No More NAFTAs! Stop the Free Trade Area of the Americas! "Fair Trade, Not Free Trade" Rally Monday, October 13th, 4:30pm Nollen Plaza, Des Moines The Situation: Ten years of NAFTA has been disastrous for the United States, Mexico and Canada. The U.S. has lost over 750,000 jobs, seen thousands of family farms disappear and watched numerous environmental laws challenged in secret tribunals. In Mexico, manufacturing wages have dropped 20% and farmers have been forced off their land. Despite this record of destruction, the Bush Administration is currently seeking to expand NAFTA to the entire hemisphere. This would mean greater unemployment, more environmental destruction and fewer family farms. We need to stop the FTAA before it gets started! Civic Action: Let's make clear to our elected officials and the candidates running for President that trade deals that put workers and the environment on the side are unacceptable! It's time to say "NO" to the FTAA! Join us to welcome the "March to Miami" Bus Tour when it stop in Des Moines on October 13th at 4:30. We will meet at Nollen Plaza downtown and express our support for fair trade. The bus tour and rally stops are sponsored by the United Steelworkers of America and the Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment. Miami Action: Trade ministers from throughout the Western Hemisphere will be meeting on November 20-22 in Miami to continue negotiating the FTAA. The FTAA poses an even larger threat than NAFTA, opening the door to foreign corporations privatizing our nation's public sector and attacking prevailing wage laws and project labor agreements. Many civil society groups from around North America are organizing events during this time. Stay tuned! Contact Bill Holland, Iowa Fair Trade Campaign, 515-288-4296 (office), 515-554-7419 (cell); [log in to unmask]; www.fairtradenow.org Erin E. Jordahl Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club 3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280 Des Moines, IA 50310 515-277-8868 [log in to unmask] www.iowa.sierraclub.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Make your voice heard! Find out how to get Take Action Alerts and other important Sierra Club messages by email at: http://www.sierraclub.org/email