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Contact:
Janni Chowdhuri
janni@houstonculture.org

Mark Lacy
(713) 521-3686
mark@houstonculture.org

www.houstonculture.org/media

March 30, 2004



Houstonians are invited to explore globalization issues at the
conference "Winners and Losers: The Impact of Globalization"
and a free film series focusing on labor and water issues


FILMS: "The New Rulers of the World" and "Thirst"
Two powerful topical films are being presented in conjunction with the conference, "Winners and Losers: The Impact of Globalization." Award-winning journalist, John Pilger, investigates Indonesian sweatshop factories, the labor behind many famous brand names, in "The New Rulers of the World." "Thirst" offers a piercing look at the global corporate drive to control and profit from water, as water is becoming the most valuable global resource of the 21st Century.

DATE: Wednesday, April 21, 2004

TIME: 7:30 pm

LOCATION: Rice Media Center, Rice University, Entrance 8 (off of University Blvd.)

ADMISSION: Free

EVENT SPONSORS: Houston Institute for Culture and Houston Peace and Justice Center

CONTACT:
Phone: (713) 521-3686
Email: info@houstonculture.org
On line: www.houstonculture.org/film

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EVENT: "Winners and Losers: The Impact of Globalization"
A conference on global justice with keynote speaker Kevin Danaher, author and co-founder of Global Exchange, and John Hart, an expert on Mexico's social and economic history. (Hart will be speaking about the U.S.-Mexico relationship as the laboratory of globalization strategies.)

DATE: Saturday, April 24, 2004

TIME: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

LOCATION: First Unitarian Universalist Church, 5200 Fannin St., Houston, Texas

REGISTRATION: Registration is $20 (includes lunch); $10 for students and anyone who requests a reduced fee. Advanced registration is preferred. Call (713) 522-9850.

EVENT SPONSORS: Houston Peace and Justice Center, Houston Institute for Culture, more

ADDITIONAL: There will be a series of workshops on globalization issues, including militarization, immigration, international debt, localism, jobs, water privatization, environment, and corporate responsibility. See full press release for additional information.

CONTACT:
Phone: (713) 522-9850

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Contact:
Janni Chowdhuri
janni@houstonculture.org

Mark Lacy
(713) 521-3686
mark@houstonculture.org

www.houstonculture.org/media

March 30, 2004



Author Kevin Danaher to Present the Keynote Address
at "Winners and Losers: The Impact of Globalization,"
a Conference on Global Justice, Saturday, April 24


The Houston Peace and Justice Center will present "Winners and Losers: The Impact of Globalization," a conference on global justice, Saturday, April 24.

Kevin Danaher, co-founder and Director of Public Affairs of Global Exchange, will offer the keynote address. Danaher has authored eleven books on global economics. Among them are "Insurrection: Citizen Challenges to Corporate Power" (with Jason Mark); "Corporations Are Gonna Get Your Mama: Globalization and the Downsizing of the American Dream." Much in demand as a lecturer, Danaher edited the 1994 book that introduced many educators and activists to modern globalization issues, "Fifty Years is Enough: The Case Against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund."

Kevin Danaher has published in "The Los Angeles Times," "San Francisco Chronicle," "The International Herald Tribune," "The Financial Times of Zimbabwe," "TransAfrica Forum," "Harvard Educational Review," "The Progressive," and many more.

John Hart, professor of history at the University of Houston, will offer a luncheon address on Mexico as the historical laboratory of U.S. global economic strategies. The Director of Historical Studies at Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History stated, "John M. Hart understands like few others the social processes of modern Mexican history."

The conference will bring together many Texas organizations, including Houston Institute for Culture, Texas Fair Trade Coalition, and Women Against Global Trafficking, to offer three rounds of workshops on critical topics, such as militarization, immigration, international debt, localism, jobs, water privatization, environment, and corporate responsibility.

Presenters will include: George Reiter, UH Department of Physics; Janice Harper, UH Department of Anthropology; Jennifer Katial, YMCA International Services; and, Joan Denkler, Globalization Forum. Herb Rothschild, Maria Jimenez, Jame Pyland, Victoria Masih, Lilian Care, Fr. Jerry Kelly, and Mark Lacy will facilitate additional workshops and discussion groups.

The conference will conclude with a plenary session, featuring remarks by Kevin Danaher and strategic planning for future educational activities concerning economic globalization and justice issues.

Open to the public, this important conference will take place on Saturday, April 24, 2004, from 8:30am to 5:00pm, at First Unitarian Universalist Church (5200 Fannin St., Houston, Texas).

Registration is $20 (includes lunch), $10 for students and anyone who requests a reduced fee. Advanced registration is preferred. Call (713) 522-9850 for more information.



Two powerful films, "The New Rulers of the World" and "Thirst," will be presented in conjunction with the conference, "Winners and Losers: The Impact of Globalization." The films, which explore important global issues, exploitation of labor and water privatization, are presented free, Wednesday, April 21, 2004, 7:30pm, at Rice University's Rice Media Center (University Blvd. Entrance 8).

In "The New Rulers of the World," Award-winning journalist, John Pilger examines Indonesia, a country described by the World Bank as a model pupil until its globalized economy collapsed in 1998. The film examines the use of sweatshop factories by famous brand names, and asks, "Who are the real beneficiaries of the globalized economy?"



Houston Peace and Justice Center is a collaboration of 45 grassroots advocacy and religious groups. Its mission is to enhance the work of institutions and organizations in the Houston area that promote non-violence, human rights, and economic, social, and environmental justice.

Houston Institute for Culture is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting cultural education and awareness through cultural activities. Our goal is to provide free and low-cost events, services and classes for the community. The organization's sphere of interest is Houston, the regions that have affected Houston's cultural history and the international origins of Houston's diverse population.

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