I grew up several hours south of here when the northwest end of Sonoma County was somewhat rural. I watched Louisiana Pacific break up the union and move to Mexico, completely shaking up the economic and emotional health of a county highly dependent on timber. McCausland said she hopes her organizing efforts will also link together different issues that people have been working on independently. Nuth said the FTAA includes a provision that, if passed, would allow corporations to sue governments, but not people or nonprofit organizations. Free trade means exacerbated poverty.
Free trade means increased exploitation of women.
Free trade means that any kind of barriers to trade, like environmental and labor standards, are illegal. Despite what activists say are the many threats posed by the FTAA, they have faced significant challenges to getting the word out. Janus said he sees apathy as the greatest obstacle to his community organizing efforts. They think that the media that's delivering them news is delivering them the truth. But they have nothing to compare it to.