FTAA+10 Working Group is rounding out the 3 day weekend of resistance with a panel on the free trade agenda.
"Speaking About Free Trade, Organizing Resistance" is now scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3 pm at FIU North.
Please join us for a panel presentation and discussion on the misnamed phenomenon of "free trade", the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and its roots in an imperialist/neo-liberal agenda. This event and others already scheduled coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) summit which both promoted an oppressive economic model and brought notoriety to Miami for its police state implementation of what came to be known as "the Miami Model".
Five speakers, each bringing unique experience and perspective, will share on topics ranging from the legal to the political, followed by discussion on what it means for us, and how we might fight back.
* The rise of the police/surveillance state and militarization of urban police forces: Ray Taseff, ACLU attorney who represented numerous FTAA protesters
* Pro-immigration, anti-"free trade", and how they relate: Kathy Bird, Florida Immigrant Coalition (FLIC) statewide organizer
* The Colombia-US "free trade" agreement (FTA), and how Colombian workers are resisting: Jairo Marcos Restrepo, anti-imperialist who recently visited Colombia to speak with those in the struggle; also how mainstream media represents our enemy
*"Free trade" and neo-liberalism, a big picture view: Abdy Javadzadeh, FIU Professor of Sociology and author focusing on Middle East politics and economy
"Free Trade" is merely a FREE PASS for capitalism and global corporate domination. Don't miss this important discussion.
Location on campus: Academic Center 1 (AC1) Rm. 194
http://campusmaps.fiu.edu/
Facebook event page
FTAA+10: Fighting to End The Transpacific Partnership and Miami's Legacy of Police Brutality
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Food Not Bombs Announces FTAA+10 Kick-off Sharing on November 15th
Fort Lauderdale Food Not Bombs is inviting people hungry for justice and delicious vegetarian food to come out to Government Center in downtown Miami Friday, November 15th, at 7 pm.Food Not Bombs is a global movement for the end of institutionalized poverty and hunger; something the free trade agenda plays an increasingly large role in as austerity and structural adjustment abuses food prices and social services worldwide.
Therefore FNB activists will be converging to help with FTAA weekend and inviting people to take an active role in communities in South Florida to combat economic inequality. Along with help setting up this sharing we are also inviting activists to help us plan more activities for Friday night to get the FTAA+10 off to a good start!
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
"The Miami Model" Screening Set for November 8th, 2013
The FTAA+10 Working Group is happy to announce we'll be playing "The Miami Model" at Sweat Records on Friday, November 8th at 7 pm. It should be a great opportunity to familiarize activists with the events and implications of the free trade agenda. Join the facebook event here.
This will be a FREE screening of the seminal documentary about the Free Trade Area of the Americas summit in Nov., 2003, and the overwhelming police state response to the protests it inspired, followed by discussion related to the misnamed phenomenon of "free trade," neoliberalism and specifically to the impending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
The implications of these kinds of agreements are horrendous for working class people on a global scale, and the only thing free in the outcomes, as has been the case with NAFTA and CAFTA, is that they provide a free pass for the corporate, or capitalist, domination of the world. The complementary horror arising out of the FTAA was a new model of police infiltration and militarized urban repression which aptly has become known as "the Miami Model."
The screening is timed to educate our community and our activist circles, none of which will be untouched by the TPP, in advance of other activities - a march/rally and a panel - taking place the following weekend. Sweat Records is at 5505 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, Florida 33137
But wait! If you can't make it, don't know what it is, or want to schedule screenings in your own community to explain the free trade agenda OR get them interested in coming to the FTAA+10 anniversary weekend, you can watch it free online right here:
This will be a FREE screening of the seminal documentary about the Free Trade Area of the Americas summit in Nov., 2003, and the overwhelming police state response to the protests it inspired, followed by discussion related to the misnamed phenomenon of "free trade," neoliberalism and specifically to the impending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
The implications of these kinds of agreements are horrendous for working class people on a global scale, and the only thing free in the outcomes, as has been the case with NAFTA and CAFTA, is that they provide a free pass for the corporate, or capitalist, domination of the world. The complementary horror arising out of the FTAA was a new model of police infiltration and militarized urban repression which aptly has become known as "the Miami Model."The screening is timed to educate our community and our activist circles, none of which will be untouched by the TPP, in advance of other activities - a march/rally and a panel - taking place the following weekend. Sweat Records is at 5505 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, Florida 33137
But wait! If you can't make it, don't know what it is, or want to schedule screenings in your own community to explain the free trade agenda OR get them interested in coming to the FTAA+10 anniversary weekend, you can watch it free online right here:
Monday, October 21, 2013
FTAA+10 Marches to Stop The Transpacific Partnership on November 16th, 2013
While the exact march route and permitting is still in the works, organizers for the FTAA+10 are putting the word out that we are beginning a march, including a puppet parade, at Jose Marti Park in Miami at 1 pm, on Saturday, November 16th. Our focus for this march is to spread awareness and a spirit of resistance to the Transpacific Partnership, the largest and most devastating free trade agreement in history.
We are also in the works of scheduling a panel on the consequences of the FTAA, TPP, and free trade globalization for the next day, and are looking for any other programming or participation that groups would like to commit to during this weekend. Flyers and other information will be available soon.
We would also like to remind everyone that this blog is open for posting by those would like to share their experiences of the original FTAA, on information on free trade and the TPP, and ideas for how Floridians and all of humanity can continue to oppose and stop these exploitative practices. Contact us through this blog or at swampzine (at) gmail if you would like to contribute to this blog. The organizing body for this weekend has been meeting regularly on Sunday in Miami. Please contact us if you would like to join us.
Onward to FTAA+10!
We are also in the works of scheduling a panel on the consequences of the FTAA, TPP, and free trade globalization for the next day, and are looking for any other programming or participation that groups would like to commit to during this weekend. Flyers and other information will be available soon.
We would also like to remind everyone that this blog is open for posting by those would like to share their experiences of the original FTAA, on information on free trade and the TPP, and ideas for how Floridians and all of humanity can continue to oppose and stop these exploitative practices. Contact us through this blog or at swampzine (at) gmail if you would like to contribute to this blog. The organizing body for this weekend has been meeting regularly on Sunday in Miami. Please contact us if you would like to join us.
Onward to FTAA+10!
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Planning Begins with Torch Assembly on October 13th
In order to create an event that both does justice to the events of November 2003, and the violent threat that free trade and militarization poses to billions of human beings all over the world, we are calling for an assembly at the Torch of Friendship on Sunday, October 13th, at 3 pm.
Plans are already being worked on for a puppet parade about police brutality, for a panel discussing the impact "The Miami Model" had on American civil liberties, and for educational events on the nature of free trade and the Transpacific Partnership (TPP).
Please attend this assembly or contact us through this blog if you wish to offer some event programming for the FTAA+10, scheduled for the weekend of November 15th-17th...just over a month away!
Facebook event for assembly
Plans are already being worked on for a puppet parade about police brutality, for a panel discussing the impact "The Miami Model" had on American civil liberties, and for educational events on the nature of free trade and the Transpacific Partnership (TPP).
Please attend this assembly or contact us through this blog if you wish to offer some event programming for the FTAA+10, scheduled for the weekend of November 15th-17th...just over a month away!
Facebook event for assembly
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