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Hemispheric Meeting of Reflection and Exchange
"Another America is Possible"
Quito, 28th - 30th October 2002
The Hemispheric Meeting of Reflection and Exchange: "Another America is Possible" will be held in Quito, Ecuador, on Monday October 28 through Wednesday 30 2002*, with the purpose of:
- Deepening understanding of what is behind of the Free Trade Area of the Americas - FTAA - and its future consequences.
- Enhancing the proposals for alternative integration.
- Giving greater visibility to the resistance against the FTAA
This meeting will be held within the framework of the Hemispheric Resistance Days against the FTAA, which will be carried out during the month of October in each country within the hemisphere. The meeting dates are concurrent with the Ministerial Meeting of the FTAA, which is scheduled for the last week of that month in Quito.
The meeting is organized by the continental Committee of the Hemispheric Campaign against the FTAA, a coordination initiative for developing proposals, that is linking networks, entities, social and political movements, alliances, trade unions and social coalitions, that have raised their voice in resistance against the Free Trade Area of the Americas - FTAA-.
* On Sunday October 27, from midday, a inaugural cultural event will take place. On Thursday 31 and Friday November 1, demonstrations in front of the FTAA Ministerial Meeting will be held.
The meeting “Another America is Possible” plans to be a meeting space in which to deepen awareness, develop critical focuses, exchange on alternative proposals and strategies and to show resistance against the FTAA. The various themes to be addressed will include as cross cutting issues: Gender, Human Rights, diversity and plurality
The Meeting will be comprised of three types of activity:- Conferences
- Panels
- Workshops
Conferences: Deal with the more general framework in which the negotiations around the FTAA and the debate over alternatives is being carried out.
- Militarization of the American Hemisphere
- External Debt, Economic and Financial crises in the Americas
- FTAA versus An Alternative for the Americas
Panels:
Aim to debate the Agreement itself and its impacts along with the strategies of social movements.
Core themes and topics
For the Meeting, three core themes have been defined. Each is further divided into three sub themes, which in turn contain specific issues.
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Core |
Theme One |
Theme Two |
Theme 3 |
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FTAA versus Development |
Economic Model, Production and Trade |
FTAA and Agriculture |
Employment and Workers Rights |
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FTAA versus Society |
Environment |
Women and Gender |
Indigenous Peoples |
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FTAA versus Democracy |
The State and Public Policies |
Human Rights |
Sovereignty |
Coordination Panel
On the evening of 30 October a coordinating table will be opened to allow all proposals developed in the different core themes to be seen together, this will allow for the development of a plan of action against the FTAA.
Workshops
They are activities proposed and organized by participating entities, movements and organizations. Their goal is to enable encounters, exchange of experiences, coordination, planning and definition of strategies for groups, alliances, networks, regarding their present and future actions.
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Morning |
Afternoon |
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Sunday 27 |
Opening Event |
Opening Event |
Monday 28 |
Network MeetingsWorkshops |
Network MeetingsWorkshops |
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Tuesday 29 |
Conference: Militarization of the American Hemisphere Panels: Core 2: FTAA versus Society: Environment Core 3: FTAA versus Democracy: The State and Public policies Workshops |
Conference: External Debt, Economic and Financial Crises in the Americas Panels: Core 1: FTAA versus Development: FTAA and Agriculture. Core 2: FTAA versus Society: Women and Gender Core 3. FTAA versus Democracy: Human Rights Workshops |
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Wednesday 30 |
ConferenceFTAA versus An Alternative for the Americas PanelsCore 1: FTAA versus Development: Employment and Workers Rights. Core 2: FTAA versus Society: Indigenous Peoples Core 3: FTAA versus Democracy: Sovereignty Workshops |
Final coordination panel (of the conferences and panels), for evaluation of the campaign and discussions about its continuation. Workshops |
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Thursday 31 |
Mobilization |
Mobilization |
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Friday 1 |
Mobilization |
Hemispheric Assembly |
Participating organizations can propose the organization of workshops.
Format: 3 hours in duration.
Coordination, minutes, translation, recording, and any other related costs are the sole responsibility of those who propose the workshop. The organizers will only provide the venue.
Deadline for registering workshops: September 30.
Depending on the number of registered workshops and the available spaces, the organizing committee reserves the right to propose the combining of registered workshops.
Please Visit "Registration of participants and Workshops" at: http://www.fsmecuador.org/jornadas/index_eng.html
Participation is open to all people who agree with the objectives of the Hemispheric Campaign against the FTAA. The only condition is registration prior to the workshop. The deadline for registration is Friday October 18.
Costs: The registration fee is voluntary and can be paid on collection of the registration badge.
Please Visit "Registration of participants and Workshops" at: http://www.fsmecuador.org/jornadas/index_eng.html
The reservation of accommodation and associated costs of staying in Quito, meals and refreshments, are the responsibility of each participant.
More information about Accommodation sites please check: List of Accommodation available in Quito
In the near future there will be information on this site of the various accommodation options, with a price scale and contact list to enable you to make any reservation directly.
Operational secretariate of the Meeting: jornadasnoalca@fsmecuador.org