Outlines the concept of global civil society and how it is embodied in the world-wide non-governmental movements for peace, human rights, social justice, and environmental preservation and sustainability. Summarizes the role that communications technologies play within the NGO movements, and describes the emergence of the Association for Progressive Communications - a network which links more than 15,000 NGO computers in 95 countries. Describes the work of NGOs opposed to the treaty which, they claim, perpetuates the predatory model of development, damages the environment, promotes unlimited consumerism, and further impoverishes the majority of the peoples in all three countries.

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