Trade Justice: Health is a Human Right
The 2006 US-Thai Free Trade Agreement Speaker Tour

The US-Thai FTA Speaker Tour took place from October 8 to October 29, 2006, just in time to put the issue on the November 2006 election map.

Tour stops featured panel discussions, congressional lobbying, movie screenings, potlucks at community centers, and other targeted educational activities. Speakers included a Thai NGO representative, a TNP+ representative and an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) expert.

Sunday, October 8
Speakers Arrive: tour launches in San Francisco, CA

Monday, October 9
Travel Day - San Francisco, CA to New York City, NY

Tuesday, October 10 – New York City, NY
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue
12:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion on Avian Flu: "What is the NEXT Asian Pandemic?”

New York University
7:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion with Filmmaker and Film Screening: "Pills, Profits, Protests"

Wednesday, October 11, 2006 – New York City, NY
The Tisch Building
119 West 24th Street, Room 410 (between 6th and 7th Avenues)
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
"Free Trade vs. Treatment Access: AIDS in Thailand and the Role of the United States" - Panel Discussion with Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility and Gay Men's Health Crisis. Click here for event flyer and additional details.

Human Rights Watch
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor
3:00 p.m.
Meeting and Presentation at Human Rights Watch: HIV/AIDS Program

Evening event with ENGAGE and SIT alumni and New York-based allies

Thursday, October 12 – New York City, NY
City College
Student Lounge, NAC Building
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion: "How the FTA Undermines Health"

Travel from New York City to Washington, D.C.

Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
Mountcastle Auditorium (PCTB)
6:45 p.m.
Speaking Event Sponsored by GB Grant and Global Health Interest Group: "Free Trade v. Treatment Access: AIDS in Thailand and the Role of the United States"

Friday, October 13 – Washington, D.C.
Oxfam America
1100 15th Street, NW, Suite 600
8:30 a.m.
Meeting with Stephanie Burgos at Oxfam America

Capitol Hill
SR-188 in the Russell Building
10:00 a.m.
Capitol Hill Briefing sponsored by Senator Durbin

Capitol Hill
Cannon 121 HOB
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Luncheon and Hill Briefing: “HIV/AIDS and Trade in Thailand”
Sponsored by Reps. Jim McDermott, Barbara Lee, and Henry Waxman

Voice of America
www.voanews.com/thai
3:30 p.m.
Radio Interview with Voice of America Thailand

George Washington University
Marvin Center, Room 405
6:00 pm. - 8:00 p.m.
University event and dinner at George Washington University with GW and Georgetown University students

Saturday, October 14 – Washington, D.C.
Green Festival
Washington Convention Center
Attend and present at Co-op America and Global Exchange's Green Festival

Sunday, October 15 – Washington, D.C.
Our Moment Conference
Georgetown University, ITC Galleria
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Presentation
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Outreach to attendees at ENGAGE Table

Monday, October 16 – Washington, D.C.
Consumer Project on Technology (CPTech)
1621 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500
10:00 a.m.
Informal Meeting and Discussion

Center for Global Development (CGD)
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Third Floor
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Panel Discussion: "Do US Free Trade Agreements Limit Access to Medicines?"

University of Maryland
Stamp Student Union, Atrium Room
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Teach-in with with Student Global AIDS Campaign and Fair Trade Advocacy Club

Oxfam America
1100 15th Street, NW, Suite 600
7:00 p.m.
Free Trade Evening Strategy Session (open to community members)

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 – Washington, D.C.
Consumer Project on Technology (CPTech)
1621 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Brownbag Discussion: Thomas Pogge Seminar “Social Justice and New Approaches to Promoting Pharmaceutical Innovation”

Travel to Austin, TX and Philadelphia, PA

Wednesday, October 18 – Austin, TX (Group A)
University of Texas - Austin
Evening Forum with students, professors, NGOs and community representatives

Wednesday, October 18 – Philadelphia, PA (Group B)
Afternoon presentation at Temple University
Evening presentation at University of Pennsylvania with Oxfam and Fair Trade student groups

Thursday, October 19 – Chicago area, IL
Travel to Chicago
Northwestern University
Speaking Presentation
Evening event with Interfaith Worker Justice Coalition and Chicago Fair Trade Coalition

Friday, October 20 – Chicago area, IL
University of Chicago
Pick Hall Lounge
Main Quadrangle, 58th and University Avenue
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch Presentation at University of Chicago for Human Rights Program, Student Global Aids Campaign, Ammesty International, Physicians for Human Rights, Fair Trade campus groups, and AIDS Conference attendees

University of Chicago
Rockefeller Chapel Fellowship Room (Basement Level)
5850 South Woodlawn Avenue
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Evening strategy session for Chicago-area students and trade groups

Travel to Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana

Saturday, October 21, 2006 – Chicago area, IL
Pudue University
Meet with professors at Purdue University

Home of Tom and Kathy Busch
4121 Black Forest Lane, West Lafayette, IN
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Open House for West Lafayette, Indiana community members,
hosted by Tom and Kathy Busch
Thai Organic Fair Trade Jasmine Rice will be served.

Sunday, October 22
Travel Day - Chicago, IL to Minneapolis, MN

Monday, October 23 – Minneapolis, MN
Resource Center of the Americas
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch and exchange with Resource Center of the Americas

Macalester College
3:30 p.m.
Presentation to class focusing on HIV/AIDS activism

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 – Minneapolis, MN
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
2105 First Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Presentation moderated by Dr. Steve Suppan, Trade and Global Governance Program (interview to be recorded for Radio PodCast)

Event at Augsberg College; Meeting with Two Spirit Program

Macalester College
6:00 p.m.
Dinner and Presentation at Macalester College

Travel - Minneapolis, MN to San Francisco, CA

Wednesday, October 25 – San Francisco Bay Area, CA
12:00 p.m.
University of Santa Clara
CASA Commons Residence Hall, Main Room
Presentation and Exchange

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
University of California at Berkeley
FTA Strategy Session

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
University of California at Berkeley
Room GPB 100
Presentation: “Free Trade Vs. Access to Medicines”

Thursday, October 26 – San Francisco Bay Area, CA
12:00 p.m.
San Francisco General Hospital
Room 4H2
Brown Bag Session with SF General physicians and students

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
San Francisco General Hospital
Tour of San Francisco General and HIV/AIDS treatment ward

Evening speaking event with Anne-Christine d’Aesky, Director of Pills, Profits, and Protests

Friday, October 27 – San Francisco Bay Area, CA
12:00 p.m - 1:00 p.m.
University of California, San Francisco (Medical Campus)
Moffitt Room M989
Presentation: "International Trade and its Effect on Global HIV Treatment"
View photos from this presentation!

Visit to StopAIDS project

6:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
San Francisco War Memorial Building
The Green Room
Queens are Wild evening event

Saturday, October 28, 2006 – San Francisco Bay Area, CA
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
USF, Room Maraschi Room
Speaking Event

Excursions and touring around San Francisco

Sunday, October 29, 2006 – San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Day of analysis and Tour debriefing
Speakers return to Thailand