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Stepping Up for Farmers

The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) / April 19, 2001 State lawmakers are pushing bills that could help bail out the struggling farm community BY: Richard Roesler, Staff writer In the face of sagging crop prices and a looming drought, the state's embattled farmers, dairies and poultry growers scored a few victories in the statehouse this week.

Farmers Dig into Pockets to Help Each Other Stay on Land

The Associated Press / April 21, 2001 / By SHARON COHEN, Associated Press Writer ENDERLIN, N.D. - He sat at the kitchen table and read slowly down a long list of numbers. He saw a river of debt - and a drowning farmer.

Protesters, Politicians Arrive for Americas Summit

CNN Canada opens doors for discussion of free trade QUEBEC CITY, Canada (CNN) -- Heavy security mingled with the 17th-century charm of Quebec City on Friday as thousands of protesters and 34 Western Hemisphere leaders converged in Canada for a major trade summit.

Stop FTAA

The Free Trade Area of the Americas and the Threat to Social Programs, Environmental Sustainability and Social Justice in Canada and the Americas by Maude Barlow http://www.canadians.org/campaigns/campaigns-tradepub-ftaa2.html:

U.S.-Canada Fight Prevents Agriculture Export Credit Deal

Inside US Trade / Vol. 19, No. 16 Industrialized countries failed last week to reach agreement on new disciplines for agriculture export credits because the U.S. and Canada could not settle their differences on the maximum term for loan repayments and on whether the agreement should cover state-trading enterprises, such as the Canadian Wheat Board.

Leaked FTAA Text on Investment May Erode Sovereignty

Inter Press Service | April 19, 2001 | By Gumisai Mutume QUEBEC CITY - Civil society groups here say a leaked copy of the investment chapter of the draft text agreement of the Free Trade Area of the Americas confirms their worst fears.

FTAA Chapter on Investment Now Public

The Investment Chapter deals fundamentally with whether investor rights will take precedence over labor, human and environmental rights.:

The FTAA As a Radical and Historic Document

Dr. Susan Aaronson, Senior Fellow, National Policy Association - April 17, 2001

Global Campaign To Stop Child Labor: Multinationals Under Scrutiny

Brussels -- As part of its new global campaign to eliminate child labour, launched early this month, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) and International Trade Secretariats (ITS) have pledged to pursue activities and urge multinational enterprises (MNE) to assume responsibility to stop child labour.

Wheat Growers and Politicians Support More Export Credit

Editors, Progressive Farmer