Nashville, Tenn.

Hello

Thanks for reading this. In Nashville we had a total of 45 people turn out for the No2WTO on November 30th in front of the Gore campaign headquarters.

The highlights included coverage on the 3 major networks and the local paper, group solidarity, and a rumor that Gore called the local union head and told him to call us off. A major downer was that someone broke into one of the organizers vehicles, a key organizer in the Nashville area, and stole a bag containing a lot of writings and documents. We were peaceful and gathered in front of the Gore headquarters during rush hour. Several of us constructed a large stanic Ronald McDonald 13 foot puppet and we also had a large butterfly to project a positive image of what we stand for. We also did a "Fair Trade" large scale banner with the fair trade logo. What was most wonderful about the experience was having a sense of solidarity and coming together of some of the activists in Nashville to rally on an issue we care very deeply about.

Chris Lugo
Nashville