Here are some very interesting and worthwile events going on:

FINAL VIC IDS MEETING FOR TRIMESTER!!! Film Screening: "Squeezed: The Cost of Free Trade in the Asia-Pacific" (38 minutes)
Monday 25 May, 5:15pm, CO304, Kelburn Campus, Victoria University
Filmed in Thailand and The Philippines in July 2007, Squeezed tells the story of how globalisation and free trade agreements (FTAs) are changing the lives of millions of people living in the Asia-Pacific region. Featuring interviews with farmers, workers and slum-dwellers, the film travels across the landscapes of Asia, from the lush rice paddies of Thailand to squatter settlements perched on a rubbish dump in urban Manila. The film describes the impact of globalisation on people in the Asia-Pacific, and their responses to it. It shows how rice, corn and vegetable farmers in the Philippines and Thailand have been forced from their land because of rising farm costs and lower commodity prices due to cheap imports. The hidden costs of FTAs on the lives of farmers is exposed, especially the social costs which are ignored in the pursuit of the economic benefits from the FTAs.
Free fair trade tea and coffee as always. Woohoo!!!
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Seminar Presentation, "Working with Men and Boys" to Achieve Gender Equality in Development
Wednesday 27 May, 10:30am, 203-209 Willis St. 7th floor
Presentation by Diane Ryan, Director of Family Planning International. Included in the presentation will be a focus on the recent conference on the topic in Rio, Brazil. For all those who missed out on Diane's presentation at Vic IDS on our gender and development night, this will be a similar presentation and totally worth going along to!!
RSVP: nikki@cid.org.nz
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Wellington 350 Climate Action Planning Evening
Wednesday 27 May, 6pm, St. John's Corner of Willis St. and Dixon St.
...For anyone keen to get involved in the global movement to deal with the climate crisis...
Come and get involved in dreaming up what actions we can do here in Wellington on the 350 global day of action on climate change - October 24th...
If you get the chance, bring some nibbles to keep us going. Feel free to bring friends along!
What is 350? - check out 350.org and 350.org.nz
Any questions? Email wgtn@350.org.nz