 | | First
Eco-Bloc, September 2002, Washington, DC march on the World Bank led by
Oscar Olivera, (center) executive secretary of the Cochabamba
Federation of Factory Workers (Bolivia) and spokesperson for the
Coalition in Defense of Water and Life. Olivera led a successful
citizen movement against the Bolivian government, the World Bank and
multinational corporations' demands and succeeded in keeping the water
system under local public control. |
JOIN THE ECO-BLOC CONTINGENT IN THE MAJOR MIAMI MARCH
NOVEMBER 20, 2003
All people of conscience are invited to join the Eco-Bloc contingent of the major march on November 20, 2003
in Miami, FL to show our opposition to the ecologically devastating
Free Trade Area of the Americas and to show solidarity with workers,
indigenous peoples and all exploited people whom the FTAA will
impact. This is also a celebration of the life we share with all
beings on Earth.
The plan is for the Eco-Bloc march to be led by indigenous peoples and
others from the Global South who are either impacted by or are working
to oppose the degradation of the environment that accompanies free
trade. We are asking those who will participate in the Eco-Bloc
march to wear green and wave earth flags and other environmental
banners and signs to provide a powerful visual symbol of our concern for
free trade's impacts on the earth.
We envision workers, social justice activists and
environmentalists joining together to demonstrate the fact that
economic/social justice and ecology are two sides of the same
coin. It's time to bring back the "Teamster-Turtle" Alliance that formed on the streets of Seattle during the WTO Ministerial in 1999.
This Eco-Bloc is part of a larger effort to bring more ecological
awareness into the debate around free trade and to help develop more of
an analysis about the impacts of economic globalization within the
environmental movement. The intent of this is to build a stronger
and more focused Ecology Movement. Hopefully, these
Eco-Blocs will also provide an influx of new energy into the Global
Justice Movement by attracting environmental activists who have
previously not been involved.
The overall objective of this alliance building is to unify social and environmental movements toward a powerful, effective and unstoppable campaign for Global Justice.
Look for updates HERE in the coming days! | 
