Council of Canadians chairperson Maude Barlow writes in Edmonton’s Vue Weekly on “the mass demonstrations 10 years ago in Seattle against the World Trade Organization” and the ongoing WTO agenda.
She highlights, “This week in Geneva, and later in Copenhagen, the Council of Canadians will once again join with thousands of farmers, fishers, civil society groups, environmentalists, social justice activists and leaders from the Global South to demand climate justice and a reversal on global trade talks.”
She concludes, “I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the ‘Battle in Seattle’ – can you?”
To read the full Vue Weekly piece, please go to http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=13677.
For more on our intervention in Copenhagen (from December 10-19), go to http://canadians.org/climatejustice.
You can read more about Council of Canadians Board member Leo Broderick and trade campaigner Stuart Trew (who arrived in Geneva for the WTO ministerial at about 4;00 am EST this morning) at http://canadians.org/campaignblog/?p=2193. Stuart will also be sending daily blogs from Geneva.
And there’s a special resource section on our website celebrating the ten year anniversary of Seattle at http://canadians.org/trade/issues/WTO/1999/anniversary/index.html.
