Live Radio Broadcast From Hong Kong
During the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong:
Monday, December 12th - Listen Now!
Pascal Lamy, Director General of the WTO, and former trade minister for the European Union, speaking at the opening ceremony of the WTO, while 40-50 accredited NGO representatives chanted "stand with your people, no doha round" and "lamy no lies."
Wednesday, December 14th -
Anuradha Mittal Interviewed on Democracy Now!
The World Trade Organization has entered its second day of its ministerial meeting in Hong Kong. South Koreans have led attempts to reach the convention center by swimming across Hong Kong Bay. They have been blocked off by heavily armed police barricades and beaten back by riot police with pepper spray and batons. We speak with Anuradha Mittal, an expert on world trade issues in Hong Kong.
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Anuradha Mittal Speaks with Activists About GMOs and the WTO
Over 6 years ago, the European Union banned genetically modified food. At the behest of biotech companies like Monsanto, the United States government sued the EU within the WTO's dispute settlement process. Supachai, the former director general of the WTO, recently suggested that the EU had already lost the case, but the decision has not been formally annouced by the WTO. Several activists from accredited Non-Governmental Organizations had a scheduled meeting inside the convention centre with Pascal Lamy, the current WTO director general, where they were to present a petition againt Genetically Modified Foods, or GMOs, signed by organizations representing about 60 million people. Instead, they were met by WTO deputy director general, Alejandro Jara.
Afterward, Anuradha Mittal interviewed several of these activists, including Caroline Lucas of the European Parliament, Vandana Shiva, Meena Raman the chair of Friends of the Earth International, and French farmer Jose Bove.
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Friday, December 16th - Listen Now!
Live from the Convention Centre, on KPFK Los Angeles 90.7 FM
Hour-long broadcast focusing on: Agriculture, Food, and Water, specifically on the agriculture negotiations which have the potential to affect the lives of billions of people, including the livelihoods and food security of hundreds of millions.
Featuring interviews with:
Faryar Shirzad, US Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, Sunny Africa of IBON Foundation in the Phillipines, Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director of Oxfam International, Tom Getman, World Vision, Vandana Shiva (India), Maude Barlow of the Council of Canadians, Winona Hauter of Food and Water Watch (US), and Alisa Yvette (Bolivia).
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Saturday, December 17th - Listen Now!
Live from the Convention Centre, on KPFK Los Angeles 90.7 FM and KPFA Berkeley 94.1 FM
Hour long broadcast focusing on protests and immigration Issues
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Sunday, December 18th - Listen Now!
Anuradha Mittal speaks to Larry Bensky of KPFA's Sunday Salon, on the wrap-up of the World Trade Organization's meetings in Hong Kong, and what it all means moving forward.
Monday, December 19th - Listen Now!
Anuradha Mittal and Maude Barlow on Democracy Now!, discussing the close of the 6th WTO Ministerial, the terms of the agreement, and street protests led by farmers, peasants and union members from around the world.
Thursday, December 22nd - Listen Now!
Anuradha Mittal speaks on KPFA's Livingroom show about the WTO Ministerial and what people can do now.
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Video from Hong Kong
Watch videos of actions and demonstrations as well as interviews with the NGO representatives from Hong Kong at: http://www.radiohongkong.de/ .
Video of the Our World Is Not for Sale action during
the opening ceremony can be found at: http://www.radiohongkong.de/clip.php?clipId=1249
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