JOIN THE GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION
AGAINST THE WTO!

ON

SATURDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER IN CAPE TOWN
(See Below for Details)

Across the world, poor people are facing another attack on their living standards by rich countries and big companies at the WTO. The results of the WTO agreements have already led to more people going without water, electricity, access to land, housing, the right to fish, education, hospitals, medicines and food security. With the current WTO meeting in Mexico governments from Europe and US want to further attack these rights.

The biggest threat at this WTO meeting is the attempt to force all countries to privatise all government services, including, transport, water, electricity, housing, education, health and even tourism.

Another immediate threat for countries from the south is the refusal of rich countries to allow poor countries to produce or import cheap medicines to deal with serious health crises like, HIV, TB, Malaria and other diseases that affect countries in the south.

The area in which the EU and the US have been most resistant to introduce change has been in agriculture. The EU and the US do not want the governments of poor countries to provide support for small farmers while they pay $360 billion in subsidies every year to their farmers.

The WTO want to subject all human needs and human rights to trade. It wants to subject our lives to their search for more and more profits. The WTO is the biggest threat that poor people in the world are facing today. The WTO is planning to take away the right of governments to protect its economies and determine its policies in the interest of the people.

Throughout the world people are resisting the WTO. On the 13th of September there will be a Global Day of Action to show big companies and governments from the north that we will not accept their plans. We will not become slaves again; we will not accept joblessness, homelessness, landlessness and hunger while they make profits out of our poverty.

Cape Town - Join with 20 other organisations

1. COSATU Picket

Date: Thursday 11 September 2003

Time: Lunch-time 1pm – 2pm

Place: US Consulate, Heerengracht, Street Cape Town

2. Anti-WTO Coalition

Date: Saturday 13 September 2003

Time: 10h00

Meeting Point: US Consulate, Heerengracht Street, Cape Town

Protest in front of the US Consulate then

March to St. George’s Cathedral to Bury the WTO

For Transport contact EJNF 448 0144 or Simphiwe at AIDC 6851565

International Actions

Mexico

10 September: Protest March of the international Farmer

13 September: International Day of Action to Bury the WTO

13 September: Protest around the Mexican border

Madagascar

10 Septmeber: Lalit and Social movements Protest against the WTO

USA

13 September: Protest rallies in more than 20 US cities

Australia

13 September: Protest against the WTO Melbourne

India

13 September: Protest Marches in various cities

Africa

Kenya, Mali, Senegal and other African Countries

13 September: Protest against northern farm subsidies

Europe:

Protest in France, Germany, UK and many other countries and cities throughout Europe

Join Millions around the World in Protest against the WTO!

Build A People’s Alternative!

JOIN THE GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION:

AGAINST THE WTO!

AGAINST GLOBAL OPPRESSION!

AGAINST PRIVATISATION!

FOR JOBS, HOUSING AND FOOD!

FOR GLOBAL JUSTICE!

AMNADLA NGAWETHU!

POWER TO THE PEOPLE!