Conclusion

This document aims to lay the foundation for a social alliance that spans borders and unites us around the specific concerns of all of civil society. In contrast to the rules and standards embedded in NAFTA and the proposed FTAA, which benefit the few at the expense of most of us, our proposed rules and standards would enhance the every-day life of our citizens.

Of course, this is not a finished product. Much additional work is needed to disseminate, debate and educate around these points in order to reach consensus and create a solid basis for a hemispheric social alliance. We hope that this report will serve as a basis for developing materials more oriented toward popular education work with various social sectors in our countries.

Any interested organization should use it freely and creatively. Only through free and open debate can a true consensus be reached around serious, viable proposals for a sustainable continent and the well-being of our peoples.

Sponsoring Organizations

• ALLIANCE FOR RESPONSIBLE TRADE:
  733 15^th St. #920, Washington, DC 20005, USA
  ph: 202/347-4100
  fax: 202/347-4885
  email: laborrights@igc.org
  Contact: Pharis Harvey

• COMMON FRONTIERS:
  15 Gervais Dr. Suite 305, Don Mills, Ontario, M3C 1Y8,
  Canada
  ph: 416-443-9244, fax: 416-441-4073,
  email: comfront@web.net
  contact: Patty C. Barrera

• RECHIP:
  Seminario 774, Nunoa, Santiago, 6841232, Chile
  ph: 56-2-364-1738, fax: 56-2-364-1739,
  email: rechip@reuna.cl
  contact: Coral Pey

• RMALC:
  Godard 20, Col. Guadalupe Victoria, CP. 07790, Mexico, D.F.
  ph/fax: 52-5-355-1177
  email: rmalc@laneta.apc.org
  contact: Sylvia Sandoval

• RQIC:
  c/o Alternatives, 3680 Rue Jeanne-Mance, 4e etage, Montreal P.Q, H2X-2K5, Canada
  ph: 514-982-6606 ext:2243, Fax: 514-982-6122
  email: marcela@alternatives-action.org
  contact: Marcela Escribano

Submitting Comments

This is a living document that will be updated and re-distributed in the years ahead. Please submit comments to the following address:

e-mail: ecoalt@web.net
Postal service: Common Frontiers, 15 Gervais Dr., Suite 305, Don Mills, ON, M3C 1Y8, CANADA
Via Fax: 416-441-4073 (Attention: Patty)