Resources

Useful websites

Arena, Arena is an Aotearoa/New Zealand network of individuals and organizations committed to resist corporate ‘globalization’ in all its forms. Arena stands for an alternative development model based on self-determination, social justice, genuine people-centered development and environmental sustainability. www.arena.org.nz

Bilaterals, Bilaterals.org is a collective effort to share information and stimulate cooperation against bilateral trade and investment agreements that are opening countries to the deepest forms of penetration by transnational corporations.www.bilaterals.org

Christian Aid,Christian Aid is the official relief, development and advocacy agency
of 41 sponsoring churches in Britain and Ireland, and it is part of the
worldwide church community. www.christianaid.org.uk

Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance, The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance is a broad ecumenical network for international cooperation in advocacy on global trade and HIV and AIDS. www.e-alliance.ch/index.jsp

Focus on the Global South, Focus combines policy research, advocacy, activism and grassroots capacity building in order to generate critical analysis and encourage debates on national and international policies related to corporate-led globalisation, neo-liberalism and militarisation. www.focusweb.org

Food First, The Institute for Food and Development Policy/Food First shapes how people think by analyzing the root causes of global hunger, poverty, and ecological degradation and developing solutions in partnership with movements working for social change. www.foodfirst.org

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Trade Observatory is dedicated to gathering information about international trade and making it free to the public, a true repository of as much information about global trade as we can find. Information stored on tradeobservatory.org is not necessarily endorsed by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. www.tradeobservatory.org

Third World Network, The Third World Network is an independent non-profit international network of organizations and individuals involved in issues relating to development, the Third World and North- South issues. www.twnside.org.sg

Trade Aid: Trade Aid is a not-for-profit fair trading
organisation. Their mission is to educate New Zealanders about the
structural nature of poverty and to engage in supporting fair trade. They have a network of shops throughout the country selling fair trade commodities and crafts.  www.tradeaid.org.nz

Trade Justice Network (UK coalition), The Trade Justice Movement campaigns for fundamental change to the unjust rules and institutions governing international trade, so that trade is made to work for all. www.tradejusticemovement.org.uk

World Trade Organisation: The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business. www.wto.org