EXAMPLE OF 'CONDITIONING' MEETINGS HELD IN EUROPE (OSLO)
ABOUT THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO)
 
Market Dominance or Democratic Control?
A conferance on The World Trade Organisation (WTO),
Market Liberalism
and
the Rights of the Strongest
16th. 18th. November 2000
Well-known national and international speakers,
Guest Artist Odd Børretzen
Thursday 16th. November 19.00 22.00
Public Meeting!  At: Folkets Hus i Oslo (store sal)
 

MARKET DOMINANCE OR DEMOCRATIC CONTROL?

A spotlight on the World Trade Organisation (WTO)

Guest artist: Odd Børretzen *

Speakers:
Martin Khor (Malaysia), Third World Network (*)
Susan George (USA/Frankrike), Transnational Institute (*)
Mike Waghorne (Sveits), Public Services International (*)
Yash Tandon (Zimbabwe) International South Group Network (*)
Alice Raymundo, (Filippinene) Via Campesina (*)
Marit Nybakk, Ap, Utenrikskomitèen Stortinget

Friday 17th. November

At: DiS, Diakonhjemmets College
Diakonveien 14, 0370 Oslo  (Kl. 10.00 18.00)

10.00 12.00: Plenum:

MARKET LIBERALISM AND PRIVATISATION

Why have privatisation and increased competition become so popular?
Who decides what should be privatised? Does privatisation give cheaper goods and better services? How does it effect the distribution of power,  demoracy and social resources?
Speaker: Susan George, Transnational Institute (*)
Mike Waghorne, Public Services International (*)

1. The Global Government - WTO, IMF and the World Bank
Speaker:
Susan George, Transnational Institute (*)
Member of the Norwegian Parliaments Foreign Affairs Committee

2. The Struggle for Workers Rights
Speakers:
Jon Ivar Nålsund, director of Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (*)
Martin Kohr, director of Third World Network (*)

3. Living off the Livelihood of Others? WTO and Agriculture
Speakers: Alice Raymundo, Via Campesina, The Philippines (*)
Aina Edelmann, Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders(*)

4. Enforced Consensus? WTO and Democracy
Speakers: Helene Bank, Diakonhjemmets International Centre (DiS) (*)
Knut R Sørlie, Norwegian Association of Trade and Industry (*)

5. The Rights of the Strongest? WTO and Developing Countries
Speakers:
Olav Soleng, State Secretary in the Ministery of Trade and Industry (*)
6. Welfare for Sale? What Roll does the WTO play?
What should we do?
Speakers:
Oddrun Remvik, Fellesorganisasjonen (*)
Mike Waghorne, Public Services International (*)

7. WTO after Seattle - on Agriculture and Food Security
Speakers:
Eli Reistad, Department of Agriculture (*)
Eystein Skjerve, Veterinary and Research Scientist (*)
Guttorm Kjelsvik, Norwegian Farmer`s Union (*)

8. What does WTO Mean for the Environment? Should Environmental Rules be Encompassed by WTO?
Speakers:
Helene Bank, Diakonhjemmets International Centre (*)
Tor Traasdahl, The Future in Our Hands (*)
 
Saturday 18th. November

At: DiS, Diakonhjemmets College
Diakonveien 14, 0370 Oslo  09.30 15.00

09.30 12.00: Seminars:
9. Globalising the Opposition
Speakers:
Reidun Heiene, Prague 2000-Committee (*)
Alice Raymundo, Via Campesina (*)
Tor Linné Eriksen, from Oslo College (*)

10. Globalisation and Freetrade - an Advantage in the Fight Against Racism?
Speakers:
Fakra Salimi, MIRA-centre (*)
(others to be invited)

11. Norways South Policy - High Level Schizophrenia?
Speakers:
Raymon Johansen, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Aksel Nærstad, The Development Fund (*)
Yash Tandon, International South Group Network (*)

12. Patient Rights or Human Rights?
Speakers: Martin Khor, director of  Third World Network
(plus one more speaker)

INTO THE FUTURE - ARE THERE ALTERNATIVES?