Anti NAFTA summit to be held in NOLA 4/21-4/23

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The People’s Summit
Our response to NAFTA expansion
April 21 – 23, 2008 • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Coming together for our communities

Linking the Gulf Coast struggle to the fight for the survival of communities in Mexico, Canada, & the rest of the United States

Building collective knowledge and action to transform NAFTA & other unjust economic policies pushed by Bush, Calderon, & Harper

Monday, 4/21

9am – 12pm Community Tour of New Orleans & Story Circles in Congo Square
12 – 1:30pm Opening Ceremony & Lunch in Congo Square
2pm – 5pm Understanding Who Profits & How: NAFTA+ and Katrina Profiteering
6pm – 9pm Understanding Who Profits & How: NAFTA+ and Katrina
Profiteering

Tuesday, 4/22
9am – 12pm Self-organized sessions
1pm – 4pm Self-organized sessions
6pm – 9pm Breaking Inferiority & Superiority to Restore Ourselves & Our Communities

Wednesday, 4/23
10am Press Conference

To register a self-organized session and to get more information contact
James Williams, Organizer with the American Friends Service Committee
at 504-307-6588 or peoplessummit {at} gmail.com

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1. More info--

Please circulate widely!

The People’s Summit New Orleans website www.summitneworleans.org is up!

This resource will provide up-to-date information as the program gets formulated this week. Many have submitted workshop proposals that are being sorted through and organized. Despite very little notice to organize, things are really coming together. Don’t miss this chance of a lifetime to be a part of a community-based response to the “Three Amigos” summit.

People’s Summit News:

The Head of State of Canada, Mexico and the United States (Harper, Calderón, and Bush respectively) will be meeting April 21-22 in New Orleans Louisiana for a summit of the "Three Amigos." There, with their chosen corporate advisors, they will continue setting an agenda for the three countries through the Security Prosperity Partnership (SPP), without the consent from their citizens or legislative bodies. Civil Society organizations in New Orleans have been gearing up to host civil society from across the continent for The People's Summit: Our Response to NAFTA Expansion, an inclusive gathering to educate the public on the SPP process while grounding that learning in the New Orleans experience.

You may be wondering why these organizations are up in arms about this Three Amigos meeting and how it will really affect the average citizen’s day to day life. While the Canadians and Mexicans have been staging demonstrations against the SPP, little is known in the United States about the SPP, its process, or what it means for our citizens. This People’s Summit will be an important step to informing citizens about the SPP and how it is already impacting our lives.

Visit our Learn More section of this website for information linking the SPP to the U.S. and New Orleans reality! http://www.summitneworleans.org/learn_more/intro