What's
at Stake?
The effects of global trade, domestic
politics, and corporate power are what plague many antiglobalization
activists today. Along with these concerns, a great mix of
causes and mobilizations has emerged. In a recent Washington
Post article, David Montgomery explains how one unified concern
"has allowed disparate causes to unite against common
enemies." So what connects such ardent discussions of
sweat shops, rain forests, racism, prisons, campaign finance
reform, global trade and domestic politics? David Levy
of the Justice Action Movement, explains it well:
"We
are all unified behind a fear and loathing of corporate control
in our country. Were environmentalists, human rights
campaigners, poverty advocates, feminists, but we all agree
that the electoral system is fundamentally undemocratic because
of the influence of big money."
Concerns such as these have brought
about many civil societies in search of reform and solution.
To learn more about some of these organizations concerns,
some informative sites to explore would be the web sites dedicated
to the World Trade Organization protests: www.a16.org,
www.a20.org,
or also by visiting any of the web sites of the organizations
mentioned on these pages. |