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Bush announced he wanted a trade agreement with Central America in El Salvador on March 24, 2002.

Bush announced he wanted a trade agreement with Central America in El Salvador on March 24, 2002. Bush made the announcement that he would pursue the trade agreement on the 22 nd anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Romero.

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Bush announced he wanted a trade agreement with Central America in El Salvador on March 24, 2002.

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  1. Bush announced he wanted a trade agreement with Central America in El Salvador on March 24, 2002.

  2. Bush made the announcement that he would pursue the trade agreement on the 22nd anniversary of the assassination of Archbishop Romero.

  3. The Stop CAFTA Coalition and its partners in Central America totally rejected the free trade model.

  4. The members CID Initiative expected to be able to contribute to the content of CAFTA but were disappointed.

  5. Sugar beet farmers in the Red River Valley feared their crop would be worth less money because CAFTA allows more sugar imports from other countries.

  6. Nicaraguan rice farmer Fabian Saavedra visited the U.S. and said, “If DR-CAFTA passes, the poor people in my village will be pushed into extreme poverty."

  7. Residents of Cincinnati protested at a CAFTA negotiating session in their city.

  8. CAFTA opponents marched in Managua in Sept. 2003 when a negotiating session was held there.

  9. CAFTA opponents held a protest in Washington, DC, with “Senators” on the left and “the people” on the right.

  10. Costa Rica held a referendum on CAFTA which the “yes” faction won after illegal threats from the Bush White House.

  11. CAFTA has no appeal process for worker rights violations like the Caribbean Basin Initiative which it replaced. Here is a Nicaraguan maquiladora worker.

  12. U.S. subsidized agriculture is threatening small and medium scale farmers and the survival of traditional seeds.

  13. Governments are not able to use foreign investment for economic development strategies that promote domestically oriented growth or support new domestic industries.

  14. Ask your elected officials and other notable figures to take the Pledge for Trade Justice Pledge - I will only support trade agreements that include: 1.) Democratic participation, accountability and transparency during trade negotiations; 2.) Provisions that work to protect the dignified lives of small farmers, indigenous communities, women and otherwise vulnerable populations; 3.) Text in the body of the agreements guaranteeing that core labor and environmental standards are strengthened, as defined by international law; 4.) Space for national governments to pursue development strategies that support sustainable, locally-determined economic, social and environmental priorities; 5.) Provisions permitting debt cancellation and aid to be used in direct service to the poor to help close the gaps between and within rich and poor countries; 6.) A framework that focuses finance and investment on productive, long-term development that ensures economic security and sustainable use of resources; 7.) A guarantee that public services like health care, education and potable water will remain public and accessible to poor communities; and 8.) International trade and investment systems that emphasize fundamental human rights, in order to eclipse violence and oppression.

  15. Some of the active members of the Stop CAFTA Coalition. www.stopcafta.org www.nicanet.org www.cispes.org www.nisgua.org www.share-elsalvador.org www.ghrc-usa.org http://witnessforpeace.org

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