In recognition of the tenth anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), The National Association of Manufacturers, Public Citizen and The Nation will host a debate with participants from Canada, Mexico and the US on the results of NAFTA and the future of trade in the hemisphere.
Taking place in the heart of downtown Miami, just blocks from the FTAA Ministerial meetings and on the heels of what's expected to be a large anti-FTAA march with associated actions that day, the debate will feature some of the foremost critics and proponents of the NAFTA/FTAA agenda directly debating the very nature of globalization.
A Debate on Ten Years of NAFTA
Peter Rothberg
In recognition of the tenth anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), The National Association of Manufacturers, Public Citizen and The Nation will host a debate with participants from Canada, Mexico and the US on the results of NAFTA and the future of trade in the hemisphere.
Taking place in the heart of downtown Miami, just blocks from the FTAA Ministerial meetings and on the heels of what’s expected to be a large anti-FTAA march with associated actions that day, the debate will feature some of the foremost critics and proponents of the NAFTA/FTAA agenda directly debating the very nature of globalization.
A Debate on Ten Years of NAFTA
Thursday, November 20
8:00-9:30pmFirst United Methodist Church400 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, Florida(Four blocks from the Inter-Continental Hotel/Hyatt)
Featuring:
Lori Wallach, Director, Global Trade Watch (US)
Naomi Klein, Nation columnist, author (Canada)
Alberto Arroyo, RMALC (Mexico)
vs.
Frank Vargo, President, NAM (US)
Peter Clark, Canadian trade consultant (Canada)
Luis de la Calle, former NAFTA negotiator (Mexico)
Moderated by Jane Bussey,International trade reporter, The Miami Herald
FREE Admission. Please arrive early.(Spanish translation provided.)
Presented by Public Citizen and the National Association of Manufacturers and co-sponsored by The Nation magazine.
Peter RothbergTwitterPeter Rothberg is the The Nation’s associate publisher.