-Caveat Lector- >>>To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" >>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>From: Global Response <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Subject: Anti-WTO Activists Denied U.S. Entry by Clinton Administration >>>Date: Fri, 05 Nov 1999 13:02:22 -0800 >>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>MIME-Version: 1.0 >>>X-Loop: 700000852 >>> >>>Dear Members of the Global Response "Quick Response Network:" >>> >>>Please send letters, faxes or emails to U.S. President Clinton, >protesting >>>his administration's denial of visas to activists who want to be in >Seattle >>>for the "Protest of the Century" against the World Trade Organization. >For >>>information about the Seattle protest, see www.globalresponse.org, >>>www.peopleforfairtrade.org, www.seattle99.org. >>> >>>Write to: >>> >>>Bill Clinton, President >>>The White House >>>1600 Pennsylvania Ave. >>>Washington DC 20500 >>> >>>Fax: Int'l code + 1- 202/456-2461 >>>Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>>Thursday October 28, 6:27 pm Eastern Time >>> Company Press Release >>> >>> SOURCE: Pennsylvania Consumer Action Network >>> >>> PCAN: Anti-WTO Activists Denied U.S. Entry by Clinton Administration >>> >>> Human Rights Activists, Grassroots Activists Prevented from Attending >>>WTO >>>Ministerium in Seattle, Ask `What is Clinton Afraid Of?' >>> >>> NEW YORK, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- An international gathering of >>>grassroots >>>activists from around the world begins its cross-country trek today >>>minus >>>nine of its key members due to a decision by the Clinton Administration >>>to >>>deny them visas. The organizers of the trek, dubbed ``The Road to >>>Seattle, >>>Peoples' Global Action Cross Country Caravan'' blame a decision by >>>Clinton's State Department to stifle opposition to the upcoming World >>>Trade >>>Organization (WTO) Ministerium in Seattle. >>> >>> The caravan includes women and men from about a dozen countries who >>>believe >>>that the WTO meeting will sow the seeds for further erosion of human >>>rights, >>>environmental protections and health and safety standards. The caravan >>>is >>>being organized under the auspices of Peoples' Global Action (PGA), an >>>international movement which believes that the WTO is fundamentally >>>flawed, >>>is beyond reform and must be abolished. It is because of this stance >>>that >>>the activists are being excluded from the United States. >>> >>> Those excluded include Siwakoti Gopal and six other members of the >>>Nepalese >>>human rights organization INHURED as well as Badrul Alum and Pradip >>>Kumar >>>Roy, director of the Bangladesh' Krishok Federation. Gopal received his >>> >>>degree in law in the U.S., teaches human rights and international law in >>> >>>Nepal. He also received endorsements for his visa application from >>>U.S.-based organizations and Members of Congress. Despite this support, >>>he >>>was still denied his visa. ``With these credentials, who would be >>>allowed to >>>enter the U.S. if not him?'' asked Michael Morrill, one of the U.S. >>>organizers of the caravan. >>> >>> ``They just ignored all these letters and financial guarantees,'' >>>stated >>>Gopal. ``They [U.S. Embassy officials] did not even look at them. They >>>said >>>that they did not have to [give the visas]. They were also questioning >>>our >>>organizations and our personal integrity. They were very abusive. It was >>>a >>>terrible humiliation for all of us!'' >>> >>> ``Two weeks ago President Clinton said he was not concerned about the >>>massive protests planned for the WTO summit,'' continued Morrill. ``Now >>>his >>>administration is hard at work to keep the protest out.'' Activists from >>> >>>India, the United Kingdom, Israel, Bolivia, Germany and Panama are >>>already >>>in the U.S. to begin the caravan. Among them is Mr. Sanjay Mangala who >>>is >>>representing a movement, which is heading the resistance against >>>dam-projects in the Narmada Valley in India. Activists in London scaled >>>the >>>world's biggest Ferris wheel three days ago, attracting global >>>attention >>>and highlighting the money interests of transnational corporations, the >>>World Bank and Western governments in dam building projects such as >>>those in >>>the Narmada Valley. >>> >>> Michael Charder, who is involved with Reclaim The Streets, London said, >>> >>>``This action has been linked to PGA. It's only too obvious the U.S. >>>government is afraid of our global resistance, and tries to counteract >>>this >>>by not allowing protesters visas.'' >>> >>> SOURCE: Pennsylvania Consumer Action Network >>> >>> >>>[Global Reponse] -------------------------------------- >>>GLOBAL RESPONSE is an international letter-writing network of >environmental >>>activists. 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