Global Justice Forward! On Nov 30th the World Trade Organization (WTO) will host a "restart" meeting in Geneva – 10 years to the day from when we shut down the WTO!  On Dec 7th, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change opens in Copenhagen.  These are uncertain times and much is at stake: Join us to reclaim and amplify our voices with a shared vision  for a healthy planet and people.  Let's harness the spirit of the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle with a renewed commitment to move global justice forward!  Friday Nov 27 through Sunday Nov 29: three days of plenaries, workshops and a cross-sector strategy session, held at Seattle University, New Hope Baptist Church & Town Hall. 
 
Confirmed speakers include Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, Leo Gerard, United Steel-Workers President, Dena Hoff, National Family Farm Coalition & Via Campesina, Eric Holt-Gimenez & Annie Shattuck, Food First, Rev. Robert Jeffrey, Black Dollar Days Task Force, David Korten (When Corporations Rule the World, Agenda For a New Economy), Thea Lee, AFL-CIO, Sylvia Orduño,  Michigan Welfare Rights Organization and National Planning Committee, U.S. Social Forum, and The Yes Men. 

Workshop topics cover a range of topics bearing on climate change, trade policy, community organizing for justice, and addressing privilege and racism. Here are a few workshops led by RTM and our community partners (click here for a complete list): Reclaim the Media is hosting a panel on Grassroots Media and Global Justice, with DeeDee Halleck (Deep Dish TV), Norm Stockwell (WORT-FM Madison) and others; Riseup Networks leads a workshop on The Revolution Will Not Be Twittered; Pinay sa Seattle leads a session on Art & Activism: Being a Cultural Worker; Hidmo presents a panel on Cross-cultural alliances and activism. 

All events FREE or by donation (except Amy Goodman benefit for KBCS and Yes Men film screenings); no registration required. Volunteers needed! Learn more at www.seattleplus10.org  or call 206.405.4600.

Schedule:

• Friday Nov 27: Amy Goodman at Town Hall (benefit for KBCS), 7pm OR The Yes Men at NW Film Forum, 7pm and 9pm
• Saturday Nov 28: Opening Panel, "The Climate is Changing - It's Time for Solutions!" & Workshops at Seattle University, 9am-5pm
• Saturday Evening: “Reclaiming Community” Panel, Dinner & Music at New Hope Baptist Church, 6 - 10pm
• Sunday Nov 29: Workshops & "Catch the Buzz: Cross-Pollinating our Movements" Panel & Strategy Session at Seattle University, 10am-5pm
• Sunday evening: Closing Panel, "Global Justice Forward!" Town Hall, 6pm

The People's Summit is sponsored by: BALLE Seattle – Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, Central Co-op’s Madison Market, Clean Greens Farm, Citizens Trade Campaign, Common Action, Community Alliance for Global Justice, Dyke Community Activists, Eat the State, Growing WA, Heroico Battalon de San Patricio, International Socialist Organization, Seattle Branch, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Lettuce Link/Solid Ground, Mangrove Action Project, Martin Luther King County Labor Council, Northwest Resistance Against Genetic Engineering, Peace Action of WA, People-Centered Development Forum, PUSO – Philippine-US Solidarity Organization, Reclaim the Media, Riseup Collective, Seattle CISPES – Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador, Seattle Young People’s Project, SEEDS – Social Ecology Education Demonstration School, The Society for Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), WA Blue Green Alliance, WA Fair Trade Coalition, Washington State Labor Council, Witness for Peace Northwest, YES! Magazine

Learn More & Volunteer! www.seattleplus10.org