April 10 through 16 has been designated as a
”
Global Week of Action on Trade
”
by the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. A host of organizations
including Oxfam, Christian Aid, and Public Citizen have embraced
the effort to
”
make world trade work for the whole world.
”
Editor,
April 10 through 16 has been designated as a “Global Week of Action on Trade” by the Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance. A host of organizations including Oxfam, Christian Aid, and Public Citizen have embraced the effort to “make world trade work for the whole world.”
The intent is to generate the biggest mobilization yet against poverty with one “big idea” – to change the lives of millions of the poorest peoples across the world.
“We live in a world of outrageous inequality, with millions of people trapped in poverty. More than anything else it is the institutions, conditions, rules and practices of international trade that keep poor people poor.”
What can we do as individuals, as community to have some affect on the this reality? We have to be aware of what’s going on, challenge the status quo of free trade and privatization, and promote alternatives such as Fair Trade. As Desmond Tutu said November 2003, “championing the cause of the poor of the world in the pursuit of trade justice is a truly noble endeavor.”
For more information about trade justice, contact me at (408) 234-6377.
Mike Monroe
