2001 Bulletins Index

AFTINET Bulletin No 33
18 December 2001

AFTINET Bulletin No 32
15 November 2001

Successful Sydney Fair Trade Rally
WTO Doha Meeting Outcome: US and EU twist arms to get compromise but negotiations on "new issues" delayed until 2003

AFTINET Bulletin No 31
5 November 2001

Global Civil Society Protests for WTO Meeting and Sydney Fair Trade Rally, 12 noon, Darling Harbour Convention Centre, Tuesday November 13
WTO tries to ram through draft statements despite disagreement
Developing country governments reject WTO draft statements
Civil Society Groups Slam Doha Draft

AFTINET Bulletin No 30
25 October 2001

WTO Ministerial meeting to proceed in Doha, Qatar on November 9-13, but still no agreement on a statement
Australian proposals on liberalisation of environment services and maritime services
Anthrax scare reveals double standards on access to medicines in Canada and the US
Reminder: Sydney Fair Trade Rally, 12 noon, Darling Harbour Convention Centre, Tuesday November 13, Seminar and Band Night Sunday November 11

AFTINET Bulletin No 29
10 October 2001

Doha Meeting may be postponed
Developing country governments criticise WTO draft Ministerial Declaration and Australian position paper on a new round
Ambiguous messages from Australian WTO Paper on Education Services: need to keep campaigning
Sydney Fair Trade Rally Tuesday November 13, 12 noon Darling Harbour Convention Centre, Seminar and Band Night Sunday November 11
PNG, the IMF and Globalisation Sydney Seminar, October 15 and 16

AFTINET Bulletin No 28
27 September 2001

Report of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia’s relationship with the WTO released
Conflicting WTO drafts on TRIPS and access to Medicines
An end to the myth of security, by Kathy Kang

AFTINET Bulletin No 27
13 September 2001

Still no agreement on WTO draft for Doha
French Government calls for delay in WTO Ministerial Meeting; French Prime Minister supports Tobin Tax
US-Australia Free Trade Agreement delayed: more time to send your letter to the Minister
Please send urgent letter to Germany’s Chancellor Schroeder on Environmental Agreement for Export Credit Agencies by Monday 17 September
Conference: Corporate Power or Peoples’ Power? Transnational Corporations and Globalisation 27, 28, 29 September, University of Technology, Harris St, Sydney
Political Parties debate Trade and Aid Policy, Tues Oct 9, Pitt St Uniting Church, Sydney
Action for World Development (AFTINET member) seeks sub-tenant

AFTINET Bulletin No 26
31 August 2001

Public Meeting: Political Parties debate Trade and Aid Policy, 9 October, 6pm, Pitt St Uniting Church, 264 Pitt St, Sydney
Website for World Forum on the WTO, Beirut, 6-8 November 2001
"Our World is not for Sale" Global Statement needs your signature
Vision of Human Unity from World Council of Churches

AFTINET Bulletin No 25
17 August 2001

Developing Countries Speak Against New Round At WTO Council Meeting
World WTO Civil Society Forum In Beirut 6-8 November, before WTO Ministerial Meeting In Doha
The latest DFAT Brief on the Doha Ministerial Meeting
Protesting or blockading at CHOGM?
Bush fails to win support for "Fast Track" Trade
Argentinian debt sparks mass protest
Coming Events, Brisbane & Sydney

AFTINET Bulletin No 24
26 July 2001

Developing Countries reject Doha Agenda for WTO at Geneva and African Meetings
NGO reply to WTO Mike Moore’s attack reported in Bulletin 23
AID/WATCH sign on letter to World Bank for Tues for July 31 and Soup Kitchen Protest August 1, 5pm, ANA Hotel, 176 Cumberland St, the Rocks, Sydney
Waldon Bello’s Account of the Battle of Genoa

AFTINET Bulletin No 23
12 July 2001

AFTINET Bulletin No 22
5 July 2001

AFTINET Bulletin No 21
27 June 2001

AFTINET Bulletin No 20
7 June 2001

AFTINET Bulletin No 19
4 June 2001

DFAT WTO Consultations Sydney 28 June and Melbourne 5 July
DFAT WTO submissions deadline extended until August 1
US Corporations push Aust-US Free Trade Agreement: article and letter for you to send to the Minister
Sydney Coming Events

AFTINET Bulletin No 18
29 May 2001

Reminder: DFAT consultations for WTO Ministerial meeting to be held in most cities in June and July; submissions to DFAT due July 1
Trade in Services: NGOs rebut the WTO GATS Fact and Fiction paper
Jubilee 2000 Letter to G8 Finance Ministers to drop IMF/WB debt to poorest countries
US Professor Larry George responds to Fareed Zakaria's attack on Quebec protesters in April 30 Newsweek
Coming Events

AFTINET Bulletin No 17
15 May 2001

WTO Australian Consultations begin: New Round Precarious
Indian government and Business Oppose new WTO issues (summarised from BUSINESS LINE May 3, 2001)
WTO Registration for NGOs for Qatar WTO Ministerial Conference
Sydney Events

AFTINET Bulletin No 16
27 April 2001

Report from Buenos Aires: No to the FTAA. Another America is possible
Reports from Quebec: 60,000 protest while leaked tape reveals Latin American government concerns about FTAA
Drug Companies settle in South Africa: a win for right over profits
New Internationalist special edition on the WTO
NSW activist group on trade: are you interested?
NSW Events for May Day: May 1 and 6
Globalisation forum at Byron Bay, May 3, June 2 - 3

AFTINET Bulletin No 15
8 April 2001

Government announces public consultations on the WTO
US-Australia Free Trade Agreement: letter to the Minister
Letter to community groups to organise for a rally for Global Justice in Sydney in November to coincide with the WTO meeting in Qatar
Sign the Petition for drug companies to drop their case against South Africa

AFTINET Bulletin No 14
30 March 2001

Trade in Services Campaign
Meeting with DFAT on Trade in Services
Protests against the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas on April 6 in Buenos Aires and April 21 in Quebec
International Day of Action on WTO Agreement on Agriculture on April 17

AFTINET Bulletin No 13
22 Feb 2001

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