{"article":{"id":78791,"heading":"Central American Free Trade Talks Coming to Houston; locals plan to raise hell","author":"just say no to cafta--houston","created":"2003-08-25 23:21:34","modified":"2003-08-25 23:21:34","last_modified":"Tue, 26 Aug 2003 06:21:34","article":"<p>the global justice\/anti-corp\/anti-caplitalist fall is KICKING  <br>  <br> OFF!!! and houston is hosting the central american free trade talks. oct  <br>  <br> 20-24!!!!  <br><br> the only problem is that only a \"privileged few\" are allowed to go \"behind  <br>  <br> closed doors\" to attend the CAFTA talks. therefore, civic-minded  <br>  <br> houstonians yearning to be included are organizing their own activites  <br>  <br> outside the talks and in communities most effected by CAFTA. we are  <br>  <br> calling on activists of all sorts, organizers, artists, concerned  <br>  <br> citizens, writers, music makers, anarchists, environmentalists, labor,  <br>  <br> Democrats, Republicans and whoever else wants to join the effort against  <br>  <br> globalization to converge on houston in late october.  <br><br> any friends in other parts of the region and nation who want to come on  <br>  <br> down to join in the fun will be greatly welcome..  <br><br> we plan to organize\/coordinate teach-in's,  <br>  <br> skillshares workshops, creative direct action, media events and a spirited  <br>  <br> colorful permitted march and rally full of street theater, props and  <br>  <br> puppets some of the days that the cafta talks are going on (oct 20-24)...  <br><br> we will strive to make this as anti-racist, queer\/trans friendly, pro-  <br>  <br> feminist, accessible, supportive, empowering, and safe place to be  <br><br> together, we can send a message to the power-brokers that a better world  <br>  <br> is possible and that people will not longer accept business as usual in  <br>  <br> the global economy....  <br><br> please forward to anyone committed to challenging corporate  <br>  <br> globalization...and contact <a href=\"mailto:hgac@riseup.net\" rel=\"nofollow\">hgac@riseup.net<\/a> for info and watch  <br>  <br> houston.indymedia.org for developments and news...  <br>  <br> <\/p>\n","contact":"hgac@riseup.net","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"the global justice\/anti-corp\/anti-caplitalist fall is KICKING \r\nOFF!!! and houston is hosting the central american free trade talks. oct \r\n20-24!!!! ","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2003\/08\/78791.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}