[Prairiegreens-action] LOCALIZE the movement for GLOBAL JUSTICE Tuesday, September 26!

[chyn at onthejob.net]

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LOCALIZE the movement for GLOBAL JUSTICE Tuesday, September 26!

We want a world where no child goes hungry, where workers have the right
to organize without fear, where access to health care is determined by
medical need. We want a world where everyone has clean air to breathe and
clean water to drink and where funding for free public education isn't
questioned. 

The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund promote and impose
policies that foster union-busting; environmental abuse; indebtedness;
sweatshops; privatization of health care, education, and water; and
corporate control over our lives.

The power of these institutions to deprive people around the world of
their basic human rights must be eliminated. The power of working people
around the world to democratically determine their own path to development
must be dramatically enhanced.

As protestors demand these things at the meetings of the World Bank and
International Monetary Fund in Prague, we will be joining over 50 cities
around the U.S. and dozens more throughout the world in organizing for a
humane, democratic society at home.

Youre invited to a Carnival Against Capital, a Teach-in about the IMF and
World Bank, and a Community Forum about the 2000 Elections.  

Please read on ...

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"a cARNIVAL aGAINST cAPITAL"
Tues. Sept 26, Near the Quad and Alma Mater at Noonish
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See CHEERLEADERS chant : "my back is achin', my bra's too tight, my
booty's shakin', from left to right!"  PROTESTORS shouting at BANKERS
"Were ignorant! Explain the benefits of global capitalism to us!", and
CEOs singing "Brother Can You Spare a Country?"  Come by, wearing your
silliest hat.

Sponsored by: World Bank Credit Cards: " Because Multinational is Almost
Multicultural!" and the Julia Child Labor School of Cooking: "Maker of
Free Trade Chicken -- a dish compatible with the new economy!"
 

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"What Does the IMF have to Do With my Stuff?"
A Teach-in about the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund  
Tues. Sept 26,  5 - 6:30pm in the McKinley Church Basement (John and 5th)
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What are the IMF and World Bank?  How do they work?  What are they trying
to accomplish?  Are they successful?  Presenters will respond to these
questions as well as discuss the IMF and WB's impact on indigenous people,
their relationship to sweatshops overseas, and the Jubilee 2000 campaign
to cancel developing nations' debts.  Pizza will be provided.  All are
invited to attend!

Speakers Include:

Maiko Covington, Living Wage Campaign
	"What are the IMF and WB and how do they work?"
Michael Brun, Professor of Economics at Illinois State University
	"The Clash between Markets and Rights"
Doug Baer, Minister of the McKinley Foundation
	"Jubilee 2000 and The Debt Forgiveness Campaign"
Debbie Hixson, McKinley Foundation and Intercambio Program
	"Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Global Financial Institutions"
Keith Taylor, Intern for U.S. Rep David Phelps
	"Sweating It Out with the IMF"

There will also be performances by the School for Designing a Society


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"Community Forum about the 2000 Elections: A Look at the Candidates"
Tues. Sept 26,  7 - 9pm in the McKinley Church Basement (John and 5th)
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Several community leaders, including representatives of health care,
education, environmental, civil rights, feminist, and labor organizations,
will present their perspectives on the candidates in contests for State
Representative, U.S. Representative, and the U.S. Presidency.  Discussion
of third-parties is encouraged.  Free and open to the public!

Speakers:

Mary Lee Sargent 
    Director of Women's Studies at Parkland College
David Johnson
    Vice President of the Champaign County AFL-CIO and a member of
    Carpenter's Local Union 44
Cleveland Jefferson
    Director of the Illnois NAACP
Gene Vanderport
    Illinois Education Association and the Socialist Forum
Anne Robin 
    Physicians for Social Responsibility
Lindsay Robinson 
    The Illinois Student Environmental Network


SPONSORS:  
These activities being organized by a grassroots coalition that includes
activists from the School for Designing a Society, the Prairieland Greens,
the Socialist Forum, and the Champaign County Living Wage Association.


CONTACT:
Danielle Chynoweth 344-0183 or chyn at onthejob.net for more information.