We are pleased to inform everyone that we have uploaded some of the papers and PPT presented at the "To Oppose FTAs: Making People Matter" held last September 4-6, 2007 in Sydney, Australia.

Papers available:

Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands
Nic Maclellan

China's Agenda
Pao-yu Ching

Free Trade Agreements and Security Concerns
Kinda Mohamadieh
Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND)

New developments on services and investment in FTAs
Jane Kelsey
ARENA (Action, Research,Education Network of Aoteroa)

Securing the world for nukes and fossil fools
Geoff Evans
Mineral Policy Institute

Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) and Military Alliance
Koshida Kiyokazu
Pacific Asia Resource Center

Synopsis: War on Terror and Free Trade
Elmer Labog and Peter Murphy

Korea-US FTA and Social Movements in Korea
Mikyung Ryu
Korean Alliance against Korea-US FTA

Powerpoint presentations during the conference (PDF view)

APEC: Making the world secure for nukes and fossil fools
Geoff Evans, Mineral Policy Institute

APEC's Security Agenda
IBON Foundation

Australia and Aotearoa / New Zealand in the Pacific
Nic Maclellan

The Latest Crow Bar: Bilateral Agreements and Agriculture
Azra Talat Sayeed, Roots for Equity

Bush's legacy on bilateral trade & investment deals
GRAIN

Exposing Imperial Agendas: US FTAs
IBON Foundation

What's new about FTAs? Intellectual property (IP)
Sanya Reid Smith, Third World Network

Lessons from FTA struggles: Malaysia
Sanya Reid Smith, Third World Network

What's new about FTAs? NAMA
Sanya Reid Smith, Third World Network

Oppose FTAs and APEC (FTAAP)
The Institute for Global Justice (IGJ)

Free trade agreements and security concerns
ANND

Please feel free to use these resources for your education and advocacy work. Spread the word!

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