The ecological crisis is global in scope and we need to come up with global solutions to confront it. Only 22 percent of the world's original old growth forests remain intact. Meanwhile, our fossil fuel addiction is contributing to massive environmental destruction, dangerous climate destabilization, and human rights violations, including the devastation of entire indigenous cultures. The corporate-driven free trade agenda does not address any of these issues. Instead, it pushes for growth at all costs.
Corporations are legal fictions that exist solely to maximize the profits of their shareholders.
The corporate bottom line doesn't include the price we collectively pay for environmental destruction, human rights violations, or the erosion of democratic decision-making. If we care about the future of the hemisphere's remaining forests and traditional indigenous peoples we cannot allow corporations to write the rules of the global economy. Stopping the FTAA is the first step towards building a just, democratic, and ecologically sane global economy. What You Can Do Join the ever-growing citizen's movement to hold corporations accountable and to demand a democratic, just, and ecologically sane global economy. Educate your community about the dangers of global corporate rule and the urgent need to confront destructive corporations like Citigroup.