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Dear Sustainable Maritimes list,
As many of you may know, a young man from PEI (and a friend of mine) is on
the cover of the Dec. 13 issue of TIME magazine. This has spurred a frenzy
of letter-writing on my part, as I am keen to take advantage of this
opportunity to help "my neighbours" realize the significance of the WTO and
corporate globalization in general.
Here is one letter, which I am sending to The Halifax Chronicle-Herald.
all the best, Jan
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title: Maritimers Protect Democracy
Dear Editor,
Maritime Canadians are among those in the forefront of a global movement to
stop corporate globalization and promote democracy and sustainability. Maud
Barlow, the volounteer chairperson of the Council of Canadians
(1-800-387-7177) is a native of Digby County. Wolfville's Janet Eaton
<jeaton@fox.nstn.ca> is now known wherever the internet reaches for her
energetic and intelligent work to bring sanity to our world. (A friend in
Switzerland once sent me a list of articles by Janet Eaton documenting the
ecological consequences of the Kosovo war, not knowing that she is
practically a "neighbour"!)
And, if you look at the Dec. 13 issue of TIME magazine, you will see a young
man from PEI, Aaron Koleszar, bing handcuffed and roughed-upp by Seattle
police. I have since talked with Aaron's mother and found out that this was
only the beginning for Aaron of very brutal treatment by the police.
(Meanwhile, a few people who smashed store windows and engaged in looting
were ignored by police, even when nonviolent protesters caught those
engaging in the vandalism so police would arrest them!) At first I assumed
the Seattle police chief resigned over the excessive brutalty but a
correspondent from the Seattle area informs me he actually resigned over not
having been hard enough at the outset! Apparently this web site provides a
good description of how disconcerting it was for the powers-that-be to have
the protesters sort of running the show:
http://www.seattletimes.com/news/local/html98/prot_19991216.html . One thing
is clear: the police were brutal. They even went after Seattle residents who
were out on the streets trying to figure out what was going on.
While the protesters did succeed in waking many people up to the dangers
posed by corporate globalization, so much is left to be done. Seattle has
lost a "moderate" police chief, when what is really needed is new
governments which will not sign away our birthrights in the name of "free
trade".
I just got a press release from Aaron today. He says:
"This is not about me being arrested or citizens being assaulted, it is
about the WTO and corporate exploitation. We won this
battle, and we're ready for many more. Everything they
throw at us only makes us stronger and more determined
to work together to wrest control from undemocratic
entities like the WTO and transnational corporations,
and place it where it belongs - in the hands of the
people!"
Sincerely, Jan Slakov, Weymouth, NS, B0W 3T0 (902) 837-4980
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Note to journalists:
To arrange an interview with Aaron Koleszar please
call:
902.659.2570
or email <aok@eudoramail.com>
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Note: Both Aaron and I are active on the Renaissance Network e-mail list:
CDR (Citizens for a Democratic Renaissance) home page ->
http://cyberjournal.org
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<renaissance-network-subscribe@cyberjournal.org>.
"The NWO relies on oil as its energy source, and uses violence to secure
its ends. We rely on food as our ultimate energy source and the means to
secure good food must ultimately be nonviolent"...
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