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Wednesday, September 29
Tonight in Mason City: Stop Outsourcing Our Future Comes to Town
by
Linda Thieman
on Wed 29 Sep 2004 07:46 AM CDT
 Tonight in Mason City: "Stop Outsourcing Our Future" Comes to Town
A Town Hall Meeting for people concerned about good jobs, the environment, and a healthy future for their community
Wednesday, Sept. 29
7:00-8:30 PM
Mason City Public Library
225 2nd St. SE, Mason City
Join
your friends and neighbors to learn about global trade agreements now
being negotiated by the Bush administration, their implications for
good jobs, a clean environment, and healthy communities, and the choice
that voters have in the Presidential election on the issue of
outsourcing our future.
Panelists
*Amanda Ragan, Iowa State Senator, District 7
*Chris Petersen, President, Iowa Farmers Union
*Niel Ritchie, Executive Director, League of Rural Voters
*Sandra Sanchez, American Friends Service Committee
*Alan Anderson, President, United Steel Workers Local 9310
*Janice Grandstaff, Iowa Workforce Development
Sponsors
*Iowa Farmers Union
*PACE Local 7-0604
*Iowa Conference United Methodist Church
*League of Rural Voters
*Iowa Fair Trade Campaign
*American Federation of Teachers Local 716
*National Catholic Rural Life Conference
*Americans for Democratic Action
*Iowa Citizen Action Network
*SEIU Local 199
*AFSCME Council 61
*Women, Food, and Agriculture Network
*Iowa Sierra ClubAmerican Federation of Teachers Local 716
*United Steel Workers of America District 11
For more information on the Iowa Fair Trade Campaign, click here.
Other Town Hall Meetings in Iowa
Muscatine, Oct. 2, Muscatine Commuity College, 10:30am-Noon
CHANGE OF VENUE!
Keokuk, Oct. 4, Keokuk City Council Chambers, 6:30-8:00 pm
Ottumwa, Oct. 11, Ottumwa Public Library, 7:00-8:30pm
Sunday, September 26
Stop Outsourcing Our Future!
by
Linda Thieman
on Sun 26 Sep 2004 05:15 PM CDT
Stop Outsourcing Our Future!
A Town Hall Meeting for people concerned about good jobs, the environment, and a healthy future for their community
Monday, Sept. 27
7:00-8:30 PM
Iowa Valley Community College
Continuing Education Center, Room 608
3702 S. Center St., Marshalltown
Join
your friends and neighbors to learn about global trade agreements now
being negotiated by the Bush administration, their implications for
good jobs, a clean environment, and healthy communities, and the choice
that voters have in the Presidential election on the issue of
outsourcing our future.
Other Town Hall Meetings in Iowa
Mason City, Sept. 29, Public Library, 7-8:30 pm
Keokuk, Sept. 30, Public Library, 6:30-8:00 pm
Muscatine, Oct. 2, Muscatine Commuity College, 10:30am-Noon
JUST ADDED!
Ottumwa, Oct. 11, Ottumwa Public Library, 7:00-8:30pm
Panelists
David Osterberg, Executive Director, Iowa Policy Project
Lana Ross, Iowa Conference United Methodist Church
Rich Leopold, Executive Director, Iowa Environmental Council
Reita Acord, United Auto Workers Local 893
Jim Jontz, President Emeritus, Americans for Democratic Action
Sponsors
Iowa Farmers Union
Iowa Conference United Methodist Church
League of Rural Voters
Iowa Fair Trade Campaign
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Americans for Democratic Action
Sister Mary Hispanic Ministry
Iowa Citizen Action Network
SEIU Local 199
AFSCME Council 61
Iowa Sierra Club
Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Women, Food, and Agriculture Network
American Federation of Teachers Local 716
United Steel Workers of America District 11
Contact: Dave Leshtz, Iowa Fair Trade Campaign, 319-621-4205
For more information, click here.
Saturday, September 18
Stop Outsourcing Iowa!
by
Linda Thieman
on Sat 18 Sep 2004 01:35 PM CDT
Stop Outsourcing Iowa!
WATERLOO - Thirty
Black Hawk County residents gathered in the Law Court Theatre at the
Waterloo Center for the Arts this past week to talk about the
outsourcing of jobs in Iowa and across the nation.
This was the first of five meetings, called 'Stop Outsourcing Our
Future,' to be held by the Iowa Fair Trade Campaign. "Waterloo was
obviously a good place for the first meeting," said organizer Dave
Leshtz. "People in this area are very aware of the damage that
outsourcing does to a community."
Steve Abbott, President of the Black Hawk Labor Council, AFL-CIO, told
the group that everyone's jobs are now threatened by the trade policies
of the Bush administration. According to the Department of Labor,
Iowa has lost over 28,000 manufacturing jobs in the last three
years.
"It's absolutely crucial that voters understand how the trade
agreements now being negotiated by the Bush administration will cause
even more severe job losses for communities like ours," said Waterloo
resident Bonni Winther.
Meeting participants plan to get together again on Thursday, September 23,
at 7:00 PM at the Waterloo Public Library, to talk about education and
action strategies. For more information, call Steve Abbott at
319-939-2127.
The Iowa Fair Trade Campaign was formed during the Iowa caucuses to
educate the Presidential candidates and make voters aware of their
choices on issues of global trade. "These meetings are a good way
to let folks know that there are real differences between George Bush
and John Kerry on international trade policies," said Abbott.
The Iowa Fair Trade Campaign currently has these town hall
meetings scheduled.
Marshalltown, Sept. 27, Iowa Valley Community College, 7-8:30pm
Mason City, Sept. 29, Public Library, 7-8:30 pm
Keokuk, Sept. 30, Public Library, 6:30-8:00 pm
Muscatine, Oct. 2, Muscatine Commuity College, 10:30-Noon
Please spread the word about these meetings and let Iowa Fair Trade
Campaign organizer Dave Leshtz know if you'd like to have a
meeting in your part of the state. Suggestions are welcome. Contact Dave at dleshtz@ia.net or 319-621-4205.
For more information on the Iowa Fair Trade Campaign, click here.
Wednesday, September 8
Iowa Fair Trade Campaign: Stop Outsourcing Our Future!
by
Linda Thieman
on Wed 08 Sep 2004 10:22 AM CDT
Iowa Fair Trade Campaign: Stop Outsourcing Our Future!
The Iowa Fair Trade Campaign seeks to bring Iowans together to work for new rules for the global economy that respect workers, family farmers, immigrants, the environment, human rights, and democracy.
Groups and individuals in Iowa have worked for fair trade and global justice for many years. During the months proceeding the 2004 Iowa Presidential caucuses, we came together as the Iowa Fair Trade Campaign to insure that trade was discussed by the Presidential candidates, to present a common statement to the candidates on trade issues, and to persuade them to embrace this position.
A network of over 200 individuals representing labor, family farmers, the faith community, immigrants, students, environmentalists, and others "birddogged" the Presidential candidates throughout the state, and all the candidates campaigning in Iowa embraced our basic requests before the Iowa caucuses. The Iowa Fair Trade Statement was endorsed by 25 Iowa organizations, outlining a common position on what responsible trade agreements should include.
The Iowa Fair Trade Campaign is working to stop the proposed Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), and the expansion of the World Trade Organization (WTO). We seek, instead, a new set of rules for the global economy that will insure that all Iowans, not just a few, benefit from trade and trade agreement.
Plan for September and October 2004
The IFTC will educate, organize, and mobilize citizens in Iowa to oppose the corporate global trade agenda and support new rules for global trade and investment agreements that protect the interests of workers, the environment, family farmers, consumers, human rights, and democratic processes. A major educational component will be the holding of 'town hall meetings' called 'Stop Outsourcing Our Future!' Each town hall meeting will be co-sponsored by IFTC member groups, with panelists representing as many of our constituencies as possible. Public participation and suggestions for citizen action will be a major part of each town hall meeting.
The Iowa Fair Trade Campaign currently has scheduled five town hall meetings. They will be held at the following locations and times.
Waterloo, Sept. 13, Center for the Arts, 7-8:30 pm
Marshalltown, Sept. 27, Iowa Valley Community College, 7-8:30pm
Mason City, Sept. 29, Public Library, 7-8:30 pm
Keokuk, Sept. 30, Public Library, 6:30-8:00 pm
Muscatine, Oct. 2, Muscatine Commuity College, 10:30-Noon
Please spread the word about these meetings and let Iowa Fair Trade Campaign organizer Dave Leshtz know if you'd like to have such a meeting in your part of the state. Co-sponsors and panelists are being identified. Suggestions are welcome. Contact Dave at dleshtz@ia.net or 319-621-4205.
Current co-sponsors include Iowa Farmers Union, National Catholic Rural Life Conference, many labor councils, League of Rural Voters, Americans for Democratic Action, and Iowa Conference United Methodist Church.
To read the Iowa Fair Trade Coalition’s Statement on Trade Agreements in its entirety, click on “more >>” below.
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