September 6, the Coalition against Global Exploitation with the Student Labor Action Committee held a teach-in on the Free Trade Area of the Americas and the World Trade Organization in conjunction with upcoming protests in Cancun, Mexico and Miami, Florida. Contributors to the teach-in included Carlos Banuelos (Casa de Maryland), Frida Berrigan (World Policy Institute), Robert Scott (Economic Policy Institute), Len Shindel (United Steel Workers), and Jack Sinnigen (University of Maryland). More than 70 attended the teach-in which was held at Johns Hopkins University. What follows are the remarks of Frida Berrigan.

Second-draft of Orrin Hatch's so-called Victory Act obtained.

This is a call for an action to organize the peace and justice people in all the states to form a national union for the people. Initially, 2 volunteers from each state is needed. Is that you?

When the leaders of Europe and the UN meet to discuss sending troops to Iraq they must remember that the hands of the clock have been turned back to Munich 1938. It is understood that behind the scenes the leaders of Europe are facing extreme pressure and are being offered incredible bribes to comply with the request. However, they must realize they are dealing with a madman and a regime full of lunatics that are willing to risk nuclear war for their own personal gain.

Please forward widely.

Better not quit your day job...just ask for a transfer to India!

This is an excerpt from the curious george brigade's new book, Anarchy in the Age of Dinosaurs

Re: U.S. jobs - I have some bad news...and I have some REALLY BAD news....

...Makes Connections Between Labor and Civil Rights Struggles Excerpt of speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson, speaking at Yale University, Produced by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus