[USFT] Global Week of Action fast approaching!

Thu Mar 24 12:41:44 MST 2005

"The Global Week of Action is happening from the 10th to the 16th of April, and its really important because its actually going to be the first global mobilization in 2005 and it will kick start the year... Although plans are in early stages, I think there are already plans for the global week of action

planned in about 50 different countries around the world.

This isn't a week about helping the poor or helping southern countries in a sort of paternalistic way. What we're saying in the week of action is we're challenging the economic structures and the economic models which are being forced on countries around the world and which are creating poverty, and everyone is campaigning together to do that, whether a campaign as an activist in India, or activists in Costa Rica, Brazil, Ghana. We'll be campaigning in the UK, but we'll be campaigning in solidarity at the same time in solidarity."

- Beverly Duckworth, UK's World Development Movement, Dec 2004

Friends,

The Global Week of Action is fast approaching.  There are events happening around the globe- if you haven't seen the listings yet, they are impressive, check it out below.  Help us capture your energy, commitment, and amazing work for Trade Justice by visiting Oxfam's calendar and sharing your events with others around the US and around the globe.

Register your events at www.oxfamamerica.org/calendar today!!!  Let's capture this collective energy and let the world know that we are part of a global movement for Trade with dignity and justice.

For fairness,

Shayna

GLOBAL WEEK OF ACTION EVENTS:

Africa

DR Congo

Lectures, Seminar and Press Conference <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventscongo.htm> 

All Week

Demonstation, Concert and petition to Government <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventscongo.htm#2> 

12-16 April

Gambia

Seminars and Workshops at The Africa Youth Conference Against Hunger <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsgambia.htm> 

Ghana

Week of events including sending chickens to parliament <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsghana.htm> 

All Week

Kenya

Week of events including church services, public processions and unfair football <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventskenya.htm> 

All Week

Lesotho

Education events to mobilise communities <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventslesotho.htm> 

All Week

Mozambique

Lectures, seminars and debates <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsmozambique.htm> 

All Week

Nigeria

Signing of petition against trade injustice <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsnigeria.htm> 

10 April

Public Lectures and Radio Talks <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsnigeria.htm#2> 

All Week 

Senegal

Week of events including parliamentary meetings and Trade Justice caravans and concert <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventssenegal.htm> 

All Week

Sierra Leone

Lobbying events, public forums and report launch <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventssierraleone.htm> 

All Week

South Africa

Ecumenical service and mass march against liberalisation in the clothing industry in Cape Town <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventssouthafrica.htm> 

14 April 

Events in KwaZulu Natal including sending shoes to ministers <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventssouthafrica.htm#2> 

All Week 

Uganda

Week of events including workshops and street theatre <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsuganda.htm> 

All Week 

Zambia

Million signature cotton campaign <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventszambia.htm> 

All Week

Ecumenical church services <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventszambia.htm#2> 

10 April

Zimbabwe

Ecumenical services and day of prayer <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventszimbabwe.htm#2> 

10 April

Public Meetings about Stop EPAs Campaign <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventszimbabwe.htm#3> 

11-14 April

National Conference and march for Trade Justice <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventszimbabwe.htm#4> 

13-14 April

Presentation of Petitions <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventszimbabwe.htm#5> 

15 April

Americas

Bolivia

Week of events in La Paz <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsbolivia.htm> 

All Week

Student Conference against FTAA <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsbolivia.htm#2> 

9 April

Street Theatre in El Alto <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsbolivia.htm#3> 

12-14 April

Cultural Fair in Santa Cruz <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsbolivia.htm#3> 

13 April 

Brazil

Postcard campaign - "Fale por um Comércio Justo" <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsbrazil.htm#1> 

All Week

Week of events including mass rallies and MST march <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsbrazil.htm#3> 

All Week 

Seminar: 'Trade agreements and Social movements: Brazil's commitments in relation to international trade' <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsbrazil.htm#2> 

12-13 April 

Canada

Lobbying event and public events across Canada <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventscanada.htm> 

10 April

Trading away Mexico: NAFTA tightens its grip <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventscanada.htm#2> 

13 April

Colombia

Peace Vigil <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventscolombia.htm> 

5-14 April 

National March <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventscolombia.htm#2> 

14 April 

Costa Rica

Forum of Central American Parliamentarians against CAFTA <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventscostarica.htm> 

15 April

Social Summit against CAFTA <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventscostarica.htm#2> 

14 April

Cuba

Conference on ALCA and neo-liberalism <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventscuba.htm> 

13 April

Haiti

Concert and unfair basketball match <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventshaiti.htm> 

10 April 

Honduras

Forum about the impact of neoliberalism on women <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventshonduras.htm> 

All Week

Week of events including producers fair and march against CAFTA <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventshonduras.htm#2> 

13-16 April

Mexico

A Space for reflection, analysis and debate <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsmexico.htm> 

13 April

Week of action including farmers march <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsmexico.htm#2> 

All Week 

Nicuragua

Ecumenical service across the country <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsnicuragua.htm#3> 

10 April 

Producers fair and music festival <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsnicuragua.htm#2> 

11-14 April 

Conference: Trade Justice from a theological perspective <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsnicuragua.htm#3> 

11-13 April 

Peru

Seminar on the impacts of trade liberalisation <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsperu.htm>  

7-8 April 

USA

Farmers Tour and letter writing campaign <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsusa.htm> 

All Week

FairTrade Panel <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsusa.htm#2> 

13 April

Protest at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsusa.htm#3> 

15-17 April

Oxfam America Global Week of Action events <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsusa.htm#4> 

All Week

Action to Stop JPMorgan Chase's Investments of Mass Destruction <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsusa.htm#5> 

"Crossing the Borders of Trade" conference <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsusa.htm#6> 

16 April 

Asia & Pacific

Australia

Postcard campaign, campaign activities and report launch <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsaustralia.htm> 

All Week

Bangladesh

Nationwide 'vote for trade justice' and mass events <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsbangladesh.htm> 

All Week

Hong Kong 

Regional Conference on GATS <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventshongkong.htm>  

11-12 April

India

National and state level mass rallies plus signature campaign to Prime Minister and e-mail campaign to IMF,World Bank and WTO <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsindia.htm> 

All Week 

Indonesia

Week of events including public forum on rice <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsindonesia.htm> 

All Week

Lebanon

FairTrade days of action and media week <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventslebanon.htm> 

11-16 April

Philippines

National Peasants-NGOs-Legislators Forum on Food Sovereignty <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsphilippines.htm> 

13 April

General Assembly <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsphilippines.htm#2> 

10 April

MeryendahanII: Is Green and Value-Adding Mining Possible? <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsphilippines.htm#3> 

Launch of Stop the New Round campaign towards Hong Kong <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsphilippines.htm#5> 

Grain March to Department of Trade and Industry <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsphilippines.htm#4> 

15 April

Europe

Austria

Information Campaign - MDGs 2005 <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsaustria.htm> 

All Week

Brussels

Funeral Procession to DG Trade <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsbelgium.htm> 

14 April

Sign-on petition letter to EU Commission <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsbelgium.htm#2> 

All Week

Denmark

Events planned during the week including unfair football match and concert <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsdenmark.htm> 

All Week

France

For Trade Justice - Lets make a market together! <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsfrance.htm> 

16-17 April

Exhibition and seminars in the European Parliament <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsfrance.htm#2>  

12-13 April 

Finland

Launch of national MDG campaign <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsfinland.htm> 

16 April

The Social Forum in Finland <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsfinland.htm#2> 

9-10 April

Photo competition <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsfinland.htm#3>  

All Week 

Germany

Week of events, opening in Bonn and closing in Berlin <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsgermany.htm>  

All Week 

Netherlands

Signature campaign and mass event in the Hague <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsnetherlands.htm> 

16 April

Trade Tribunal <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsnetherlands.htm#2> 

All Week

Ireland

Week of events planned including Grain March <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsireland.htm> 

All Week

Italy

Week of events opening in Florence and closing in Rome <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsitaly.htm> 

All Week

Norway

Sugar trade tribunal <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsnorway.htm> 

14 April

Open meetings and final demonstration in Oslo <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsnorway.htm#2> 

16 April

Spain

Week of events including free giant paella meal <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsspain.htm> 

All Week 

Sweden

Day of activities planned in Stockholm <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventssweden.htm> 

16 April 

Switzerland

Local events throught the country <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsswitzerland.htm> 

All Week

Lausanne signs up to Trade Justice! <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsswitzerland.htm#2> 

16 April

UK

Night protest to 'wake up the government' <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsuk.htm> 

15-16 April

Local events throughout the week <http://www.april2005.org/media/events/eventsuk.htm#2> 

All Week

Shayna Harris

Fair Trade Coffee Organizer

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