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Submitted by Joe on November 30, 2009 - 5:14pm.
Saturday, December 5th * Downtown Portland
12:00 Noon - Gather at Tom McCall Waterfront Park (under the Hawthorne Bridge)
1:00 pm - March to the World Trade Center, Federal Building and Wells Fargo Building
2:00 pm - Indoor Rally and Concert at Portland State University's Hoffman Hall
As part of the global days of action against the new World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial, people from across the Pacific Northwest will be converging in downtown Portland to speak out against the proposed expansion of failed "free trade" policies and to demand the prioritization of human needs over corporate greed. This week, the World Trade Organization is holding its largest negotiations on international trade and investment in many years. During the new WTO conference, government officials and corporate lobbyists will be promoting the expansion of business-as-usual trade policies as a solution to, rather than a cause of, the global economic crisis. On their agenda is the expansion of 21 different trade pacts that would:
1:00 pm - March to the World Trade Center, Federal Building and Wells Fargo Building
2:00 pm - Indoor Rally and Concert at Portland State University's Hoffman Hall
As part of the global days of action against the new World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial, people from across the Pacific Northwest will be converging in downtown Portland to speak out against the proposed expansion of failed "free trade" policies and to demand the prioritization of human needs over corporate greed. This week, the World Trade Organization is holding its largest negotiations on international trade and investment in many years. During the new WTO conference, government officials and corporate lobbyists will be promoting the expansion of business-as-usual trade policies as a solution to, rather than a cause of, the global economic crisis. On their agenda is the expansion of 21 different trade pacts that would:
· Cause further offshoring of local jobs
· Prohibit new banking regulations designed to prevent the next financial crisis
· Force global warming policies to conform with restrictive commercial agreements
· Expand agricultural practices that push small farmers off their land and force migration
· Require countries to accept imported foods and consumer goods that fail to meet local safety standards
We need to fight back. This latest WTO Ministerial -- only the fourth in the past decade -- falls on the exact 10-year anniversary of the hugely-successful Seattle WTO protests. It is time to reclaim the "Spirit of Seattle," come together as affected communities and take control over the policy decisions that affect our economic future. As part of this resistance, a broad coalition of over 75 labor, environmental, faith, human rights and community organizations across Oregon has organized a large-scale march and indoor rally in Portland for Saturday, December 5, 2009. The day's fantastic line-up of speakers includes Lori Wallach (Global Trade Watch), Tom Chamberlain (Oregon AFL-CIO), Francisco Lopez (CAUSA Oregon), Barbara Byrd (Oregon Apollo Alliance), Brent Foster (Oregon Department of Justice), Ken Allen (Oregon AFSCME) and Vandana Shiva (via video), as well as musical acts by Jim Page, Dr. Atomic's Medicine Show and others.
This is one of more than 200 events across the country, and hundreds more throughout the world. Join the global movement saying "NO" to the WTO by participating in the "D5" march and rally. For information on caravans from around the state, volunteer opportunities and other background items, please visit: www.december5.org
D5 Endorsements
Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, Portland Central America Solidarity Committee, Sweatfree NW, AFSCME Local 3214, Portland Jobs with Justice, Witness for Peace NW, Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers, Southern Oregon Jobs with Justice, Marion-Polk-Yamhill Central Labor Council, United Steelworkers Local 8378, Enlace, Rural Organizing Project, Northwest Oregon Labor Council, Woodworkers District W1, IAMAW, Alliance for Democracy – Portland, Economic Justice Action Group, Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network, Voz, SEIU 503, Amalgamated Transit Union Division 757, PSU’s Progressive Student Union, Recursos Para Derechos Humanos, ISO, Save Refugees, Oregon New Sanctuary Movement, Real Wealth of Portland, Code Pink Portland, Center for Intercultural Organizing, AFSCME Council 75, Portland State University Faculty Association (Local 3571 AFT), CAUSA Oregon, Bark, AFSCME Local 88, Cascadia Rising Tide, AFSMCE Local 328, Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project, Sierra Club, Metanoia Peace Community United Methodist Church, Love Makes a Family, AFSC – Portland, Lane County Labor Council, Carpenters Local 247, Freedom Socialist Party, ILWU Local 5, SEIU 49, American Association of University Professors - PSU Chapter; Portland Restaurant Workers Association; Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN); Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation (AFT Local 3544); Coalition for a Livable Future; Latin America Solidarity Committee (LASC); PDX Peace Coalition; Portland Community College Federation of Classified Employees (AFT Local 3922); Citizens Trade Campaign; Communication Workers of America Local 7901; Machinists Local Lodge 1005; Northwest Resistance Against Genetic Engineering (NWRAGE); Teamsters Local 206; ILWU Local 4; American Federation of Musicians Local 99; United Steelworkers Oregon LE Committee; Community Alliance of Tenants; Oregon PeaceWorks; Portland WILPF; Creating Democracy; Radical Women; IUPAT; Rose Hip Medics; AFSCME Local 3135; Greenpeace; GCC/IBT Local 767M; Portland Association of Teachers (PAT); US Social Forum; Radical Women; Rose Hip Medics; IUPAT; Portland Peaceful Response Coalition; Earth Community Alliance; I.A.T.S.E. Local B20; KBOO
