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*Lessons from** **NAFTA: Building a New Fair Trade Agenda *

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Objective of the Conference

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*1)     **To bring together key groups from U.S., Mexico and Canada to
review what was originally said about NAFTA, *

*2)     **To share their experiences and to identify and understand the
overall impacts of NAFTA as it relates to food and agriculture, including
the link with the environment, energy, immigration and labor; and *

*3)     **To discuss alternatives that puts trade into a broader context of
development. What alternatives policies are needed to protect domestic rura=
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development, good jobs, farmers, food quality, food safety and rural
livelihoods as well as an appropriate form of regional development? *



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Monday, October 22

9:00 a.m.

Mexican and Canadian consulate welcomes

Nathan Wolf, C=F3nsul de M=E9xico, Saint Paul; Peter Julian, MP- Canada

Keynote speaker

John Nichols, The Nation

10:00 a.m.

Trinational Roundtable- What happened at the time of NAFTA and what are som=
e
alternative directions for the future?

Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State, Minnesota; Maude Barlow, Council of
Canadians; Victor Suarez, ANEC; Oscar Chacon, NALAAC; Martha Ojeda,
Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras;Jim Harkness, President, Institut=
e
for Agriculture and Trade Policy

1:00 p.m.
Trade and Investment that support Land, Farmers, Healthy Food, and Fair
Markets

I. Agricultural shifts and NAFTA

Victor Quintana, Frente Democratico de los Campesinos de Chihuaha; Rita
Shwentesius Rindermann, University of Chapingo; Daniel de la Torre Ugarte,
APAC; David Orchard, Canadian farmer; Kathy Ozer, National Family Farm
Coalition

II. NAFTA exports and dumping

Victor Suarez, ANEC; Sophia Murphy, Institute for Agriculture and Trade
Poilcy; Tim Wise, Global Environment and Development Program, Tufts
University; Yves le Duc, Dairy Farmers of Canada; Keith Bolan, American Cor=
n
Growers Association; Dennis Olson, Institute for Agriculture and Trade
Policy

III. NAFTA and the Food System

Chilo Vilareal, Rural Coalicion; Darrin Qualman, NFU-Canada; Patrick
Woodall, Food & Water Watch; Steve Suppan, Institute for Agriculture and
Trade Policy

IV. NAFTA and food sovereignty

Olegario Carillo, UNORCA; Anuradha Mittal, Oakland Institute; Nikhil Aziz,
Grassroots International; George Naylor, NFFC

3:30 p.m.
Trade and investment rules that support a healthy environment

I. NAFTA and the environment

Manuel Perez Rocha, RMALC; Tony Clarke, Polaris Institute; Doreen Stabinsky=
,
Greenpeace International; Corinna Steward, Grassroots International;

II. 'Investor to state' provisions

Dan Magraw, CIEL; Sarah Anderson, Institute for Policy Studies; Steven
Shrybman, SGM Law; Mary Bottari, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch; Liane
Schatalek, Heinrich B=F6ll Foundation North America



III. Bio-energy throughout North America

Alejandro Villamar, RMALC; Daniel de la Torre Ugarte, APAC; Peter Riggs,
Forum on Democracy and Trade; David Morris, Institute for Local
Self-Reliance; Mark Muller, IATP; Jim Kleinschmit, IATP

Tuesday, October 23

9:15 a.m.

Opening speech: David Bacon

Author, Children of NAFTA

10:00 a.m.
Trade and investment in support of human rights and fair immigration
policies

I. NAFTA and immigration policy

Susan Gzesh, University of Chicago; Oscar Chacon, NALACC; Laura Carlsen,
CIP; Tanya Dawkins, Global-Local Links Project ; Amy Shannon, Enlaces
America

II. NAFTA, immigration and labor rights

Patricia Juan, Frente Autentico de Trabajo; Gabriela Lemus, Labor Council
for Latin American Advancement; Lincoln Ellis, United Food and Farm Workers
Canada; Ted Lewis, Global Exchange; Brian Payne, Coalition of Immokalee
Workers

III. Justice, the community and democracy

David Ostendorf, Center for New Community; Jan Flora, Iowa State University=
;
Eric Ward, Building Democracy Initiative; Amalia Anderson, los Raices;
Martha Ojeda, Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras

III. NAFTA, immigration and human rights

Victoria Gavito, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante; Mily Travino Sauceda,
Lideres Campesinas; Colin Rajah, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee
Rights; Kathy McNeely, Church World Service; Pepe Jaques, Federal Deputy
(PRD), Mexico

1:00 p.m.
Plenary

NAFTA Expanded: What is the Security and Prosperity Partnership?

Maude Barlow, Council of Canadians; Jeff Vogt, AFL-CIO; Manuel Perez Rocha,
RMALC; Jos=E9 Antonio Almaz=E1n, Federal Deputy (PRD); Laura Carlsen, CIP; =
Rusa
Jeremic, Common Frontiers/KAIROS

What Would a Fair Trade Agenda Look Like?

Sophia Murphy, Ecofair Trade Dialogue; Representative, Hemispheric Social
Alliance

5:00 p.m.
Closing keynote and remarks



Questions call:



Linda Vieira

Administrative Assistant

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

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Minneapolis, MN 55404-2505



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