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Food First at the WTO Summit
Seattle, Washington
November 26 to December 3, 1999

NGOs from around the world will come together November 26 through December 3 to protest against the World Trade Organization's Ministerial Meeting held in Seattle, Washington. Food First will join in this protest by participating in many of the events scheduled between November 26 to December 3, 1999.

November 26-27

Roundtable discussion featuring the most prominent voices of Third World opposition to the new instruments of re-colonization: globalization, the WTO and transnational corporations. [Recorded 11/27/99 Seattle/WTO. Running time 3 hrs.]

The International Forum on Globalization (IFG) is organizing a Teach-In on the World Trade Organization (WTO). The event will take place at the 2,500-seat Benaroya Seattle Symphony Hall a few days before the WTO Ministerial meeting. Most of the Teach-In events will be free to the public.

The Seattle Teach-In will focus on the problems of economic globalization and, specifically, on the activities of the WTO and other international agreements and institutions. Panels of speakers will address the current failed economic model, and focus on areas such as agriculture, the environment, human rights, labor rights, consumer rights, food safety, public health, and many more issues that are affected by the WTO. For More Information, please contact:

International Forum on Globalization
1555 Pacific Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: (415) 771-3394 Fax:(415) 771-1121
Email: ladan@ifg.org

November 27-29, 1999

Global People's Tribunal on Corporate Crimes Against Humanity. For more information, please contact Tribunal Coordinator, Ward Morehouse at 212-972-9877 or 914-271-6590, email: cipany@igc.org

November 29 - December 1, 1999

Dr.Vandana Shiva addresses the Celebration of Our Planet's Fabulous Diversity of Food and Agriculture. [Approximately 5 minutes, Audio: MPEG]

International Gathering at Seattle, Diverse Women for Diversity, An Alternative Strategies Workshop Parallel to the WTO Third Ministerial Conference. For more information contact Diverse Women for Diversity at divwomen@ndf.vsnl.net.in

November 29, 1999

Jubiliee 2000 Human Chain for Debt cancellation

November 30, 1999

Peter Rosset is Live from Seattle! on National Public Radio

Human Rights Day Workshop E on the right to food, farmers rights and the WTO. For more information contact Malini Mehra at 55D Leander Road, London SW2 2NB, England, UK
Tel/ Fax: +44-181-4731655 Email: pdhre@aol.com

December 1, 1999

Women's, Human Rights, Development Day
Farmers Day

December 2, 1999

Anuradha Mittal addresses an audience on the subject "WTO, Corporate Control and the Ravaging of the Countryside." [Recorded 12/2/99. Running time 5 minutes, RealVideo.]

Peter Rosset speaks at the event "Beyond Globalization: Towards Socially Just Agriculture." [Recorded 12/2/99 in Seattle. Running time 7 minutes, RealVideo]

Anuradha Mittal featured in Direct Action Network's Headline News highlighting the WTO in Seattle [Recorded 12/99. Running time 10 minutes, RealVideo.]

Anuradha Mittal featured in an "Overview of the WTO" by the Video Activist Network [Running time 4 minutes, RealVideo.]

Food and Agriculture Day, Strategizing Session in collaboration with ActionAid. For more information, please contact Food First at 510-654-4400 (x108)

Food First Links

• The Real Enemy is the WTO, Not China by Anuradha Mittal and Peter Rosset

• Why Reform of the WTO is the Wrong Agenda by Walden Bello

• The Historic Significance of Seattle by Vandana Shiva

• It's the WTO, Not China, That's Inhumane by Anuradha Mittal

• America's Problems with China and Human Rights by Anuradha Mittal

• Food First Trade Principles - "The time has come to step back from this mania for free trade at any cost, assess the damage, and seek a new start. At Food First we do not suggest that every kind of international trade is bad. In appropriate circumstances and under the right conditions, international trade can potentially benefit local economic development, provide needed goods that cannot be produced domestically, and create jobs."

• "The Multiple Functions and Benefits of Small Farm Agriculture - In the Context of Global Trade Negotiations" is a new policy brief that demonstrates that small farms are multi-functional ÷- more productive, more efficient, and contribute more to economic development than large farms.

Related Links

• Independent Media Center

• Video Activist Network

• WTO Watch - Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

• The Foodist

• Who Owns the WTO? - Corporate Watch