[IMC-Editorial] Global: A Conference on the World Economy, April 2-4 in Cincinnati, Ohio

[CincyGlobal Announcements]

(PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE)

Global: A Conference on the World Economy, April 2-4
at The Univeristy of Cincinnati, in McMicken Hall.


Goals: "Global: A Conference on the World Economy":
The purpose of "Global: A Conference on the World
Economy" is to educate the public on issues
surrounding free trade agreements and their effects on
local economies. At Global, people will be thinking,
discussing, skills-sharing, acting-out, painting, and
debating issues directly and indirectly dealing with
corporate and cultural globalization. 


Info: While the focus of GLOBAL TWO is on issues
pertaining to corporate globalization and economics,
many of the workshops deal with philosophy, DIY
tactics & skills, and activism. Also, there will be
several different “discussion gatherings”. The
discussion gatherings will deal with topics such as
planning for upcoming actions (IMF/Worldbank, G8, and
RNC) to figuring out ways of incorporating radical
ideas into everyday life (i.e. it is easy to complain
about corporate globalization, but how do we stop
corporate globalization when we directly benefit from
it?) to discussing ideologies and their influence on
the anti-corporate globalization movement. Various
actions, lectures, concerts and art shows will precede
the week before the conference starts.  At the
conference, there will be spaces to create art, play
instruments, show films, present writing, create
puzzles, and anything else which comes to our minds
inbetween now and the conference.  The first night of
the conference, there will be one major fiesta in the
name of having fun. On the Saturday, there will be
another party and concert with the group Ghostmice and
Robert Blake. During the conference, there will be
space available for people to hold caucus meetings
(i.e. Ohio Caucus, Great Lakes Caucus, DC Caucus,
etc).  


REGISTRATION: THERE IS NO REGISTRATION FEE. However,
registration is important because then the Global Crew
knows how much food and housing spaces to get. To
contact Eira (the registrar) please e-mail her at
eerieEira at yahoo.com. You may e-mail her your
registration information by simply e-mailing her your
name and location.  If you are sending in a group
registration, list how many people are coming and
their names.


HOUSING: To reserve free housing for Global, please
e-mail Ya-Sin at xchubbyx at yahoo.com.  In the e-mail,
please note if you are coming in a group (and how many
people are in the group who will need a space to stay
at).  Also, please indicate in the e-mail if you are
allergic to anything, smoke, and/or bringing
children/pets.  Please reserve housing as soon as you
get this e-mail so that you and your host can get in
contact with each other before the conference.


FOOD: Light Breakfast and fair trade coffee will be
provided on Saturday and Sunday. In addition, lunch
will be provided on Saturday and Sunday as well from
local restaurants. Attendees are encouraged to bring
dishes with them so that we can have a potluck. It
would also be great if attendees brought their own
plates, cups, and utensils with them. 


TRANSPORTATION: There is a transportation board on the
Global website.  If you can provide a seat or two or
if you need a ride to global, please post it on the
board by e-mailing Nathan at.  If one needs to be
pickup from the Airport, Amtrak, or Greyhound
stations, please indicate that in the registration
e-mail to Eira at eerieEira at yahoo.com.


ENTERTAINMENT: The first night (April 2, 2004) of the
conference will begin with a "Sweatfree Clothing"
fashion show at 7pm.  Watch as sweet activists walk
the catwalk for justice.  After that, there will be a
free concert featuring local musicians at about
8:30pm.  Then, the fun does not stop there.  There is
an after-party after the concert where folks will have
the opportunity to boogie-woogie and network.

On the second night of the conference there will be a
show with Ghostmice (based out of Bloomington, IN and
on Plan-It-X records), Robert Blake, and two t.b.a.. 
More info will be provided at the conference.  After
that, there will be another party, b.y.o.b. (bring
your own beverage).


TABLING: There will be more than 30+ groups tabling at
Global. In order to table, e-mail Ya-Sin at
xchubbyx at yahoo.com with the name of your group, its
contact information, and a short description of the
group.  There is no tabling fee so get a table as soon
as possible. 


FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: Please feel free to e-mail
Eira about registration at eerieEira at yahoo.com, Ya-Sin
about transportation, housing, and tabling at
xchubbyx at yahoo.com, Nathan with issues regarding the
website at nathan22t at yahoo.com, and Paul with general
questions about workshops, discussions, and everything
else at cincyglobal at yahoo.com


MORE? Check out the website at
http://www.geocities.com/cincyglobal/ Expect updates
soon.

p.s. Here is a tentative list of workshops.  Keep in
mind that Guerrilla workshops are always welcome at
Global.
Globalization 101
AIDS Crisis in Africa
Women and Globalization
Street Demo Survival (Physical/Mental Preparedness)
Environmental Effects of Globalization
CAFTA/FTAA
IMF/World Bank
War on Drugs
History of American Imperialism
History of Labor Movements
Sweatshops
Cintas
Coca-Cola Awareness
Unschooling
Zines
Street Art/Propaganda
Radical Instrument Making
Legal Matters for Activists
Direct Action/Civil Disobedience
Space: The Final Frontier
Understanding and Including Each Other
Indigenous Peoples
People of Faith
Job Defense
Community Organizing
Grassroots Organizing as if Oppression Does not Matter
Globalization in the Middle East
Building Autonomous Groups
Privatization of Health care in India
Bhopal Incident
Wheatpasting/Culture Jamming
Media and Activism
Super Meme’s and Beyond
Hip Hop and Activism

PLUS MANY MORE!!!

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