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Afta NAFTA: Competing visions for North America
Watch the full session of "Afta NAFTA: competing visions for North America," a panel series moderated by Stuart Trew, Trade Campaigner, The Council of Canadians, with: Manuel Perez Rocha, director of The NAFTA Plus & SPP Advocacy Project, Institute for Policy Studies, & executive member of the Mexican Action Network on Free Trade Katherine Ozer, executive director of the National Family Farm Coalition John Foster, The North-South Institute.
Organized by The Council of Canadians and Common Frontiers November 2, 2009, Trinity-St. Pauls United Church, Toronto.
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Afta NAFTA: Competing Visions for North America
Date: Monday, November 2, 2009 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location
Trinity St. Paul’s United Church
427 Bloor Street West
Toronto Canada
43° 39' 58.2084" N, 79° 24' 22.2768" W
See map: Google Maps
Trade policy in the United States is at a crossroads. Hear from a tri-national panel of experts on the continuing plans to deepen and expand the failed NAFTA model, as well as the growing U.S. civil society movement to fundamentally rethink and reform America’s international trading regime to protect workers, the environment and democracy. These competing visions for North America will have major impacts on Canada and Mexico, but they hold the potential to create a much fairer trading relationship across continental borders.
Moderated by Stuart Trew, Trade Campaigner, The Council of Canadians, with:
"You Me and the SPP" launch on Parliament Hill - The Raging Grannies sing
The Raging Grannies perform at a special public screening on October 1st 2009 of the new feature documentary by Paul Manly, "You, Me and the SPP: Trading Democracy for Corporate Rule.", hosted by NDP International Trade Critic, Peter Julian at the House of Commons.
The screening kicked off Paul Manly's national tour. Following the screening, there was a panel discussion, including the filmmaker Paul Manly (www.youmespp.com), NDP International Trade Critic Peter Julian, Teresa Healy (Senior Researcher, Canadian Labour Congress), Bruce Campbell (Executive Director, Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives), Maude Barlow (National Chairperson, Council of Canadians) and Louise Casselman (Common Frontiers) and a question and answer period.
Peter Julian toasts the the quiet cancellation of the SPP with friends
NDP International Trade Critic, Peter Julian, hosting a special public screening of the new feature documentary "You, Me and the SPP: Trading Democracy for Corporate Rule," toasts the quiet cancellation of the Security and Prosperity Partnership along with some friends (listed below).
The screening kicked off Paul Manlys national tour. Following the screening, there was a panel discussion, including the filmmaker Paul Manly (www.youmespp.com), NDP International Trade Critic Peter Julian, Teresa Healy (Senior Researcher, Canadian Labour Congress), Bruce Campbell (Executive Director, Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives), Maude Barlow (National Chairperson, Council of Canadians) and Louise Casselman (Common Frontiers) and a question and answer period.
You, Me and the SPP: A filmmaker's journey
From the youtube provocateur expose to being blacklisted as a spammer, making a film about the secretive trilateral process, the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP), has been an interesting journey.
You, Me and the SPP
The SPP appears dead for now, but similar toxic corporate and government machinations continue. Join rabble.ca in Ottawa this Thursday for the premiere of a new documentary on the SPP.
