Free Trade and Latin America

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Global Diversity The Benefits of NAFTA for SMEs
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Unveiling NAFTA for the Americas NAFTAWTOFTAA
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Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Luca, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname,
Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay.
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EZLN Uprising, Chiapas, January 1, 1994
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Protests Women in Mexico
Atenco, Mexico May 2006
Cancun 2003
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• Top 10 Reasons Latin American Women Oppose Bushs
  Free Trade
• Threatens Food Security
• Threatens Public Health
• Threatens Public Services
• Undermines Labor Rights
• Threatens Natural Resources
• Threatens Indigenous Women
• Undermines Democracy
• Increases Militarization
• Increases Reliance on US
• There are Viable Alternatives

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Current Protests Mexico City January 31, 2008
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