Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 13:19:22 -0400

From: Canada-Tibet Committee

To: Multiple recipients of list TSG-L

ANNOUNCEMENT

The 1997 Peoples Summit on APEC

Vancouver, Canada

November 19 - 24, 1997

The 1997 Peoples' Summit on APEC is calling upon all people's, women's, human rights and peace organizations, NGOs, trade unions, religious groups, indigenous people, migrant workers and concerned individuals to come to Vancouver and take part in a series of events designed to highlight their concerns about APEC.

A large coalition of Canadian labour and non-governmental organizations has announced that the Peoples' Summit will follow the following format:

November 17,18 - Women's Forum

November 19 - Summit Launch

November 20,21 - Satellite meetings

November 22 - Peoples' Summit

November 23 - Final Assembly and march

November 24 - Interfaith ceremony

Participating organizations from any APEC country are encouraged to convene and sponsor satellite meetings on the topics of interest to them. So far the following topics have been selected: Human Rights, Sustainable Development, Labour Rights, Electronic Networking for Change, Free Media, Effects of Trade Liberalization on Poverty, Impact of Trade Liberalization on Women, Holding Transnational Corporations Accountable, Youth Forum, Education Forum, Land Reform and Peasant Rights, Academic Forum on Alternative Economics, Indigenous Rights. Additionally, there will be a number of film festivals, displays and cultural events.

For more information or to be placed on a mailing list, please contact the

Peoples' Summit secretariat at:

1997 Peoples Summit on APEC

207 West Hastings Street, Suite 910

Vancouver, British Columbia

V6B 1H6

tel: 604-682-1952

fax: 604-682-1931

email: popsum97@bc.sympatico.ca

Canadian Organizing Network:

Canada-Asia Working Group (Canadian Council of Churches), Canadian

Environmental Network, Canadian Labour Congress, Canadian Council for International Cooperation, Council of Canadians, International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, National Action Committee on the Status of Women, Network on International Human Rights, Aboriginal Women's Network, Anglican Church of Canada, BC Council for International Cooperation, BC Environmental Network, BC Federation of Labour, BC Teachers' Federation, Canadian Federation of Students, End Legislated Poverty, End the Arms Race / Canadian Peace Alliance, Union of BC Indian Chiefs, United Native Nations, Vancouver & District Labour Council.

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