NO MORE NAFTAS, STOP THE FTAA
The Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment (ASJE) is organizing this March to Miami in conjunction with District 11 and District 7 of the United Steelworkers of America. It is co-sponsored by numerous local environmental, farm, fair trade and labor organizations across the country. For more information, contact Dan Leahy, Executive Director of the ASJE at (360) 709-9324 or Tara Widner, field coordinator in Minneapolis at District 11 at (612) 623-8003 or Bill Carey at District 7 in Chicago (219) 881-6212.
ASJE. PO Box 602. Olympia, Washington 98507. www.asje.org
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CITY |
DATE (s) |
EVENT |
SITE |
CO-SPONSORS |
ORGANIZER |
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Longview, Washington |
9/21/03 Sunday |
Music, Food and Speakers 1-5 pm |
AWPPW Union Hall 724 15th Ave |
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Bill Hannah (360) 577-7962 Gaylan Prescott (360) 513-5052 |
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The Dalles, Oregon |
9/26/03 Friday |
Rally/Forum 6:00 pm |
The Dalles, Oregon Chamber of Commerce |
Oregon Public Employees Union, SEIU L. 503. |
Mark Peterson USWA L. 8147 Goldendale (509) 773-3182 Mike Keith (USWA). L.9170. (541) 298-5844 |
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Seattle, Washington |
9/26/03 Friday |
Kick-Off Educational forums 7:009:30 pm |
King County Labor Temple, 2800 First Avenue South. |
Washington Education Association, Washington AFL-CIO WashTEC/CWA |
Leslie Kanzler (WEA) (253) 765-7077 Jeannie Passarelli (360) 455-0422 |
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Seattle, Washington |
9/27/03 Saturday |
March @ 10:00 Rally @ 11:00 |
March begins at Labor Temple at 10:00 am Rally Pier 62/63 on Alaskan Way 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. |
Oregon AFL-CIO |
Jim Woodward (USWA) (253) 351-0511 |
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Spokane, Washington |
9/30/03 Tuesday |
Educational Classes, 8:30 am to 11:30 am Rally 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Spokane Community College, Laird Auditorium. Riverfront Park, Downtown Spokane |
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Steve Powers (USWA) (509) 922-5411 Steve Paulson (WEA) (509) 325-5671 Bob Kenyon (USWA) (509) 534-7308 Laura Brunell (509) 323-6679 |
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Coeur D'Alene, Idaho |
10/01/03 Wednesday |
Repeal Right to Work Signatures |
Caravan from Spokane to North Idaho Community College (Tony Stewart) |
Northern Idaho Central Labor Council |
Barbara Harris (CLC) (208) 667-6947 |
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Kellogg, Idaho |
10/02/03 Thursday |
Community Tabling 2:00-4:00 pm |
USWA: 110 N. Hill Street Discussion about Repeal to Work; Superfund Reauthorization, the FTAA |
Silver Valley Peoples Action Coalition |
Barbara Miller (208) 784-8891 (p/fax) |
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Missoula, Montana |
10/03/04 Friday |
Panel of Speakers 7:00-9:00 pm |
St. Paul's Lutheran Church 202 Brooks, Missoula Speakers: Paul Haber (UM), Jerry Driscoll (AFL-CIO), Bryony Schwan & Senator Ellingson. |
Montana Community Labor Alliance |
Mark Anderlik (MCLA) (406) 721-0032 Bryony Schwan (WVE) (406) 544-9530 |
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Missoula, Montana |
10/04/03 Saturday |
Homecoming Parade |
Downtown Missoula to the University Football Stadium Three union floats: HERE L427, UBC L. 28 and IBEW L. 768 plus. |
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(same as above) |
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Billings, Montana |
10/06/03 Monday |
Caravan of cars into Billings from outside city in afternoon. |
Teamsters Local 190 437 Cuhlman Dr. 406-248-2658 Representatives of Labor, Conservation and Agriculture will speak. Send off on Tuesday to Bismarck |
Northern Plains Resource Council Western Organization of Resource Councils |
Steven Begley (NPRC) (406) 248-1154 Jeri Lynn Bakken (WORC) (701) 376-7077 |
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Bismarck, North Dakota |
10/08/03 Wednesday |
Gathering and Press Conference 4:00 pm. Walk to Methodist Church for Farmer Price Dinner |
Capitol Steps Five Speakers/Five Minutes Robert Carlson, NFU Dave Kemnitz, AFL-CIO Council of Churches Panels and Speakers at Methodist Church |
ND Farmers Union ND AFL-CIO |
Mindi Grieve
David Kemnitz (AFL-CIO) (701) 223-1964 Chris Runge (AFL-CIO) (701) 223-1755 |
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Drayton, North Dakota |
10/09/03 Thursday |
Rally 4:00 pm. To support the City Council Resolution against the FTAA |
Mindi Grieve
David Kemnitz (AFL-CIO) (701) 223-1964 Chris Runge (AFL-CIO) (701) 223-1755 |
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Iron Range |
10/10/03 Friday |
Rally in Eveleth |
Range Recreation Civic Center |
AFSCME Local 66, Labor World Newspaper, Labor Assembly |
Jerry Fallos (USWA) |
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St Paul. Minnesota |
10/11/03 Saturday |
FTAA Teach-in 1:00 pm |
MacAlester College 1600 Grand Avenue |
Minnesota Fair Trade, Clean Water Action. UAW L. 879 |
Dennis Olson (IATP) (612) 870-0453 Rob McKenzie (UAW) (651) 696 0510 |
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Lincoln, Nebraska |
10/11/03 Saturday |
10:00 am Rally at Capitol Steps |
Walk to a Capitol Plaza Senator Matt Connealy Senator Nancy Thompson |
USWA Sierra Club Nebraskans for Peace Nebraska Farmers Union |
Wayne Fiedler (USWA) (402) 434-2970 x4 Laura Krebsbach (Sierra) (402) 475-2292 |
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Des Moines |
10/13/03 Monday |
Bus stop in Nevada, Iowa Joint Press Conference 4:00 pm |
Refueling at Renewable Energy Center National Catholic Rural Life Conference. Hotel Fort Des Moines. |
Humane Society Americans for Democratic Action |
Chris Bedford (HS) (240) 432-7520 Bill Holland. (ADA) (515) 288-4296 John Campbell (USWA) (515) 953-0783 |
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St. Louis Granite City |
10/16/03 Thursday |
Teamster Local 682 Hall Town Hall Meeting 6 pm 5730 Elizabeth Ave, St Louis |
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St. Louis Granite City |
10/17/03 Friday |
March and Teach Out |
March begins at 5:00 pm Kiener Plaza 7th and Market Making stops at the Post Office, USDA, telecom and energy companies |
USWA District 7 St. Louis Jobs with Justice |
Dave Dowling & Dennis Barker (618) 452-1130. (USWA) |
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Kansas City, Missouri |
10/18/03 Saturday |
Coordinate with Rolling Thunder event. |
10:00 am Rally Penn Valley Community College. March to Post Office to protect public service. Noon and full Rolling Thunder events. |
USWA District 11 KC Fair Trade Campaign |
Emil Ramirez (USWA) (816) 836-1400 Judy Ancel (816) 235 1470 Frank Neff (ASJE) (913) 310-0031 |
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Indianapolis |
Monday, October 20th |
Rally, Music, Food, Speakers 5:00-7:00pm |
Indy Soccer and Sports Center, CYO Field 1502 W. 16th St. |
Indiana State AFL-CIO Central Indiana Labor Council USWA 1999 |
Bob Voorhies Central Indiana CLC (317) 638-3455 Markeya McDaniels (317) 639-1479 |
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Dayton, Ohio |
10/29/03 Wednesday |
Rally and lunch |
11:30-1:30pm IUE Local 755 Hall 1675 Woodman |
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Wes Wells Dayton Regional Labor Council (937)259-9814 |
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South Bend, Indiana |
10/29/03 Wednesday |
Rally at Notre Dame Library Parking Lot 6:00 -7:00pm Teach in at De Bartolo Hall (just west of the stadium) 7:00 -8:30 |
Notre Dame Campus Student Teach-In |
South Bend Jobs with Justice. Progressive Student Alliance |
Joe Carbone (574) 674-6645 |
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Chicago, Illinois |
11/01/03 |
Rally and March to protest Brach Candy's move to Mexico and a proposed new Walmart |
10am Gather at 1710 N. Kostner for a shuttle bus to rally 10:30 Rally at Brachıs Candy 401 N. Cicero Ave. 11:15 March to proposed Walmart Site - North and Kilpatrick (two blocks east of Cicero) 12:00 Rally 12:30 End |
USWA District 7 Chicago Federation of Labor Midwest Region AFL-CIO Student Labor Action Project |
Bill Carey (219) 881-6212 Jennie Bush at Jobs with Justice (312) 738-6205 Buses to the rally will leave the Sub 1 office in Bridgeview at 9am. Call708-233-0800 for a seat and McBride Hall in Gary at 9 am. Call Ray at 219-881-6235 |
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Montgomery, Illinois |
11/02/03 |
USWA Rapid Response Workshop on FTAA |
Noon-3:00pm |
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Robin Rich (219) 881-6224 |
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Lexington, Kentucky |
11/04/03 |
Open Forum on the FTAA |
7:00pm |
Transylvania University |
Peace and Justice Student Organization |
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Nashville, Tennessee |
11/06/03 |
FTAA discussion |
11:30-1:30pm Pace International Headquarters in Nashville |
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Hilary Chiz (615)831-6736 |
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Memphis, Tennessee |
11/09/03 |
Join TIRN rally for Mexican union leaders and activists and start of the TIRN's tour on NAFTA and the FTAA. |
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Marian Butcher (901)484-2742 |
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Birmingham, Alabama |
Tuesday 11/11/03 |
We need all Locals to attend this rally showing opposition to FTAA NO MORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS! |
UNITED STEELWORKERS LOCAL 1013 UNION HALL 5211 Valley Road Fairfield I-20/59 Exit 118 U.S. Steel Parkway 4:00 P.M. |
USWA District 9 Office |
Greg England (205) 956-7904 |
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Atlanta, Georgia |
11/12/03 |
Planning |
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Stephanie Guilloud (404) 936-2399 |
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Tampa, Florida |
11/15/03 Saturday 1-4 pm |
Iron Workers Local 397 - Tampa, FL 10201 Highway 92 E ( Hwy 92 E/ Faulkenburg Rd.) |
Florida Fair Trade Coalition |
Eric Rubin (727) 896-8224 |
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Ft. Lauderdale Florida |
11/16/03 Sunday |
Three-Day Bike Trip |
Three Day Bike-Puppet March to Miami |
Free Carnival Area of the Americas Coalition of Immokalee Workers |
Peter Tkolas (561) 547-6686 Greg Abed (239) 657-8311 |
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Miami |
19th Monday |
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People's Gala |
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