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Anti Globalization National Convention

Thursday, 08 December 2005
Quit WTO - Destroy WTO, 8th, 9th December 2005 Date: 30/10/2005 Conference Venue: Ambedkar Bhavan, Rani Jhansi Road, (In front of Jhandewalan Cycle Market) New Delhi Dear friend/comrade, We all are experiencing anti-people and anti-national onslaught of imperialist globalization for last fifteen years. It was opposed and resisted in India and all over world from the very beginning. In last few years we are party and witness to rising tides of resistance and struggle all over the world.
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DATELINE WTO: FOCUS ON INDIA(FOI)Issue 2

Saturday, 03 December 2005
28 Nov - 3rd Dec, 2005 A weekly update issued by Focus on the Global South India from 21st November 2005 till the end of the Sixth WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong from Dec. 13th to 18th, 2005 CONTENTS: Focus MEDIA RELEASE- Dangers of just-released Draft Ministerial Text Maharashtra: Announcement: Agriculture convention in Pune- Dec 4th Strategy meeting- invite- Mumbai- Dec 2nd Letter to parliamentarians on GATS-WTO Sign on letter to Indian MPs- Call for accountability in WTO positions. Related stories: links and information
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Planning meeting:Mobilising Mumbai against the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial

Tuesday, 29 November 2005
Planning meeting on December 2 (FRIDAY) 2005. Time: 4 pm onwards. Venue: BHUPESH GUPTA BHAVAN, Worli, Mumbai Dear Friends, The 6th Ministerial Meeting of the WTO will be held in Hong Kong from December 13-18, 2005. The state of play in the current negotiations indicate that developing countries will be forced to make damaging concessions in the area of agriculture, industry and services.
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DATELINE WTO: FOCUS ON INDIA (FOI) – Issue 1

Monday, 28 November 2005
21-27 November, 2005 A weekly update issued by Focus on the Global South India from the 21st November 2005 until the end of the Sixth WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong from Dec. 13th to 18th, 2005 CONTENTS: 1. THE DERAILER'S GUIDE TO THE WTO 2. National Convention on Hong Kong Ministerial by the Indian Peoples Campaign against WTO – Dec. 3rd 3. “Ambush Warning At The WTO” – A Media Release by the Focus On The Global South 4. UNCTAD – Govt. of India stakeholder meeting 5. UNCTAD – Govt. of India call for submissions – issues movements need to address 6. “Global NGOs reject changes in services by WTO”- FE report 7. African Parliamentarians Demand Ministers to Safeguard Local Markets and Peoples’ Livelihoods 8. (Outside) Events In Hong Kong 9. Report: GATS meeting in Mumbai –Nov 16th 10. Call of the Indian Peoples Campaign against WTO 11. Related stories: links and information
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State Level Convention on Agriculture and WTO

Monday, 28 November 2005
Date: 4th December (Sunday) 2005, 1 pm to 5 pm Venue: Sri Shivaji Maratha High School, Shivaji Road, Swargatejawal, Pune – 411002 Dear Friends, The State level Convention on Agriculture and WTO, as planned in the 23rd October meeting in Pune, will be organised by Kheti Bachao- Desh Bachao Andolan (Maharashtra) on 4th December (Sunday) 2005 (from 1 pm to 5 pm) at the Shri Shivaji Maratha High School, Shivaji Road, Swargatejawal, Pune – 411002.
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