[Imc-newsroom] Ecuador/FTAA speaking tour

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Host an Ecuadorian Speaker in Your Community!  Read More:

What: Nationwide speaking tour: "Resisting the FTAA and Corporate
Globalization: Ecuador¹s Struggle for Human Rights and Environmental
Justice"

Who: Jose Encalada, of the  Ecuadorian farmers¹ federation CONFEUNASSC-CNC
(the National Confederation of Affiliates for Farmer Security)

When and Where: October 5 - October 14. 2002.  Nationwide. * All dates and
Locations are available.  Contact us with a date you would like to host
Jose.*

Biography: 
Jose Encalada, Director of International Relations for CONFEUNASSC-CNC (the
National Confederation of Affiliates for Farmer Security), the most powerful
national campesino federation in Ecuador, will tour the United States to
talk about Indigenous Rights, Campesino/Farmer Rights, Ecuador's failed
economy under IMF/World Bank plans, resistance efforts in Latin America
against corporate globalization, and Ecuador's National Campaign Against the
Free Trade Areas of the Americas (FTAA). Jose¹s presentation will be in
Spanish with an English translation (translator provided by Global
Exchange), with opportunities for questions and discussion. Jose Encalada
has been with CONFEUNASSC-CNC since its inception.  His work has included
agrarian reform, the campaign to protect the social security system, water
issues, food sovereignty, access to land, international solidarity, fighting
privatizations, and democratic reform.  He is active in National Campaign
Against the FTAA, and represented the CONFEUNASSC-CNC in Prague and in the
PGA summit in Cochabamba.  Before working with the CONFEUNASSC, he worked
with a provincial campesino federation in Carchi and as a neighborhood youth
organizer in Quito, Ecuador.

What is the 'FTAA'?
The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is the formal name given to an
expansion of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to every
country in Central America, South America and the Caribbean, except Cuba.
The(FTAA is another example of the free-market fundamentalism that has
created a global race-to-the-bottom threatening the environment, families'
livelihoods, human rights, and democracy. Once again, a sweeping "free
trade" agreement is in the works that puts commercial interests above all
other values

WE ARE ASKING EVENT HOSTS TO:

 Provide suitable venue arrangements (location and equipment for the event
as needed).

 Publicize events within your community and to local media. (Global
Exchange can assist      with this.)

 Provide hospitality for Jose and Global Exchange¹s translator, including
food and lodging for an overnight stay (home stays are fine).

 Provide transportation to and from the airport and/or local events.

 Provide funding: Honorarium plus domestic travel expenses. We understand
that some groups can provide more support than others. It is our experience
that seeking co-sponsorships with other departments and organizations helps
share the cost and host responsibilities, as well as generates a larger
audience for the event. As we do not want cost to be a deciding factor in
bringing such an important event to your community, we will work with you on
ideas and alternative resources.

If you are interested in hosting an event for  Jose in your community,
please contact: kien at globalexchange.org or call Kien Chou at 415-575-5545 as
soon as possible..