From: Elizabeth Miller (miller@witnessforpeace.org)
Date: Thu Jan 31 2002 - 13:30:39 EST
In The Era of Free Trade
student spring break delegation to mexico
March 9-17, 2001
Seven years after the passage of NAFTA what are the impacts of a free trade
agreement between a developing country and the world’s largest economy?
This delegation is an opportunity to learn first hand what is happening to
Mexican farming communities and labor unions against the dynamic background
of US - Mexico relations.
This delegation will begin in Mexico City and travel to surrounding rural
areas. Delegates will visit with workers of a foreign-owned maquiladora in
the state of Puebla that sells sporting apparel to US companies. We will
then stay with families in a rural area and learn about the struggles of
Mexican agricultural communities.
This Delegation will:
· Talk with Mexican Government trade officials
· Learn from non-governmental agencies working on trade and labor issues
· Hear from farmers who are being forced to migrate to cities and the US by
government policies or corporate practices that exacerbate impoverishment
· Meet with union organizers and members who are working for fair wages and
working conditions in maquiladoras (textile assembly factories)
· Talk with representatives at the US Chamber of Commerce about the
benefits of free trade for large corporations
· Explore the impacts of NAFTA by talking with a trade watchdog group in Mexico
Cost: $700 plus airfare This covers meals, lodging, facilitation, in
country-training, extensive reading materials, translation and ground
transportation in Mexico.
Scholarships: Scholarship funds are limited but personal fundraising
consultation for the trip is available through the WFP National Office. We
will work with everyone to help them secure the financial resources to make
the trip!
For an application or more information, please contact Gail Phares at
Witness for Peace Southeast, 949-856-9468, rphares105@aol.com or the
Witness for Peace National Office at 202-588-1471, miller@witnessforpeace.org.
Witness for Peace (WFP) is a politically independent, grassroots
organization of people committed to nonviolence and led by faith and
conscience. Our mission is to support peace, justice, and sustainable
economies in the Americas by changing US policies and corporate practices
that contribute to poverty and oppression in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Elizabeth A. Miller
Delegations Coordinator
Witness for Peace
1229 15th St., NW
Washington, DC 20005
miller@witnessforpeace.org
www.witnessforpeace.org
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