Globalization and trade will be the focus of a public debate, an academic conference and a protest rally in the Twin Cities this month.
On Thursday, April 14, Art Rolnick, economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and Larry Weiss, executive director of the national Citizens Trade Campaign, will discuss opposing views on free trade.
The debate will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Jeanne d'Arc Auditorium at the College of St. Catherine, 2004 Randolph Ave., St. Paul. Former St. Paul Mayor George Latimer will moderate. It is free and open to the public.
On Friday, April 15, and Saturday, April 16, an international symposium on "Governing the Global Workplace" will be held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. A number of researchers will present papers on issues such as outsourcing, foreign investment and labor markets.
Ray Marshall, former U.S. Secretary of Labor, will be the keynote speaker on Friday evening of the symposium. He will discuss "Protecting All Workers in a Globalized Economy." Other major speakers will be Mitch Pearlstein, founder of the Center of the American Experiment; and Marley Weiss, former chairman of the National Advisory Committee to the U.S. National Administrative Office for the NAFTA Labor Side Agreement under President Bill Clinton.
Conference registration is $120. For registration materials and complete conference information, go to www.hhh.umn.edu/globalworkplace
On Thursday, April 21, the Minnesota Blue-Green Alliance is sponsoring "CAFTA Action Day" to oppose the proposed Central American Free Trade Agreement. Alliance members will lobby lawmakers at the state Capitol, then rally to protest CAFTA outside the office of U.S. Senator Norm Coleman, 2550 University Ave. W., St. Paul.
The rally will take place at 4 p.m. and is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition and the Resource Center of the Americas. The Blue-Green Alliance is a coalition of labor unions and environmental groups working on issues of common concern.
For more information
Visit the Workday Minnesota special section, Trade and jobs
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Globalization and trade will be the focus of a public debate, an academic conference and a protest rally in the Twin Cities this month.
On Thursday, April 14, Art Rolnick, economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and Larry Weiss, executive director of the national Citizens Trade Campaign, will discuss opposing views on free trade.
The debate will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Jeanne d’Arc Auditorium at the College of St. Catherine, 2004 Randolph Ave., St. Paul. Former St. Paul Mayor George Latimer will moderate. It is free and open to the public.
On Friday, April 15, and Saturday, April 16, an international symposium on “Governing the Global Workplace” will be held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. A number of researchers will present papers on issues such as outsourcing, foreign investment and labor markets.
Ray Marshall, former U.S. Secretary of Labor, will be the keynote speaker on Friday evening of the symposium. He will discuss “Protecting All Workers in a Globalized Economy.” Other major speakers will be Mitch Pearlstein, founder of the Center of the American Experiment; and Marley Weiss, former chairman of the National Advisory Committee to the U.S. National Administrative Office for the NAFTA Labor Side Agreement under President Bill Clinton.
Conference registration is $120. For registration materials and complete conference information, go to www.hhh.umn.edu/globalworkplace
On Thursday, April 21, the Minnesota Blue-Green Alliance is sponsoring “CAFTA Action Day” to oppose the proposed Central American Free Trade Agreement. Alliance members will lobby lawmakers at the state Capitol, then rally to protest CAFTA outside the office of U.S. Senator Norm Coleman, 2550 University Ave. W., St. Paul.
The rally will take place at 4 p.m. and is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition and the Resource Center of the Americas. The Blue-Green Alliance is a coalition of labor unions and environmental groups working on issues of common concern.
For more information
Visit the Workday Minnesota special section, Trade and jobs