2008 Bulletins Index

AFTINET Bulletin No. 153
November 2008
  • How trade, the WTO and the financial crisis reinforce each other
  • The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement: Reopening the US FTA
  • World Trade Organisation Update
  • Free Trade Agreement Update
  • Aid/Watch Report Launch: Where is your aid money going?
  • Movie Screening: "Jerusalem: East Side Story", November 29
  • Forum - Women & Human Rights: Building a Common Practice, Dec 3
  • Trivia Night Fundraiser - "Almost Anyone Can Be President", Dec 11

AFTINET Bulletin No. 152

October 2008

  • Winning or playing fair in world markets?
  • Wall St Bailout won't do much to help ailing economy
  • World Trade Organisation Update
  • Free Trade Agreement Update
  • Pacific Calling for Climate Justice, October 25
  • AFTINET AGM November 12
  • Call to support Columbian Sugar Workers Strike
  • Aid/Watch Fundraising Film Night, "The Fight For Land Rights", October 30

AFTINET Bulletin No. 151
September 2008

  • FTAs crash into Australian car makers
  • Seoul Shelves KORUS FTA
  • Central American FTA blocked for ignoring indigenous rights
  • World Trade Organisaton Update
  • Free Trade Agreement Update
  • AFTINET “Battle In Seattle” Film Night, Oct 23rd
  • Anita Chan Seminar: The Sweating of Labor in Wal-Mart Supplier Factories in China
  • The Latin American and Australasian International Indigenous Solidarity Gathering, Melbourne, October 24 - 25 - 26

AFTINET Bulletin No. 150
August 2008

  • World Trade Organisaton Update
  • Reflections begin on the WTO failure and the future work
  • Pacific Civil Society Statement on Trade Justice
  • Free Trade Agreement Update
  • AFTINET “Battle In Seattle” Fundraising Film Night, Oct 23rd
  • Inspiractivism Moves to Melbourne
  • Walden Bello Talks in Sydney – Sept 1
  • Maude Barlow Speaking Tour Australia Aug/Sept

AFTINET Bulletin No. 149
July 2008

  • World Trade Organisaton Update
  • Will a global trade treaty hurt more than it helps?
  • Free Trade Agreement Update
  • Reflections on the G8 – Japan Style!
  • Review of Australia’s Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industries
  • Food Forum: "The Global Food Crisis. Will feeding ourselves feed the world?” July 26, 3pm
  • Public Meeting with Fei Tevi on Economic Justice in the Pacific – Thursday August 7th

AFTINET Bulletin No. 148
June 2008

  • FTA puts Australian television content out of focus
  • One Million People Vs US Beef
  • Real Food Crisis, Fake Solutions
  • WTO Update
  • Free Trade Agreement Update
  • Stop the Intervention National Day of Action - June 21
  • Public Service Day - June 23
  • Inspiractivism Canberra - July 12 and 19

AFTINET Bulletin No. 147
May 2008

  • WTO Update – Moving Towards the End Game?
  • Submissions Needed for Review of Export Policy and Practices/FTAs
  • AFTINET Letter to Minister Crean – No Visa 457 inclusion in trade agreements
  • IMF warns rising food prices raising risk of war
  • FTA Update
  • Community Rally Against NSW Energy Privatisation – May 3rd
  • Seminar - Temporary Foreign Workers: Economic Opportunity for Whom?
  • Fair Trade Fiesta – May 6th Paddington Town Hall

AFTINET Bulletin No. 146
April 2008

  • WTO Update – Moving Towards the End Game?
  • Submissions Needed for Review of Export Policy and Practices/FTAs
  • AFTINET Letter to Minister Crean – No Visa 457 inclusion in trade agreements
  • IMF warns rising food prices raising risk of war
  • FTA Update
  • Community Rally Against NSW Energy Privatisation – May 3rd
  • Seminar - Temporary Foreign Workers: Economic Opportunity for Whom?
  • Fair Trade Fiesta – May 6th Paddington Town Hall

AFTINET Bulletin No. 145
March 2008

  • To Implement Domestic Campaign Policy Priorities on Health Care and Global Warming, Future Presidents Must Alter Existing U.S. Trade Commitments
  • Trade deals spark warning
  • WTO Update – Moving Towards the End Game?
  • Free Trade Agreement Updates
  • AFTINET Fundraising Dinner – April 17
  • Fighting FTAs
  • Just Transitions to a Sustainable Society
  • Palm Sunday March and Rally for Peace

AFTINET Bulletin No. 144
February 2008

  • Growing Campaign against NSW power privatisation: public meeting and rally
  • Don’t pursue ’free trade’ policies: PANG
  • The Day After…
  • WTO Update
  • Free Trade Agreement Update
  • AFTINET Website Revamp – Call Out for designers
  • AFTINET Strategy Meeting: 5:30pm 13th February, Sydney Mechanics School of the Arts
  • NT Intervention Protest – 12th February, Canberra
  • “Sorry” – National Apology February 13th