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Stedile: Three Directions in Brazil
Znet Article, October, 22 2003
Joao pedro Stedile
Stedile's ZSpace page
Talk given in Toronto, Oct 20 2003 [This is a brief talk Joao Pedro Stedile of the Movimento Sem Terra gave to a group of activists during a visit to Toronto. The address was made in Spanish, and it is reproduced from notes taken by Justin P...
Docena: Dying for McDonalds in Iraq
Znet Article, October, 22 2003
Herbert Docena
Docena's ZSpace page
MADRID, OCTOBER 23: In London last October 13, an investor’s conference entitled “Doing Business in Iraq: Kickstarting the Private Sector†was agog with reports that McDonalds, among other corporations, may begin selling Bi...
James: Venezuela, Ally of the Social Movements
Znet Article, October, 18 2003
Deborah James
James's ZSpace page
Venezuela, Ally of the Social Movements
Podur: Q & A on Bolivia
Znet Article, October, 17 2003
Justin Podur
Podur's ZSpace page
What is happening in Bolivia? A massive popular mobilization is demanding the resignation of the President, Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, and several ministers, including the Minister of Defense. On October 16 hundreds of thousands of demonstr...
Hylton: War And Peace In Bolivia
Znet Article, October, 16 2003
Forrest Hylton
Hylton's ZSpace page
“Like animals they kill us. They come to surround us with planes and helicopters and tanks; not even animals are killed like this, there are children here …yet they’re entering people’s houses, to look for leaders....
Kruse: Massacres in Bolivia
Znet Article, October, 15 2003
Tom Kruse
Kruse's ZSpace page
Dear Friends, As you know, Bolivia is in the midst of the most severe political and economic crisis since the country's return to democracy in 1982. Social organizations have mobilized to demand a voice in how Bolivia's strategic resources &...
Guzman: A fictitious president in Bolivia
Znet Article, October, 15 2003
Gustavo Guzman
Guzman's ZSpace page
[Translation by Tom Kruse] Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada is, still, the President of Bolivia. But viewed from the perspective of popular wrath, he is a president dressed in death and, politically, a President without a Vice-president. Su...
Kruse: The IMF and the Bolivian Crisis
Znet Article, October, 15 2003
Tom Kruse
Kruse's ZSpace page
The current crisis in Bolivia is social, economic and political. Socially, despite improvement in service coverage, poverty and vulnerability have been increasing. The vulnerability of families to shocks and displacement, especially among the rura...
Hylton: Bolivia: Aymara Rebellion And Democratic Dictatorship
Znet Article, October, 13 2003
Forrest Hylton
Hylton's ZSpace page
“We’re going to count up how much you owe us in back taxes since 1532! You’re just tenants! We’re the rightful owners of this country!… Since you can’t govern, give us back the power!… Let ...
Dangl: Divisions Deepen in Bolivia's Gas War
Znet Article, October, 04 2003
Ben Dangl
Dangl's ZSpace page
An intense series of road blockades, protests and strikes continue to gain momentum across Bolivia as new sectors enter the movement against the exportation of the country’s gas to the US. The geographical and political diversity of the gr...
Hylton: Bolivia: Crisis And Opportunity
Znet Article, October, 03 2003
Forrest Hylton
Hylton's ZSpace page
Describing the rising tide of mobilization against his government, Bolivian President Gonzalo Sánchez Lozada—known in a previous incarnation as “the most intelligent neoliberal†in Latin America—put it succinctly: ...
Dangl: Bolivia's Gas War
Znet Article, September, 24 2003
Ben Dangl
Dangl's ZSpace page
A new cycle of conflict has developed in Bolivia as worker unions, coca farmers and ordinary citizens unite to prevent the sale of the nation's gas reserves to the United States through a Chilean port. In a country whose economic identity ha...
Deronne: Struggle for the Land
Znet Article, September, 23 2003
Thierry Deronne
Deronne's ZSpace page
[What follows is a transcript of a Press Conference on the International Conference of Resistance and of Solidarity of the indigenous peoples and peasants that took place in Venezuela, October 11 - 14, 2003, where leaders from all over Latin ...
Hernandez: The Collapse in Cancun
Znet Article, September, 16 2003
Andreas Hernandez
Hernandez's ZSpace page
The World Trade Organization (WTO) Negotiations in Cancun, Mexico collapsed on Sunday and the relationships between rich and poor countries will likely never be the same - nor will the global system. The group of twenty-two developing nations (G22...
Hayden: U.S. Feels the Heat
Znet Article, September, 12 2003
Tom Hayden
Hayden's ZSpace page
U.S. Feels the Heat
Ainger: Cancun
Znet Article, September, 12 2003
Katharine Ainger
Ainger's ZSpace page
In 1970, a computer chose Cancun - then a quiet fishing village - as the site for casino, sun, sex and resort-style tourist development. Now it is the location of the World Trade Organisation's fifth ministerial meeting. The convention centre, blo...
Staples: From Sea Turtles To Smart Bombs
Znet Article, September, 11 2003
Steven Staples
Staples's ZSpace page
On September 13, 2003, tens of thousands of people will answer a global call to action against “Militarization and Globalization†by participating in demonstrations, workshops and teach-ins around the world. This marks an important...
Plath: Ag Subsidies?
Znet Article, September, 05 2003
Evan henshaw Plath
Plath's ZSpace page
Cancun. The UK Guardian has launched a new campaign blog website http://kickaas.typepad.com ] focused on eliminating Agricultural Subsidies using the WTO with a specific look at the upcoming Cancun Ministerial. It's a welcome contribution to...
Monbiot: Rich/Poor Trade 1
Znet Article, September, 03 2003
George Monbiot
Monbiot's ZSpace page
The world is beginning ...
Boron: lula And The Argentine Signal
Znet Article, August, 25 2003
Atilio Boron
Boron's ZSpace page
Brazil is facing a critical situation in its history: a party from the left has come to government with a widespread popular legitimacy, crystallising the hopes of the large national majority which yearns for a radical change to the policies imple...
