链典4矮降贸多大 高级商务英语阅读 Supplementary Reading for Chapter 6 Lessons for Europe from the Quebec Trade Summit (1) Why I Didn't Go to Miami by Stephanie Guilloud Spring 2004 As one of the lead organizers of the 1999 Seattle direct action protests against the World Trade Organization (WTO).I am invested in the direction of the global justice movement.As a white person,I am invested in how white people align themselves(or don't align themselves)with people of color and those directly affected by policies and practices of globalization.As an organizer,I am invested in using limited time and resources to our greatest advantage and to the greatest effectiveness.I was moved by my experience in Seattle.I saw massive numbers of people respond to a call for justice.I saw people trusting each other and trusting themselves.I saw spontaneity and creative organizing tactics.I also saw overt and covert oppression dynamics play out among the leadership and participants.I watched the potential of building something from the momentum of a successful event crumble in our hands.Since then,I have been disappointed in the actions of the movement I helped create.I have been disappointed in the lack of reflection and the lack of strategy.I made a decision about attending the protests in Miami from this perspective. Protesting the Free Trade Area of the Americas(FTAA)in Miami in November 2003 was an event. Events gather people together.Events educate,politicize,and enlighten.Events are exciting and emotional.But events are just events if they are not connected to a larger strategy.I see a danger in planning and participating in another event that is not a step of a clear plan to get us closer to a shared vision of a new economy,a new power relation,a new world.The local and regional organizers(like Root Cause)who saw an opportunity to further educate their constituencies about the direct effects of globalization on their communities might have furthered such a plan.From conversations with participants,it sounds like direct action protesters worked harder to connect to 第1页共7页高级商务英语阅读 Supplementary Reading for Chapter 6 Lessons for Europe from the Quebec Trade Summit (1) Why I Didn't Go to Miami by Stephanie Guilloud Spring 2004 As one of the lead organizers of the 1999 Seattle direct action protests against the World Trade Organization (WTO), I am invested in the direction of the global justice movement. As a white person, I am invested in how white people align themselves (or don’t align themselves) with people of color and those directly affected by policies and practices of globalization. As an organizer, I am invested in using limited time and resources to our greatest advantage and to the greatest effectiveness. I was moved by my experience in Seattle. I saw massive numbers of people respond to a call for justice. I saw people trusting each other and trusting themselves. I saw spontaneity and creative organizing tactics. I also saw overt and covert oppression dynamics play out among the leadership and participants. I watched the potential of building something from the momentum of a successful event crumble in our hands. Since then, I have been disappointed in the actions of the movement I helped create. I have been disappointed in the lack of reflection and the lack of strategy. I made a decision about attending the protests in Miami from this perspective. Protesting the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) in Miami in November 2003 was an event. Events gather people together. Events educate, politicize, and enlighten. Events are exciting and emotional. But events are just events if they are not connected to a larger strategy. I see a danger in planning and participating in another event that is not a step of a clear plan to get us closer to a shared vision of a new economy, a new power relation, a new world. The local and regional organizers (like Root Cause) who saw an opportunity to further educate their constituencies about the direct effects of globalization on their communities might have furthered such a plan. From conversations with participants, it sounds like direct action protesters worked harder to connect to 第 1 页 共 7 页