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Global Day Of Action Against WTO

On November 9-13th 2001, the WTO will hold its first Ministerial meeting since November 1999's abortive meeting in Seattle. The meeting in Doha, Qatar, appears to have been planned in such an out of the way place as to avoid any political demonstrations. Activist groups around the globe have responded by calling to take the Global action local and demonstrations are planned in 100s of cities worldwide including Wellington - Auckland - Christchurch here in New Zealand.

LINKS:
Wellington Carnival Against Capitalism
Global Protest Coordination Website
Global List Of Actions
OFFICIAL SITES: WTO Website - WTO Qatar Website - Qatar Organisers Website
SCOOP PROTEST FEATURES: Mayday 2000 - Melbourne/Prague - Mayday 2001 - Genoa

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BREAKING NEWS: Indymedia.org/ - Indymedia Aotearoa

Guest Opinion: WTO = “We Take Over” - The day the World Trade Organisation (WTO) came into existence, on January 1, 1995, the Indian Express had carried a pocket cartoon on its front page. It showed two people walking amidst high rise buildings with huge billboards for popular multinational brands like Pepsi Cola, Coke, Philips, and McDonalds. The cartoon depicted one of the person walking down the street, asking: "What does WTO stand for?" The other man replied: "We Take Over". See... Opinion: WTO Doha Ministerial: "We Take Over"

WTO Declaration Decoded - Analysis from the World Development Movement of the Final Ministerial Declaration of the 4th Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Doha. See... Analysis of the WTO Doha Ministerial Declaration and WTO DOHA: Final Ministerial Declaration

Eco-Analysis: Water, GATS & The WTO - There is general consensus that the world is facing a looming water crisis and investment in water resource management and a water strategy is needed. GATS and the WTO are not the appropriate fora to address this, however, and there are many reasons why GATS will not help solve the crisis. See... Stealing our Water - Implications of GATS on water

WTO DOHA: Work Programme Agreed - Ministers from WTO member governments approved a work programme — which they called “broad and balanced” — that includes negotiations on a range of subjects and other tasks for the coming years. See... WTO Meeting Ends With Agreement On New Programme
MORE FROM DOHA:
- WTO DOHA: Final Ministerial Declaration
- WTO DOHA: Declaration On The TRIPS Agreement
- WTO DOHA: Developing Country Extensions Procedure
- WTO DOHA: Implementation Issues And Concerns
REACTION:
- National - Praise for WTO Head Mike Moore
- ACT - Trade Breakthrough a Headache for the Coalition
- Greens - Trade Yes, Exploitation No
- Jim Sutton - Finally…… An Agreement to Launch
- Federated Farmers - FFNZ Applauds WTO Round Launch
- Arena - Doha Meeting Crushes NZ Govt’s Free Trade Hopes
- Trade Liberalisation Network - Trade Network Delighted By WTO Outcome
- Fonterra - WTO Round Launch “Takes Us To The Starting Line”
- John Luxton - Doha Agreement Welcomed

WTO DOHA: The Longest Night - The WTO Doha meeting has gone all night Tuesday night and it is now around 8am Wednesday Doha time. A new text is allegedly about to be presented though nobody has seen it yet (apparently). The following reports have been posted recently on Indymedia San Francisco and consist of an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) conservation transcript with an Indymedia reporter (Sarah identified as “mexicatl”)attending the Doha convention. This is the cutting edge of activist news reportage. See... WTO All Night Talks Reported On Indymedia Via IRC

WTO DOHA: NZ Officials To The Rescue - The break-through deal on Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) and public health was a brilliant achievement by New Zealand officials, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said today. See... NZ Offered The Way Through TRIPS Stand-Off

WTO DOHA: Trade Negotiation No Place For Ideological Rigidity - Business NZ has revealed its ideological rigidity with its criticism of the New Zealand delegation at the World Trade Organisation ministerial meeting in Doha, Qatar, Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton said today. See... Minister Disappointed By Business NZ Ignorance and Business NZ's release... 'Leading the world' in pushing a flawed idea
MORE:
- Arena - Paying For Trade Privileges With Body Bags & Doha Meeting Ends With NZ Public Services Threat
- WTO - WTO DOHA: Draft Ministerial Declaration (Revised) - Trade Ministers Long Night Of Negotiations 13/11 & WTO DOHA: Meeting Summary Novermber 12th

WTO DOHA: NZ Leads Call For Better Labour Standards - The New Zealand Government was the first World Trade Organisation member to call for a closer link between trade negotiations and decent working conditions at the WTO ministerial meeting in Doha, Qatar. See... NZ Leads The Way In Call For Labour Standards
MORE FROM JIM SUTTON:
- Showdown on Agriculture put off for another day
- Taiwan Joins the World Trade Organisation
- NZ Pushes Ahead To Cut World Fishing Subsidies
- NZ Welcomes China's Accession To The WTO
- Cairns Group Role Explained By NZ Minister
- Tensions Over Agriculture Text Emerge At WTO

WTO DOHA: Mike Moore Sweats In Doha - News that World Trade Organisation Director-General and former Christchurch MP is "nervous" as the WTO Ministerial Meeting begins in Doha, Qatar comes as no surprise to GATT Watchdog. See... Anti-WTO Group Says "We Told You So"
MORE:
- Business NZ – 'Leading the world' in pushing a flawed idea
- Arena - WTO: Nothing To Lose But Your Jobs
- Arena - Bullying And Threats Set The Scene For Doha
- Arena - Farmer Jim (Sutton) In Bed With Global Agribusines
- Greenpeace - Greenpeace: WTO Update - 9 November
- Greenpeace- Greenpeace WTO Campaign Update - 10 November
- NZ Govt - Images: NZ to play bridge building role at WTO
- WTO - WTO DOHA: Summary Of 10 November
- WTO - WTO DOHA: Summary Of 11 November

WTO DOHA: Official Statements Reveal The Great Divide - Statements to the DOHA Ministerial meeting from: - Germany - France - Canada - Australia - United Kingdom - United States - Japan – Italy… WTO DOHA: Developed Country Statements and statements from Pakistan - South Africa - Turkey - Phillipines - Mexico - India – Brazil…see... WTO DOHA: Developing Country Statements. See also Jim’s official statement in Doha... Jim Sutton Speech To WTO Meeting


Part 1: Free Trade = Misery, Protestors Say

A group of around 50 protestors raged against free trade outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade today as part of Wellington’s ‘Carnival Against Capitalism’, timed to strike a sour note against Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton’s attendance ...


Part 2: GE Free Cuba And Street Party

After leaving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and trade the carnival made its way across town to Cuba Street (with the occasional incident along the way outside Starmart oulets) to Cuba Mall where an Anti-GE rally was held.


http://scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0111/S00028.htm
Global Day Of Action Against WTO - Friday

New Zealand Anti-WTO Protest Timetables:
Wellington Anti-WTO Actions for November 9
Auckland Anti-WTO Actions - Timetable
No To WTO Plans Christchurch March Nov 9

The Green-Latern Wants You! - Calling all super-heroes! super-citizens! and super-spandex wearers! Converge on Cuba Mall- Wellington- and resist GE - November 9th - 3pm See... Intergalactic Callout To Resist GE! - POSTER and The Green Lantern Wants You! - To Resist GE

WTO Doha Meeting Briefing – The WTO meets this coming weekend in Doha, Qatar, the following links contain all the information you might need about what is up, and what NZ plans to advocate at the meeting…
- Jim Sutton - Next Week's WTO Meeting Crucial For New Zealand
- NZ Govt - Cabinet Paper: Negotiating Mandate For WTO Meeting
- NZ Govt - NZ Govt WTO Position - Enviro. and Trade Policies
- U.S. State Department - Qatar Country Report on Human Rights Practices
- WTO - Doha Ministerial - Draft Ministerial Declaration
- WTO - Doha Ministerial - Proposed Order Of Business
- WTO - Doha Ministerial - Tentative List Of Participants
- WTO - Doha Ministerial - Press Briefing (75 Pages!)