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Take Action on Globalization
Globalization is a complex, abstract phenomenon, but civil society has shown that it is neither unalterable nor inevitable. Citizens all over the world--human rights advocates and religious leaders, environmentalists and trade unionists, ordinary people from the global North and South--work together to make concrete improvements in people's lives. This page explores how to work for change in a globalized world, and shows concerned individuals how to become involved.
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Organizations Working on Globalization | The Global Justice Movement
Fair Trade and Agricultural Subsidies
Rich countries spend billions subsidizing their agricultural sector, leading to chronic overproduction that dumps surpluses on global markets. Poor countries demand reform of this trade practice that impoverishes small-scale farmers while enriching large agri-business. While halting subsidies would not remove the structural causes of rural poverty in the developing world, it would at least level the field.
Learn more about agricultural subsidies.
Contact these organizations to get involved in the fight against agricultural subsidies:
Oxfam International - "Make Trade Fair" Campaign
Catholic Agency for Overseas Development - "Trade Justice" Campaign
Food First - "Trade and Agriculture" Campaign
Corporate Watch Organizations Working on Globalization
Organization dedicated to holding corporations accountable.Citizens Trade Campaign
US coalition that believes trade is not a goal unto itself, but rather a means to achieve genuinely important goals like human rights and economic justice.Focus on the Global South
Emphasizes the needs and priorities of the global South in the fight for economic and social justice.Friends of the Earth
Defends the global environment from the negative effects of globalization.International Forum on Globalization
An alliance of activists, scholars, economists, researchers, and writers formed to stimulate new thinking, joint activity, and public education in response to the rapidly emerging economic and political arrangement called the global economy.Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
Fights against exploitive trade measures that harm workers and the environment.Third World Network
Specializes in economic and trade policies, debates at the WTO and important issues in the global economy.World Social Forum
Not an organization, but an annual "open meeting" of the global justice movement. WSF 2004 will be held January 16-21 in Mumbai, India.More Information on Globalization
