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Bill Moyer special Trading Democracy, Thurs. 21. Feb
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Payal Parekh)
Thu Feb 21 08:46:40 2002
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:46:20 -0500 (EST)
From: Payal Parekh <parekh@pimms.mit.edu>
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Airing on PBS Thursday, 21. Feb at 8:00 p.m., Bill Moyer's newest
documentary titled, "Trading Democracy". It exposes a hidden provision in
NAFTA that allows corporations to sue governments (see more below).
IF you would like to watch the event with a group of people and discuss
the program afterwards, the Boston Global Action Network is hosting house
parties. Friends of mine in Central Square are hosting one of these
parties and have asked me to extend an invitation to others.
WHAT: Watch "Trading Democracy" with others
WHEN: Thursday, 21. February
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Hardip and Jaspal's place
885 Mass Ave. Apt. #9
617.491.0316
The apt. is near Central Square, across from the People's Republik
Pub.
If you cannot view the program tommorrow, chances are good that I will
have access to a taped copy of the program.
Longer description of the program:
Ever wish you could convince your some of stubborn friends and family that
democracy in this country just isn't working quite right? Bill Moyer's
newest documentary, Trading Democracy, exposes a hidden provision in the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that is allowing corporations
to sue governments if they do not like the rules or regulations that limit
their corporate practices. In the past this provision has been used by
corporations in both Canada and the U.S. to challenge regulations in all
three countries involved in NAFTA including Mexico. A surprising number of
these cases are related to environmental regulations. A similar provision
is expected to be included in the upcoming Free Trade Area of the Americas
(FTAA) agreement that is slated for implementation in 2005.
