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The Second People's Summit of the Americas, organised by the Hemispheric Social Alliance took place from 17-21 April 2001, in Quebec, Canada. This major civil society event brought together a large mobilisation (estimated at 60 000) of representatives from social movements, labour and civil society organisations and networks from all over South, Central (including Cuba) and North America on the occasion of the Third Summit of the Americas. Heads of government from 34 countries in the Americas (except Cuba, which was excluded), attended the official Summit determined to accelerate the pace for full implementation of the Free Trade Area of Americas (FTAA), within 5 years.

Commentary and analysis on the People's Summit and on the FTAA are posted on this site.

On the occasion of the Second People's Summit of the Americas, TNI introduced a new programme Alternative Regionalisms: Future Paradigms & Strategies in an Era of Globalisation" which is being jointly undertaken by the Transnational Institute (TNI)- The Netherlands, Focus on the Global South - Thailand, Alternative Information and Development Centre (IADC)-South Africa, Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analyses (IBASE)-Brazil, and Red Mexicana de Accion Frente al Libre Comercio (RMALC) and DECA Equipo Pueblo, in Mexico. The project is still in its introductory stage.

Please check the links below to find out about the Second Peoples' Summit

• Second Peoples' Summit of the Americas
• Centre for Media Alternatives of Quebec 2001
• The Toronto Mobilisation for Global Justice

Links to the Official Summit

• Official Website of The Summit Of The Americas
• AmericasCanada, Canadian Government's website on The Summit
• Official home page of the Free Trade Area of the Americas

Documents

• Sarah Anderson Revelry in Quebec The Progressive, June 2001
• No To the FTAA! Another America is Possible! Declaration of the Second People's Summit of the Americas, Quebec City, 19 April 2001
• Sarah Anderson What Parliamentarians Should Know About the US Agenda in the FTAA Presentation for the Parliamentary Forum, 2nd Peoples Summit of the Americas, Quebec City, 17 April 2001