It's now or never!

national | miscellaneous | news report Wednesday March 12, 2003 22:38 by Colin Roche - Oxfam Ireland/Northern Ireland oxfam.ie at prq0 dot com

It's now or never!

Dear Friend, The WTO Conference in Cancun, Mexico, in September has the potential to make trade fair for millions of poor people. Please take action now to stop one of the worst trade practices in the world - dumping. Act now - help millions of poor farmers. Act now by clicking on the web address: www.maketradefair.com/go/dumping

Rich countries grow more than they can wear, eat or use and create mountains of wheat, rice or even chicken wings that no one wants and then dump the excess in poor countries. Farmers can't compete with the imports and they are going under.

Supachai Panitchpakdi, the head of the WTO, says he's serious about making trade fair for poor countries. So he needs to act now to stop dumping. The next month is critical as this is when rich governments agree on the agenda for Cancun. We need your help now. Take action and e-mail Supachai telling him that you want him to act to help poor farmers to Make Trade Fair.

Act now by clicking on the web address:
www.maketradefair.com/go/dumping

New Event!
Fairplay Dublin. Oxfam Ireland's special one-off gig 'Fairplay Dublin' taking place in Vicar Street, Dublin on the 15th April. Top musicians like Nina Hynes, Leya, Mundy, Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan will play this special gig to lend their support to Oxfam's global MakeTrade Fair campaign. Tickets are available now on 01 672 7662 or for further info see
www.maketradefair.com/go/fairplaydublin

Make your voice count. Join the Big Noise to make trade fair.

Thank you very much.

Colin Roche
Oxfam Campaigns Officer