From Anne Best from "Public First"
Please publicise the following event:
If we let it happen, the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
will be the end of what little democracy we have.
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is not just about reducing barriers
to international trade, it's about opening up public services for
commercial exploitation.
if you doubt this statement, ask yourself this question: if we have
nothing to worry about, if our government is genuinely acting in our
best interests, why is it negotiating the GATS in secrecy at the WTO?
The GATS will impact on our lives in the same way the proposed
Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) would have had it become a
reality.
To Learn About The GATS And How We Must Unite To Fight Its Inception,
"Public First" Invites You To A Meeting
WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2002, 7.30 PM
The New Council Chambers, Trades Hall, Cnr. Lygon & Victoria Streets,
CARLTON
Speakers:
Dr Patricia Ranald, Manager Research & Policy, Public Interest Advocacy
Centre Sydney, Convenor AFTINET
Alan Griffiths, Community Activist, Political Writer
Ted Murphy, Assistant Secretary, NTEU
Kevin Bracken, MUA Delegate
For Further Information, Contact "Public First"
PO Box 2288, Fitzroy 3065
Telephone (03) 9662 9688 or 0419 537 595
Fax (03) 9639 4514
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