In solidarity with actions against the FTAA meetings in Quito, SAGE members held an action on campus outside of Hepburn (which houses the economics department). SAGE compiled info on the FTAA.
The following e-mail was sent to the SLU campus explaining the action:
HEPBURN DEMONSTRATION TODAY!
The Free TRADE Area of the Americas, FTAA, promises to exacerbate
environmental destruction and worsen socioeconomic conditions for the poor and
working-class throughout the entire Western Hemisphere, disproportionately
impacting women and people-of-color. This concerns 800 million people.
As representatives from 34 nations congregate in Quito, Ecuador this weekend
to discuss the implementation of the FTAA, the SAGE (Student Activists for
Global Equity) Coalition will be holding a demonstration outside Hepburn all
day (Friday, November 1st) to raise awareness of this agreement around the St.
Lawrence community. Please join us.
The neoliberal free market ideology is perpetuated through Economics
departments across the country, including institutions like St. Lawrence. Our
demands include diversifying the academic perspectives of ECON professors at
this school as well as opening ECON courses to non-majors. Ultimately, our
goal is to put an end to the socially disastrous policies such as FTAA that
compromise the ability of millions of people to achieve a decent standard of
living and fulfill their basic needs.
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