|
Brave new corporate world? : as World Trade Organization delegates arrive in Seattle, international scholars and activists from 20 countries gather for a public teach-in to discuss the social, political, cultural and environmental effects of economic globalization [verso]
|
|
|
|
|
| Title | Brave new corporate world? : as World Trade Organization delegates arrive in Seattle, international scholars and activists from 20 countries gather for a public teach-in to discuss the social, political, cultural and environmental effects of economic globalization [verso] |
| Creator | International Forum on Globalization (IFG)
|
| Publisher/Affiliation | International Forum on Globalization (IFG)
|
| Place of Publication | [Unknown] |
| Date | 1999-11 |
| Notes | Alternate title: International Forum on Globalization media advisory : October 12, 1999.
Alternate title: Presentations and discussions on the global economy and the role of the World Trade Organization.
"Contact: Michael Shellenberg, Kasia Grisso, Erin Malec, Rachel Swain."
Participants include: Maude Barlow (Council of Canadians), John Cavanagh (Institute for Policy Studies), Herman Daly (Professor of Ecological Economics), Martin Khor (Third World Network), David Korten (People-Centered Development Forum), Sara Larrain (Chilean Presidential Candidate), Jerry Mander (International Forum on Globalization), Jeremy Rifkin (Foundation on Economic Trends), Anita Roddick (The Body Shop), Vandana Shiva (Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology), David Suzuki (Suzuki Foundation), Owens Wiwa (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People), "and 30 others."
The event was also described by the event program titled "Teach-in on economic globalization and the role of the World Trade Organization."
Announces a "Teach-in for the public on the social, political, cultural and environmental effects of economic globalization and the role of the WTO" on Friday, November 26, 1999, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m., and Saturday, Novemeber 27, 1999, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 to 11:00 p.m., all at Benaroya Hall, downtown Seattle.
The Saturday evening session was titled "Views from the South." |
| Timeline | Before WTO |
| Intended Purpose | Education
|
| Issue Area | Development
|
| Subjects | Public meetings; World Trade Organization; International trade |
| Geographic Coverage | United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Object Type | Flier
|
| Physical Description | Size: 28 x 22 cm
Condition: good |
| Collection | WTO Seattle Collection, #5177-003, Box 1, Folder 45
|
| Contributor | WTO History Project |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
|
|
|
|
|
