NO TO THE FTAA!
A DIFFERENT AMERICA IS POSSIBLE!







ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 1


The current trend in the negotiating process of the annexionist project
enshrined in the FTAA, under the guidance of the US policies, clearly
indicates that such project has not been definitively defeated and that
it has just been frozen in its original version.
On the contrary, it has been re-configured and directed through new
roads by the way of the Free Trade Agreements, trying to propel the same
intentions.

This process has been confronted by the increasing rejection of social
movements, as well as a significant resistance of some governments of
the region.

In addition, the initial FTAA project has been diversified. Issues such
as the Free Trade Agreements, the external debt, privatization of public
services, the WTO, the plans of militarization, Plan Colombia, the Plan
Puebla-Panamá and the installation of military bases, among others,
characterizes the current panorama, promoted by the policies of the
government of the United States in its permanent hegemonic intentions.
To the above mentioned, we can also add the Free Trade Agreements of
the European Union-Latin America.

These are the main issue upon which the IV Hemispheric Meeting of
Struggle Against the FTAA to be held in the City of Havana, Cuba from
the 27th. to the 30th. of April, 2005, will be focusing its attention.

The political principles that will animate our coming meeting are
contained in the CALL to this event, that can be found in:
<http://www.alcaabajo.com/> www.alcaabajo.com


Organizing Committee
IV Hemispheric Struggle Against the FTAA
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