[569] in peace2
Artmaking -Roomchange
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Payal Parekh)
Thu Mar 8 10:55:12 2001
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2001 10:50:20 -0500 (EST)
From: Payal Parekh <parekh@pimms.mit.edu>
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I apologize for having to resend. The room has been changed to 31-161.
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> WHAT: Visuals and Puppetmaking for FTAA actions
> Come help make art for actions/rallies to
> fight the FTAA agreement (more information below about the FTAA).
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> WHEN: SUNDAY, 11. MARCH
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> TIME: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
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> WHERE: MIT, 31-161, 77 Mass Ave.
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> T-stop: Red line Kendall/MIT: Walk west on Main Street. Take a left on
> Ames Street. Right onto MIT's campus. Walk through MIT's infinite
corridor. Take a right into bldg 10. Walk through 10 and 13. Bldg 31,
also known as Sloan Lab is across from Bldg. 13 >
> Bus #1: enter MIt through 77 Mass. Ave and walk through the "infinite
> corridor". Turn left into bldg. 10. Walk through 10 into bldg. 13.
Exit Bldg 13. Bldg. 31, also known as SLoan Lab is across the street.
> (map available from http://whereis.mit.edu)
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> SUPPLIES NEEDED: wire, brushes, duct tape, bright colored paints,
> cardboard
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>
> WHY: From the folks who brought us NAFTA and the WTO, the FTAA
> is the global economic system's latest strategy to further social and
> ecological destruction in pursuit of greater profit and power. The FTAA
> poses an unprecedented threat to working people, the environment, students
> and teachers, public health, immigrants, farmers, indigenous
> peoples, and communities in North, South and Central America, Canada, and
> the Caribbean.
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> The draft text of the agreement was completed in December and will be
> discussed in April 20-22 in Quebecc City at the Third Summit of the
> AMericas. The draft text has not been released to the public. The
> Canadians are asking their govt to release the text by 1. APril. If it is
> not released there will be action taken in Ottawa. In solidarity with the
> Canadians, we are planning a Freedom for Sale Trail on 1. April.
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> On 20-21. APril in Quebec, there has been a call for protesting the FTAA.
> There will be a solidarity action in Boston on 22. April.
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> Payal Parekh
> MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography
> Program in Atmosphere, Oceans, and Climate
> parekh@pimms.mit.edu
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