The People’s Summit
Our response to NAFTA expansion
April 21 – 23, 2008 • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA - www.summitneworleans.org
Coming together for our communities
Linking the Gulf Coast struggle to the fight for the survival of communities
in Mexico, Canada, Quebec & the rest of the United States
Building collective knowledge and action to transform NAFTA & other unjust
economic policies pushed by Bush, Calderon, & Harper
Sunday, 4/20
12:30pm |
Workshop: NAFTA Gets Militarized: The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America, New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival, Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. |
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7:30pm |
N.O. Intrnt’l H.R. Film Festival Films on the Prison-Industrial Complex—criminal justice organizing benefit, Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Ctr. |
Monday, 4/21
9am – 12pm |
Community Tour of New Orleans & Story Circles at “the Village” – Next to the Canal St. Ferry on the riverfront in Algiers |
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12 – 1:30pm |
Opening Ceremony & Lunch at “the Village” – Next to the Canal St. Ferry on the riverfront in Algiers |
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2pm – 5pm |
Understanding Who Profits & How: NAFTA+ and Katrina Profiteering |
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6pm – 9pm |
Understanding Who Profits & How: NAFTA+ and Katrina Profiteering |
Tuesday, 4/22
9am – 4pm |
Self-organized sessions addressing four topics: increased militarism, privatization, forced immigration and migration, and abuse of the environment. Presenters include: Peoples Institute for Survival and Beyond, National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights, Malcolm X Grass Roots Movement, Mexican Action Network on Free Trade, New Orleans Worker Center for Racial Justice, Canadian Union of Public Employees, and many others. Session locations: Loyola University, Craige Cultural Center, McKenna Museum of African American Art, and Greater Little Zion Baptist Church |
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6pm – 9pm |
Breaking Inferiority & Superiority to Restore Ourselves & Our Communities |
To get more information contact:
James Williams, Summit Organizer at 504-307-6588 or peoplessummit@gmail.com
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