MUMBAI RALLY AGAINST THE WTOs HONG KONG MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE at AZAD MAIDAN On 13 December from 3 pm

-10 years is enough! STOP the destructive advance of the WTO!
-No succumbing to the pressures of USA and EU!
-Affirm Indian solidarity with developing countries in the WTO!

Many of you have signed the Open letter to Indian MPs demanding parliamentary scrutiny of Indias GATS positions in the run-up to the Hong Kong Ministerial. (Pasted below with the present list of signatories) This letter has been personally submitted to several MPs and political parties and has been faxed/ emailed to over 450 MPs of both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. We know for a fact that at least 3 MPs have raised questions and demanded a debate in the parliament on Indias stand at Hong Kong. The government is of course resisting and we need to put more pressure to ensure that elected representatives discuss Minister Kamal Naths mandate at Hong Kong.

Lahore Thousands of Labour Party Pakistans activists demonstrated today
(Tuesday) against the imperialist onslaught of privatization and WTO.

The rally participated by trade union activists and political workers started from Shimla Hill and culminated at Lahore Station all the way from Abbot Road and Mcleod Road.

The Maharashtras Save Agriculture - Save India Campaign (Kheti Bachao - Desh Bachao Andolan) held its State Level Convention on 4th December at the Shivaji Maratha School in Pune. More than 350 representatives of political parties, farmer unions, experts, students and women attended this convention. The convention was moderated by Mr. Raju Baharkar of Rashtra Seva Dal and chaired by Mr. Bhai Vaidya. The key speakers at the convention include Mr. S.P. Shukla, Dr. Sunilam (Madhya Pradesh Kisan Sangarsh Samiti), Mr. Sharad Patil (Janta Dal Secular), Mr. B. K. Kango (Communist Party of India), Mr. Suresh Gawali (Lal Nishan Party), Mr. LB Dhanger (Communist Party of Indian-Marxist), Mr. Subhash Kakusthe (Lal Nishan Party-Leninist) and Mr. Afsar Jafri (Focus on the Global South-India).