[mgj-announce] April 21: GLOBALIZATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT

[Orin Langelle]

April 21: ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION, WAR AND THE ENVIRONMENT

6:00 to 7:00 pm

On Earth Day eve, see how "free trade" & war accelerate depletion of 
resources and poison communities.

Discussion with Anne Petermann and Orin Langelle from the Global 
Justice Ecology Project  http://www.globaljusticeecology.org

St. Stephen's Church
1525 Newton Street NW
Washington, D.C.

COME EARLY- EVENTS START ON TIME!--FREE

Sponsored by the Mobilization for Global Justice  http://www.globalizethis.org


The success of economic globalization requires "unlimited growth"-a 
never-ending increase in the transformation of "resources" into 
capital.  This has pushed the Earth's life support systems to the 
brink of collapse, showing that an economic system based on the 
accumulation of wealth and unlimited growth is simply not sustainable.

The result of this unsustainable economic model is skyrocketing 
violence in those regions of the world where coveted resources are 
concentrated.  As these resources continue to diminish, conflicts 
over these dwindling reserves will escalate.  Where military violence 
is not used, economic coercion is used in the form of the World 
Bank's Structural Adjustment Programs, the World Trade Organization 
and trade agreements like the North American Free Trade Agreement. 
All of these provide legal frameworks to empower corporations and 
disenfranchise local communities- overturning human rights, 
environmental and workers' rights laws.

Economic globalization, war, environmental devastation and human 
rights abuses are inextricably linked.  The social movements that 
address these issues must also link together to create a powerful 
movement for change that can begin to address the economic and social 
crises that form the roots of all of our issues. 

Come and discuss the implications of this unsustainable economic 
model and what we can do about it. 

contact: Orin Langelle  mobile (802) 578-6980

Global Justice Ecology Project
P.O. Box  412
Hinesburg, VT  05461
(802) 482-2689 ph/fax

http://www.globaljusticeecology.org

"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
--George Orwell
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