Trade Matters Project
Program Description
Every day, the lives of people in New Hampshire are affected more and more by economic forces that reach beyond their immediate control and often far beyond the state's borders. For example, five of the largest ten manufacturing firms are headquartered in other countries, and the largest bank is a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
For another example, New Hampshire groundwater is being bottled and sold by Nestle, a Swiss corporation. USA Springs, though based in New Hampshire, intends to market its product in Europe.
The rules for the global economy are being set through a web of international agreements. While the key decision-makers may be far away, the opinions of ordinary people can make a difference.
For ten years, the AFSC's New Hampshire Program has conducted education and action campaigns so that local residents have a better understanding of economic change and how they can make their voices heard. AFSC-NH Global Economy Project is central to AFSC's Trade Matters campaign, which works at the grassroots, national, and global policy level with staff in five AFSC offices across the United States.
Trade Policy and the Erosion of Local Government Authority
Protecting Water from Commodification and Privatization
Reversing the Global Sweatshop Economy
The New Hampshire Fair Trade Campaign
AFSC has convened monthly meetings of the NH Fair Trade Campaign since 2000, to bring together union members, youth, faith-based, and other activists who want to stop the Free Trade Area of the Americas, Central American Free Trade Agreement, and other policies which harm workers, the environment, and democracy.
To find out when the next meeting will be held, and to get on the list for e-mail alerts, contact: aalpert@afsc.org .
Reports from the Trade Summits
Trade Matters campaign
Program Archives
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