News & Multimedia from 2002
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10 000 Manifestantes Marcharon Contra el ALCA
October 31, 2002 | El Comercio
Quito, Ecuador - La movilización fue encabezada por Evo Morales, de Bolivia; Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, de Argentina y Leonidas Iza, de Ecuador. Grupos de radicales se enfrentaron a la Policía: hubo un herido y 22 asfixiados. Los estudiantes de la FEUE tenían pañuelos en el rostro. [...]More »
Thousands Protest FTAA Summit in Ecuador Today as Trade Ministers Kick Off Talks on Controversial Accord Caravans from Throughout the Hemisphere Arrive in Quito To Say ‘No to Free Trade, Yes to Life’
October 30, 2002 | Press Release
Washington DC — As trade ministers from the Americas gather today in Quito, Ecuador to advance the negotiations for the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), thousands of citizens from around the hemisphere are pouring into the streets of Quito. [...]More »
Oil Pipeline Forges Ahead in Ecuador
October 30, 2002 | The New York Times
Mindo, Ecuador - Environmentalists in this cloud forest ofnorthern Ecuador still dream of halting construction of anew oil pipeline that the builders said could bringspectacular wealth to this poor Andean country. [...]More »
As U.S. Seeks a Trade Accord, Brazilians Recall Discord
October 30, 2002 | New York Times
SÃo Paulo - For a hint of the trouble lying ahead this week for theUnited States proposals for a free-trade pact with Latin America, considerLuiz Fernando Furlan's chicken problems. Mr. [...]More »
Protesters Try to Storm McDonald's Restaurant Ahead of Free Trade Talks in Ecuador
October 29, 2002 | Associated Press
Quito, Ecuador - A group of Indian activists and university students tried to storm a McDonald's restaurant Wednesday as part of growing protests ahead of free trade talks scheduled this week. Some 30 protesters, angry with the Free Trade Area of the Americas, or FTAA, were stopped outside the American fast food restaurant by employees and police guarding the U.S. embassy a block away. [...]More »
Despite Energy Potential, Ecuador Expansion Plans Face Steep Challenges
October 26, 2002 | Oil Daily
Ecuador's plans for dramatic growth in oil production face a myriad of potential obstacles, including the region's ongoing financial crisis, environmental protests, and internal political uncertainty. At first glance, the energy industry of the former Opec member seems to be on the fast track for growth. [...]More »
ACTIONS URGING WESTLB TO STOP FUNDING THE OCP PIPELINE IN ECUADOR Report Back from the International Day of Action
October 24, 2002 | Campaign Update
Compiled by Rainforest Information Center and Amazon Watch(update as of 3:30 pm California Time on Oct 24). Actions were held in at least 15 cities around the world - Milan, Dublin, Prague, New York City, Quito, Washington DC, Barcelona, Zurich, London, Munich, Muenster, Dusseldorf, Los Angeles, Warsaw and Canberra, Additional Links:Photos of Recent Blockades in Mindo, Ecuador Press Release for [...]More »
Petrobras Defends Amazon Pipelines - Brazil
October 11, 2002 | BNamericas.com
Brazil's federal energy company Petrobras has begun its public campaign to defend the construction of pipelines in the Amazon, according to local newspapers. Brazil is faced with the dilemma of accepting some damage to the environment in the name of development and progress. [...]More »
Gasoducto Cuiabá: Impactos Sociales y Ambientales en el Bosque Chiquitano
October 1, 2002 | Report
Descarga el informe en el formato PDF (175 kb) La Organización Indígena Chiquitana (O.I.CH.) y la Coordinadora de Pueblos Étnicos de Santa Cruz (CPESC) realizan desde el año 1999 el seguimiento al Proyecto del Gasoducto Cuiabá por cuanto sus impactos socio-ambientales afectan significativamente a la [...]More »
Ecuador Training Mission
October 1, 2002 | Campaign Update
October-November 2002 The Team media and communications strategist conducted a two-month mission to Quito to support indigenous and campesino organizations in preparing and coordinating communications strategies identified by local groups for the recent Free Trade of the Americas Summit mobilizations in Quito. [...]More »
