1. First Annual International Peace, Justice & Empowerment Summit A Grassroots Action Alert Town Hall Forum & Workshops Sponsored by The National Council for Urban Peace, Justice & Empowerment First Annual Peace, Justice & Empowerment Summit 9/22-23/09 1

2. Connecting the Dots: How Capitalism controls First Annual Peace, Justice & Empowerment Summit 9/22-23/09 Capitalism Globalism Money Service Goods 2 Information

3. How Globalism Protects Capitalism First Annual Peace, Justice & Empowerment Summit 9/22-23/09 3 Favors protection of Globalism

4. How the Protection of Capitalism and Globalism impacts us First Annual Peace, Justice & Empowerment Summit 9/22-23/09 4 To protect Capital Industrial countries must weaken unions, worker benefits and the social welfare system

5. How Capital is maintained and Expanded First Annual Peace, Justice & Empowerment Summit 9/22-23/09 5 Jobs are outsourced Public expenditures are suppressed Public services are reduced School programs are defunded Food subsidies are restricted Taxes are suppressed because Taxes reduce short-term benefits to capital

6. How racial and gender issues are exploited to protect capitol First Annual Peace, Justice & Empowerment Summit 9/22-23/09 6 Taxes support social services, schools, food stamps, health clinics, etc. Taxes are called “bad” because they reduce profits and interfere with the market Many women and people of color need the support of social services & government programs Those who cannot make it without help are called “free- loaders and illegitimate.”

7. Deregulation of Capital Protects & Facilitates the Flow of Capital First Annual Peace, Justice & Empowerment Summit 9/22-23/09 7 United States influences World Bank International Development Association International Finance Corporation International Monetary Fund World Trade Organizations, etc.

8. Treaties and International Instruments are not powerful enough to protect workers, women, people of color, the environment and children Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious or Linguistic Minorities Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species First Annual Peace, Justice & Empowerment Summit 9/22-23/09 8

9. Trade Agreements are made to protect Capitol First Annual Peace, Justice & Empowerment Summit 9/22-23/09 To make working conditions or environment part of trade agreements would unduly interfere with free trade.

10. Wealth, not Votes dictate Policies First Annual Peace, Justice & Empowerment Summit 9/22-23/09 10 Government policies and structures that protect capital, including the military, must be enhanced to ensure the wealth created by capitalism is subsidized by vulnerable peoples and countries. Globalism

11. What We Want First Annual Peace, Justice & Empowerment Summit 9/22-23/09 11 Re-vision of Globalism Link with like minded peoples to continue the movement to make a difference where we are Uplift the life-threatening status of people of color locally, nationally and globally Empower people of color and marginalized groups through information to mobilize towards a justice-oriented and sustainable global economy