE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. For information contact Steve Porter, Center for International Environmental Law, tel: (1-202) 785-8700, email: cielsp@igc.org
29 November, 16:00-17:30, Gethsemane Lutheran Church (Sanctuary), Seattle: ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK: FORESTS UNDER THE WTO. For information contact: Antonia Juhasz, American Lands Alliance, tel: (1-202) 547-9230, email: antonia@americanlands.org
29 November, 16:00-17:30, United Methodist (Blaine Room), Seattle: TRADING AWAY PUBLIC HEALTH: TOXINS & THE WTO. For information contact: MartinWagner, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, tel: (1-415) 627-6700 x 216, email: mwagner@earthjustice.org
29 November, 16:00-17:30, Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle: WTO TRIPS AGREEMENT AND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MEDICINES. For information contact: Bas van der Heide, Health Action International, (31-20) 683-3684, email: Bas@hai.antenna.nl
29 November, 16:00-17:30, Pike Place Market, Seattle: AFTER THE BALL IS OVER: CURBING HEALTH CARE LIBERALIZATION BEYOND SEATTLE. For information contact: Calvin Simons, Alliance for Democracy, tel: (1-707) 527-7191, email: CHSimons@aol.com
29 November, 17:30-19:30, Washington Athletic Club, Seattle: COCKTAIL RECEPTION WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATORS FROM EUROPE, JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES. GLOBE USA and Friends of the Earth will be hosting a reception attended by Parliamentarians, press and organizations from the United States, Japan and Europe. U.S. Members of Congress, Members of the European Parliament, and Members of Parliament from the UK, Belgium, Germany, and Japan will make brief statements. Invited guests will also have an opportunity to discuss the new trade round with the parliamentarians before and after the statements. For information contact Will Singleton, Director, GLOBE USA, tel: (1-202) 863-0153, email wsingleton@globeusa.org
30 November
30 Nov-3 Dec 1999, Seattle, Washington, U.S., Washington State Convention and Trade Center:WTO THIRD MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE. For information visit the WTO’s Seattle Ministerial Information page at http://www.wto.org/wto/minist/seatmin.htm or contact Bernie Kuiten, WTO, External Relations Division, tel: (41-22) 739-5676, email: bernard.kuiten@wto.org
NOTICE: ICTSD WILL BE HOLDING DAILY NGO BRIEFINGS DURING THE MINISTERIAL TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON THE WTO NEGOTIATIONS. FOR INFORMATION ON TIMINGS PLEASE CHECK THE NGO CENTRE SCHEDULE.
30 November, Seattle: AFL-CIO RALLY AND MARCH AT THE WTO. Worldwide Fair Trade networks will be marching with them. Will include mass nonviolent action led by Ruckus society.
30 November, Seattle: MOBILIZATION - WILL YOU BE THERE? This People’s Rally and March for Fair Trade is sponsored by the Sierra Club and many other environmental groups. Tens of thousands of people concerned about the environment, public health, labour, sovereignty, human rights, and more will march together to the Convention Center. For information contact Kathleen Casey, email: kathleen.casey@sierraclub.org
30 November, 7:00, Victor Steinbrueck Park (just north of Pike Place Market) and Seattle Central Community College (Pine & Broadway, in Capitol Hill), Seattle: SHUT DOWN THE WTO - MASS NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION. Global Action, in conjunction with the Direct Action Network (Against Corporate Globalization), Earth First, Global Exchange, and Rainforest Action Network, have planned a large scale, well-organised, non-violent shut down of the World Trade Organization. Colourful and festive actions, with large scale street theatre as a major element, are planned to block delegates from meeting. For information contact GLOBAL ACTION, P.O. Box 11703, Eugene, OR, USA 97440, tel: (1-541) 302- 5020, email: pga@angelfire.com , web: http://flag.blackened.net/~global
30 November, 8:00-9:30, East Room, Renaissance Hotel, Seattle: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT & TRADE STUDY BRIEFING. For information contact Susan Weuste susan.weuste@yale.edu
30 November, 8:30-12:00, Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle: LABOUR RIGHTS & LIVING STANDARDS/NGO PANELS. For information contact: Marianne Mollman marianne@citizen.org
30 November, 13:00-15:00, East Room, Madison Renaissance Hotel, Seattle: ADDRESSING THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION AND FOREST DEGRADATION. For information email e-mail: bionet@igc.org or see web: http://www.bionet-us.org/ http://www.bionet-us.org/
30 November, 19:30, Town Hall (8th and Seneca) Seattle: GLOBALIZATION AND THE WTO. Sponsored by the International Forum on Globalization, The Nation Institute, Public Citizen, and The Progress Project. Speakers include Ralph Nader, John Cavanagh, Vandana Shiva against Jagdish Bhagwati, Scott Miller, and others. Moderated by Paul Magnusson. Tickets available at The University Bookstore main university location only.
30 November, NGO Centre, Madison Renaissance Hotel, Seattle: FORESTS WORKSHOP: SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY IN THE NEW TRADE WORLD: A CASE STUDY OF THE NORTHERN FORESTS. Speaker will be Eric Palola, Director of the National Wildlife Federation’s Northeast Natural Resource Center in Vermont. For information contact Eric Palola at (802) 229-0650
30 November, 9:00-18:00, United Methodist Church, Seattle: TEACH-IN ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE WTO. Sponsored by Peoples Decade of Human Rights Education. For information contact: Malini Mehra, email: pdhre@aol.com or for full program and registration form see web: http://www.pdhre.org/
30 November, Canada House, London, U.K.: THE FIGHT TO DEFEND ABESTOS BAN STARTS HERE. Sponsored by the Construction Safety Campaign. This is a protest against Canada, a major asbestos producer that is challenging the right for countries to ban asbestos in the WTO. For information contact The Construction Safety Campaign, email: construction.safetycampaign@talk21.com
30 November, Seattle: A SOUTHERN PERSPECTIVE ON GENDER AND TRADE. Organised by the Gender and Trade Project of Center of Concern, Washington, DC, and DAWN Caribbean. This is a panel discussion in which women representating the different regions of the world will discuss the effects of new trade regimes on women, families and communities and propose a women’s perspective on trade that is people-centered and equitable. For information contact Maria Riley, 1225 Otis Street, NE, Washington, DC 20017, tel: (1-202) 635-2757 ext. 134, fax: 832-9494, email: mriley@coc.org, or Mariama Williams, email: mariamaw@cwjaimaica.com
30 November, Westin Hotel, Seattle: THE WORLD TRADING SYSTEM: SEATTLE & BEYOND. This day-long series of sessions will be co-ordinated by the Institute for International Economics. Sessions include: “The New Round of WTO Negotiations: What’s in it for the Developed and Developing Countries?”; “Trade, Finance, Labor, and the Environment”; “Balancing and Broadening the WTO Agenda”; and “Conclusions and Prospects”. Among expected speakers are Rubens Ricupero, C. Fred Bergsten, Renato Ruggiero, Daniel C. Esty, and several members of the U.S. Congress. For information contact: The National Center for APEC, 2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 420, Seattle, WA, 98121-1684, tel: (1-206) 441-9022, fax: 441-1006, email: ncapec@ncapec.org
30 November, Seattle: SEATTLE HOST ORGANISATION WORKING SESSION ON E-COMMERCE. For information visit http://www.wtoseattle.org/
30 November, 8:00-9:30, Renaissance Hotel, Seattle: ACHIEVING WIN-WIN OPPORTUNITIES. Organised by the Global Environment & Trade Study. This briefing is moderated by Steve Charnovitz (Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering). Speakers include : Beatrice Chaytor (Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development), Christopher Stone (University of Southern California Law Center) and Michael Meacher. For information contact Mark Ritchie, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2105 First Ave. South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404, USA, tel: (1-612) 870- 3400, fax: 870-4846, email: mritchie@iatp.org, web: http://www.iatp.org/
30 November, 0800-0900, Madison Renaissance Hotel, Seattle: ICTSD’S DAILY BRIEFING: “THE BIOSAFETY NEGOTIATIONS”. With H.E. Juan Mayr, Chairman of the Biosafety Negotiations and Chairman of the Commission on Sustainable Development (Min. of Environment of Colombia) and Ferdinad Thurmes, Director General, DGXI (Environment), European Commission (not confirmed). For information contact Andrew Crosby, ICTSD, acrosby@ictsd.ch
30 November, 8:00-15:00, Memorial Stadium, Seattle: PEOPLE’S RALLY AND MARCH FOR FAIR TRADE. Environmentalists will march to Memorial Stadium for a rally featuring Carl Pope, Executive Director of the Sierra Club and speakers from international labor, religious and student communities. Music entertainment by Sweet Honey in the Rock. A march to the Washington Trade and Convention Center and back to Memorial Stadium will follow. Rally and march fully coordinated with the City of Seattle. For information contact Kathleen Casey, Sierra Club, tel: (1-206) 378-0114 ext. 306, email: kathleen.casey@sierraclub.org
30 November, 08:30-17:15, United Methodist Church, Seattle: SESSION ON LIVELIHOODS, LABOUR RIGHTS, AND STANDARD OF LIVING. Convenors: Dave Foster, United Steelworkers of America, Dist. 11 or Medea Benjamin, Global Exchange, tel: (1-510) 548-0370, web: http://www.globalexchange.org/. SESSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS. Convenor: Marianne Mollman, Public Citizen, email: marianne@citizen.org, web: http://www.tradewatch.org/
30 November, 11:30-13:30, Renaissance Madison, West Room, 3rd Floor, Seattle: WORKSHOP ON
TRADE IN GMOs AND GENETIC RESOURCES. Sponsored by the Expert Panel on Trade and Sustainable Development (EPTSD). A brief presentation by each of the experts will be made, followed by discussion. Speakers include Norine Kennedy, Peter Einnarson, Matthew Stilwell, Nick Mabey and Vicky Tauli Corpuz. For information contact Aimee T. Gonzales, EPTSD Coordinator, WWF International, 14a, Avenue du Mont-Blanc, 1196 Gland, Switzerland, tel: (41-22) 364-9002, fax: 364-8219, email: agonzales@wwfnet.org, web: http://www.panda.org/
30 November, 11:30 - 1:30, Seattle Space Needle, Seattle: EUROPEAN UNION TRADE FORUM. EUROPEAN-U.S. TRADE ISSUES AND WTO. Sponsored by the Council of European Chambers. Daily WTO briefings (country specific) and luncheon for businesses, chambers, and general public. Open to WTO Delegations, accompanying persons and the general public. To register contact: Linda Cassee, CEC, 206.352.9020, email: northwest@wtravelers.com
30 November, 14:00-16:00, Madison Renaissance Hotel, Washington Room Seattle: SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF TRADE LIBERALISATION — ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION. Hosted by WWF. For information contact Mireille Perrin, email: miperrin@hotmail.com.
30 November, 17:30-19:00, Paramount Hotel, Seattle: BRIEFING AND RECEPTION ON THE WTO AND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MEDICINES. Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders is hosting this discussion for delegates and members of the press on the affect of trade laws and patents on the availability and affordability of essential medicines in the developing world. For information contact Kris Torgeson, Press Officer, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), tel: (1-212) 655-3764, fax: 679-7016, email: ktorgeson@hotmail.com
1 December
1 December, 9:00-17:00, Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle: NO PATENTS ON LIFE: BIOTECH IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. The Council for Responsible Genetics and the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy are convening this session. For information contact Phil Bereano, tel: (1-206) 543-9037, email: phil@uwtc.washington.edu
1 December, 11:30-13:30, Space Needle, Seattle: EUROPEAN UNION TRADE FORUM: EUROPEAN-U.S. TRADE ISSUES AND WTO. Sponsored by the Council of European Chambers. Daily WTO briefings (country specific) and luncheon for businesses, chambers, and general public. To register contact: Linda Cassee, CEC, 206.352.9020, e-mail: northwest@wtravelers.com
1 December, 7:30-9:00, East Room, Renaissance Hotel, Seattle: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT & TRADE STUDY BRIEFING. Breakfast briefing on resolving the tensions between trade and the environment, including a discussion of GMOs. For information contact: Susan Wueste, email: susan.weuste@yale.edu
1 December, 0800-0900 Madison Renaissance Hotel, Seattle: ICTSD’S DAILY BRIEFING: LABOR & TRADE IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. With Under Secretary Andrew J. Samet, U.S. Department of Labor. Spaces for Development Policy and Negotiations on Special and Differential Treatment w/ Ambassador Werner Corrales (Venezuela). For information contact Andrew Crosby, ICTSD, acrosby@ictsd.ch
1 December, 10:00-12:00, Madison Hotel, Seattle: TRIPs DISCUSSION. Sponsored by Consumer Project on Technology. For information contact: James Love, tel: (1-202) 387-8030, email: love@cptech.org, web: http://www.cptech.org/
1 December, 12:30-14:00, Madisson Rennaissance Hotel, Seattle: PANEL DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE WTO. Sponsor: Peoples Decade of Human Rights Education (PDHRE). For information contact: Malini Mehra, email: pdhre@aol.com or see web: http://www.pdhre.org/
1 December, Bell Harbor Convention Center, Seattle: MEDIA BRIEFING: GMOS AND THE WTO: FOOD FOR THOUGHT. Sponsored by Consumers’ Choice Council. This briefing will discuss potential problems with GMOs in relation to the environment, food security, and ethics. Confirmed participants include: David Bryer, Executive Director, Oxfam U.K. and Ireland; Dr. Vandana Shiva, Director, Research Foundation for Science, Technology & Ecology; and Dr. Mae Won Ho, Reader in Biology, Open University, United Kingdom. For information contact: Chad Dobson, tel: (1-202) 785-1950, email: cdobson1@attglobal.net
1 December, 17:00-22:00, United Methodist Church, 811 Fifth Avenue, Seattle: CONCERT AND THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE. Join a new alliance of labor and environmental activists for an evening to promote the expansion of collaborative efforts in opposition to corporate globalization and the WTO. Live music by Jim Page and theater by Human Nature Theater company. For information contact: Sam (1-415) 383-4314, email: batfish@earthlink.net
1 December, 18:00, Seattle University, Piggot Auditorium, Seattle: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ FORUM. Sponsors: Indigenous Environmental Network and Seventh Generation Fund, USA in alliance with International Indian Treaty Council, this event will include a reception, panel discussion, and Cultural Presentation. For information contact: Tom Goldtooth, tel: (1-218) 751-4967, email: ien@igc.org, web: http://www.alphacdc.com/ien
1 December, Kane Hall Room 130, University of Washington, Seattle: THE IMPACT OF TRADE ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES/HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE. Sponsored by The Progress Project, an initiative of the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs and The Glaser Family Foundation. Speakers include David Korten, founder of the People-Centered Development Forum, and Vandana Shiva, founder of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology. Tickets available at the University Bookstore.
1 December, 19:00-22:00, Garfield Community Center, 23rd Ave. & Cherry St., Seattle: VOICES FROM THE SOUTH: BUILDING CROSS-BORDER RESISTANCE, FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTH. Sponsors include the: Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) and Workers. Voices Coalition, this is a public forum for workers and organizers from the global South in Seattle to protest the WTO, to highlight their challenges and successful resistance to globalisation. For information contact Heather Day, tel: (1-206) 325-5494, email: seacispes@igc.org
1 December, 7:30-9:00, East Room, Renaissance Madison Hotel, Seattle: RESOLVING THE TENSIONS BETWEEN TRADE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. The Global Environment & Trade Study is hosting this press breakfast which will include a discussion of GMOs. For information contact Susan Wueste, email:
susan.weuste@yale.edu
1 December, 17:30-21:00, Kane HallRoom 120, University of Washington, Seattle: GENETICALLY MODIFIED PRODUCTS: NATIONAL SANCTIONS, BRITISH BEEF, & AMERICAN HORMONES. The European Union Trade Forum will host this session. For information contact David Hughes, President, Hungarian Chamber of Commerce, tel: (1-425) 481-3669, email: hacofc@aol.com
1 December, 10:00-12:00, Renaissance Madison Hotel, Seattle: NGO DISCUSSION ON TRIPs. The Consumer Project on Technology will be sponsoring this event. For information contact James Love, tel: (1-202) 387-8030, email: love@cptech.org, web: http://www.cptech.org/
1 December, Seattle: WOMEN’S ORGANISING FOR THE SEATTLE MINISTERIAL. A small group of women in Washington, DC has facilitated the forming of an international committee of women to plan a women/gender, development and sovereignty day. The day will include briefing sessions, panels, and strategy sessions and is open to all who will be attending the Seattle events. For information contact Alexandra Spieldoch, email: aspieldoch@coc.org . A closed listserv for accredited women’s NGOs to organise and strategize for a women’s caucus during the official activities will be established. Accredited women’s NGOs can contact Maria Riley, email: mriley@coc.org
1 December, 9:00-13:00, Seattle: TRADING IN HUMAN RIGHTS: THE NEED FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SENSITIVITY AT THE WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION. Experts in both trade and human rights law will meet to discuss the contents of a new publication which studies the relationship between the international trade and human rights regimes as they are applied in today’s system of global governance. Space is limited and registration is required. For information contact: Carole Samdup, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, 63 rue de Bresoles, Suite 100, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2Y 1V7, tel: (1-514) 283-6073, fax: 283-3792, email: csamdup@ichrdd.ca, web: http://www.ichrdd.ca/
1 December, 8:00-9:30, Renaissance Hotel, Seattle: GMOS, TURTLES AND TREES: CAN WE AVOID TRADE TENSIONS? Organised by the Global Environment & Trade Study. This briefing is moderated by Mark Ritchie (Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy). Speakers include Lakshman Guruswamy (University of Tulsa Law School) and Ronnie Hall (Friends of the Earth, United Kingdom). For information contact Mark Ritchie, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2105 First Ave. South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404, USA, tel : (1-612) 870-3400, fax : 870-4846, email : mritchie@iatp.org, web http://www.iatp.org/
1 December, 08:30-17:30, United Methodist Church, Seattle: SESSION ON WOMEN / DEMOCRACY / SOVEREIGNTY / DEVELOPMENT. Convenors: Alexandra Spieldoch, Center of Concern, email: aspieldoch@coc.org; SESSION ON “NO PATENTS ON LIFE: BIOTECH IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY.” (held at Plymouth Congregational Church) Convenor: Phil Bereano, tel: (1-206) 543-9037, email: phil@uwtc.washington.edu
1 December; 2 December, 8:30-9:30, 1st United Methodist Church, Seattle: FARMERS’ PRESS BREAKFAST. Sponsored by the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP) and the International Forum on Food & Agriculture (IFA). Invited speakers include: Jose Bove, French Farmer’s Union; Dena Hoff and John Kinsman, National Family Farm Coalition; Keith Dietrich, American Corn Growers Association; Rafael Mariano, Peasant Movement of the Philippines; Shinichiro Sakamoto, Japanese Independent Farmers Union; Kim In-Sik, Secretary General, Korean Farmers Association. For information contact: Renske van Staveren, tel: (1-612) 870-3423, fax: 870-4846, email: rvanstaveren@iatp.org
1 December, 10:00-12:30, NGO Centre, Seattle: SCIENCE AND PRECAUTION IN THE TRADING SYSTEM. Co-organised by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (Canada) and the Royal Institute of International Affairs (UK). This meeting will explore the meaning of the precautionary principle in the trading system, differences in the North American and European understanding of precaution, and ways to implement a precautionary approach in international trade. Speakers will include Konrad von Moltke (IISD, Dartmouth College, Free University of Amsterdam), James Cameron (Founding Director of FIELD and of Counsel to Baker and McKenzie, UK) and Matthew Stilwell (Centre for International Environmental Law, Geneva). For information contact Aaron Cosbey, IISD, email:acosbey@iisd.ca
1 December, 10:00-13:00, NGO Centre, Renaissance Madison Hotel, Seattle: THE VEXED ISSUE OF LINKAGES. Organised by the CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. A Panel Discussion on the issue of linkages of trade with labour standards or with environmental standards etc. Eminent speakers of opposing views will debate on the issues. For more information (until 28 November) contact Mr. Raghav Narsalay, India, tel: (91-141) 20-2940, fax: 20-2968, email: cutsjpr@jp1.dot.net.in
1 December, 14:00-16:00, Cavenaughs on Fifth Avenue Hotel, Seattle: INFORMATION SESSION ON TRADE AND HEALTH. Sponsored by the WTO and WHO. Interested members and observers are invited to participate in this event. This session will also be open to participation by interested, registered, non-governmental organisations and the press, on a first-come-first-served basis. For information contact Gretchen Stanton, WTO, email: gretchen.stanton@wto.org
1 December, 15:00-18:00, Labor Temple Hall, Seattle: BRINGING THE ANTI-WTO MESSAGE BACK TO YOUR CAMPUS. Sponsored by Campus Green Vote, WashPIRG, STARC, the Sierra Student Coalition, the Center for Campus Organizing and the Campus Greens-University of Washington. Students and young activists from across the nation will be gathering for this workshop focusing on WTO follow-up activities to further engage students in environmental and social activism on campus. The workshop will consist of a Media Skills Training and a Divestment/Socially Responsible Investment campaign training. Location to be Announced. For more information or to register contact Doug Israel, Campus Green Vote, 2021 Third Avenue Seattle, WA 98121, tel: (1-206) 256-6429, fax: 729-1563, email: cecnw@envirocitizen.org, web: http://www.envirocitizen.org/
2 December
2 December, Seattle: FOOD & AGRICULTURE DAY. The Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP), and the International Forum on Food & Agriculture (IFA) are sponsoring this strategy-sharing workshop which will be devoted to GMOs, agriculture, and the SPS Agreement. For more information contact Renske van Staveren, International Forum on Food & Agriculture, c/o Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, 2105 First Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, USA 55404, tel: (1-612)-870-3423, fax: 870-4846, email: rvanstaveren@iatp.org, web: http://www.iffah.org/
2 December, 10:00-12:00, United Methodist Church, Seattle: SESSION ON FOOD & AGRICULTURE: FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY. Convenor: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, tel: (1-612) 870-0453, email: rvanstaveren@iatp.org, web: http://www.iatp.org/
2 December, 8:30-9:30, 1st United Methodist Church, Seattle: FARMERS’ PRESS BREAKFAST. Sponsored by the Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy (IATP) and the International Forum on Food & Agriculture (IFA). Invited speakers include: Jose Bove, French Farmer’s Union; Dena Hoff and John Kinsman, National Family Farm Coalition; Keith Dietrich, American Corn Growers Association; Rafael Mariano, Peasant Movement of the Philippines; Shinichiro Sakamoto, Japanese Independent Farmers Union; Kim In-Sik, Secretary General, Korean Farmers Association. For information contact: Renske van Staveren, tel: (1-612) 870-3423, fax: 870-4846, email: rvanstaveren@iatp.org
2 December, 10:00-20:00, Northwest Rooms, Seattle Center: THE AMERICAS, REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS AND WTO. Sponsored by the Coalition for Trade with The Americas including the US-Mexico Chamber, WA State CTED, Washington District Export Council, Consuls of Canada, Bolivia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay. This event will include day-long trade/education exhibition, reverse trade mission (pending), and panel discussions. There will be an evening reception with WTO briefings and an international dignitary as the guest speaker. For information contact: Elsa Trail, WSCTED, tel: (1-206) 956-3131
2 December, 8:00-9:30, East Room, Renaissance Hotel, Seattle: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT & TRADE STUDY BRIEFING: “WTO TRANSPARENCY AND GOVERNANCE”. For information contact For information contact: Susan Weuste , email: susan.weuste@yale.edu
2 December, 11:30-13:00, Seattle Space Needle: EUROPEAN UNION TRADE FORUM: GERMAN PERSPECTIVE ON THE WTO CONFERENCE IN SEATTLE. Sponsored by the Council of European Chambers. Daily WTO briefings (country specific) and luncheon for businesses, chambers, and general public. For information contact Linda Cassee, CEC, tel: (1-206) 352-9020, email: northwest@wtravelers.com
2 December, 10:00-12:00, 1st United Methodist Church: PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS/ PANELS ON AGRICULTURE. Topics include: “Naming the Problem: Corporate Control and the Industrialization of Agriculture”; “What Are We Trading Away? Food Security and Food Safety”; and “Beyond Globalization: Toward a Socially Just Agriculture in the New Millennium” which will highlight local food systems and alternatives to industrial agriculture. For information contact: Renske van Staveren, tel: (1-612) 870-3423, fax: 870-4846, email: rvanstaveren@iatp.org
2 December, 10:00-13:00, NGO Centre, Renaissance Madison Hotel, Seattle: ANTI-DUMPING AND THE WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT SYSTEM. Organised by the CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. A Workshop on the issue of anti-dumping and the dispute settlement system at the WTO. For more information (until 28 November) contact Mr. K.S. Sajeev, India, tel: (91-141) 20-5802, fax: 20-3998, email: cutsjpr@jp1.dot.net.in
2 December 10:00-20:00, Seattle: THE AMERICAS, REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS AND THE WTO. To be held at the Seattle Center. Sponsored inter alia by the US-Mexico Chambers of Commerce, Consuls of Canada, Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Uruguay. Includes a day-long Trade Education Exhibition, a Reverse Trade Mission, panel discussions, and an evening reception with WTO briefing. For information contact Therese Kunzi-Clark, King County Office of Trade, tel: (1-206) 296-7421.
2 December, 12:00-2:45, NGO Centre, Seattle: WOMEN ADD VALUE: GENDER, TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT. This luncheon and panel discussion is hosted by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung & The Women’s Environment and Development Organization. Expected panelists include: Jocelyn Dow (Red Thread Women’s Development Programme, Guyana); Dr. Luisa Gabayet (Center for Research and Advanced Studies for Social Anthropology, Mexico); Mohau Pheko (Former Director, Women’s National Coalition, South Africa); and Dr. Vandana Shiva (Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology, India). Only accredited NGOs, media representatives and others will be permitted entry. RSVP necessary to attend. For information contact the Women’s Environment and Development Organisation, tel: (1-212) 973-0325, fax: 973-0335, email: rosa@wedo.org
2 December, 12:30-13:30, Victor Steinbruck Park: SUPPORT FAMILY FARMERS! PUBLIC RALLY AND NEWS CONFERENCE. Speakers include:Vandana Shiva, (author, researcher and leading advocate in India regarding farmers, feminism, ecology and politics); Jim Hightower (former Texas Commissioner of Agriculture and nationally recognized progressive commentator and author); Helen Waller, Northern Plains Resource Council; Roger Allison, Missouri Rural Crisis Center. For information contact: Renske van Staveren, tel: (1-612) 870-3423, fax: 870-4846, email: rvanstaveren@iatp.org
2 December, 14:00-16:30, Pike Place Market, Seattle: STRATEGY SHARING WORKSHOPS. Topics range from local to global, addressing the critique of agriculture in the WTO, as well as highlighting solutions and alternative policy options. These facilitated discussions are designed to be interactive, roundtable exchanges. Among topics are: “Food Security in a Global Economy?” lead by ActionAid and Food First; “The Impact of Globalization on Food Safety” lead by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and the International Association of Consumer Food Organizations (IACFO); “Farmer and Farmworker Strategy” lead by the National Family Farm Coalition, the Via Campesina and the Farmworker Action Committee; and “Genetic Engineering and Agriculture: Where Do We Go From Here?” lead by Ronnie Cummins on behalf of the Genetic Engineering Action Network, U.S. For information contact: Renske van Staveren, tel: (1-612) 870-3423, fax: 870-4846, email: rvanstaveren@iatp.org
2 December, 14:00-16:00, NGO Centre, Seattle: WHAT KIND OF TRADE ORGANISATION? Organised by Christian Aid. A discussion of various proposals for WTO reform. For information contact Claire Melamed, Christian Aid, tel: (44-171) 523-2148, fax: 620-0719, email: cmelamed@christian-aid.org
2 December, 17:00-18:00, Market Theatre at Pike Place Market, Seattle: WRAP UP AND BEYOND WTO. To conclude Food and Agriculture Day, representatives of major small farm, food security and land reform movements worldwide will sum up the day, including priority actions and benchmarks for civil society solidarity in the near future. Speakers will include representatives of the Third World Network, Via Campesina, the Global Forum on Food Security, the International Indian Treaty Council, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and the NGO Sustainable Agriculture/Food Systems Caucus of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development. For information contact: Renske van Staveren, tel: (1-612) 870-3423, fax: 870-4846, email: rvanstaveren@iatp.org
2 December, 18:30-22:00, University Plaza Hotel, Seattle: INDIA, TRADE OPPORTUNITIES, AND WTO. Reception and dinner with guest speakers Ambassador Naresh Chandra (invited) and Congressman Jim McDermott (invited). Sponsored by the Indo-American Friendship Forum. For information contact: Jagdish Sharma, IAFF, tel: (1-425) 489-0510, email: jagdish.p.sharma@boeing.com
2 December, 18:30-22:00, Town Hall, Seattle: TABLEAU: 100 FOR 100.Tableau, the community table, is a concept developed by Chef Tom in Seattle and Katie French that brings together people from diverse interests to engage in meaningful dialogue that leads to actions, strategies and positive results. Participants will be recruited and invited from a wide range of interests throughout the WTO meeting. There will be space for several hundred active listeners and witnesses to the conversation that will take place. The group of 100 will conduct an inquiry based on the question “What could 100 people who have the capacity to impact and generate a global conversation, DO in 100 days to alter, enhance, and bring powerful resource to active solutions for world hunger?” For information contact Chef Tom, email: cheftom@tableauinc.com
3 December
3 December, 10:00-20:00, Westin Hotel or Sheraton Hotel, Seattle: A SALUTE TO SMALL BUSINESS & ASIAN PACIFIC TRADE. Sponsored by the Coalition of Chambers for Asian Pacific Trade including over 20 chambers throughout the Greater Seattle/King County area. Evening reception with speakers from US Government, Seattle Host Organization, USTR (invited), and local officials Governor Locke and King County Executive Ron Sims (invited). Topic: “WTO Week-In-Review.” Business outreach and trade education panels earlier in afternoon. Grand finale to WTO Week business outreach events. For information contact Damian Cordova, tel: (1-206) 553-7170, email: damian.cordova@mail.house.gov
3 December,11:30-13:30, Seattle Space Needle: EUROPEAN UNION TRADE FORUM: DAILY BRIEFING. Sponsored by the Council of European Chambers. Daily WTO briefings (country specific) and luncheon for businesses, chambers, and general public. For information contact Linda Cassee, CEC, tel: (1-206) 352-9020, email: northwest@wtravelers.com
3 December, The Westin Hotel, Seattle: SALUTE TO SMALL BUSINESS & ASIAN PACIFIC TRADE. Sponsored by the Coalition of Chambers for Asian Pacific Trade, including over 20 chambers throughout the Greater Seattle/King County area. Events include executive business forum, WTO country-specific briefings, evening reception, “WTO Week-In-Review,” with Honorary Host, Governor Gary Locke and speakers Secretary Aida Alvarez, Secretary William Daley , WTO Director-General, USTR, the SHO, King County Executive Ron Sims, and other local officials. For information contact: Damian Cordova, tel: (1-206) 553-7170, email: damian.cordova@mail.house.gov
3 December, 10:00-12:30, WTO NGO Centre, North Room, Seattle: THE KYOTO PROTOCOL AND THE WTO. This forum will address the potential conflicts and the best ways to harmonize trade liberalization and climate change mitigation. Sponsored by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (Canada) and the Royal Institute for International Affairs (UK). For information contact: Aaron Cosbey, email: acosbey@iisd.ca
3 December, 8:00-9:30, East Room, Renaissance Hotel, Seattle: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT & TRADE STUDY BRIEFING: “Next Steps from Seattle”. For information contact: Susan Weuste , email: susan.weuste@yale.edu
3 December, 08:30-12:30, Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Seattle: SESSION ON CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILTY: WHO RULES? Convenor: David Korten, People-Centered Development Forum, email: pcfd@econet.org, web: http://iisd.ca/pcdf
3 December, 14:00-17:00, Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle: FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE FORUM. Sponsored by the Small Family Fishers Coalition. This panel discussion is on trading and harvesting wild seafood, aquaculture, sustainability, and transgenics. For information contact John Foss, tel: (1-206) 748-1514, email: fishbiz@oz.net
The Council of Canadians are planning to mobilise in Vancouver for a conference immediately prior to the Summit and then descend on Seattle. For information contact Council of Canadians, tel: (1-604) 688-8846, web: http://www.canadians.org/
Date/location TBA: WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT ON COMMUNITY, TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. STATEWIDE ROUND-TABLES OF SMALL BUSINESS CEOs. Topics: “What is the WTO?” and “How Can the WTO Help Small Business?” Event may include sponsorship of a Reverse Trade Mission as follow-up to the Governor’s August 1999 100-member trade mission to Mexico. For registration or information contact John Anderson or Elsa Trail, WSCTED, tel: (1-206) 956-3131, email: elsat@cted.wa.gov