As the anti-corporate globalization movement has gained momentum over the last year, many active groups realized that educating themselves and others about the global economy is an important task that must be an ongoing process.

The Economic Literacy Action Network (ELAN), a national network of groups that work on popular economics education, has just published a new resource for those organizing around and learning about globalization. The book is called "Unpacking Globalization: A Popular Education Tool Kit," and it includes seven different curricula that were developed by ELAN members. These include:

Are My Clothes Clean?: Women and the Global Assembly Line by the Women of Color Resource Center

A Global Economy Workshop and a Globalization Glossary by the Tennessee Industrial Renewal Network and Highlander Research and Education Center

The Korean Tiger: Analyzing the Asian Financial Crisis by Center for Ethics and Economic Policy and JustAct

Privatization by the Praxis Project of the American Friends Service Committee

Sweating it Out with the WTO: a Trainers Guide by United for a Fair Economy

Welfare in the Global Economy by Project South

Women‚s Labor and Economic Globalization by Alternative Women in Development - New York

The tool kit is the result of a collaborative meeting between ELAN and the 50 Years Is Enough Network. During this meeting, curricula was developed and then put into practice by the various groups over the next year and half and refined before publication. The curricula covers a broad range of topics relating to globalizaton and will be enormously helpful to groups who want to begin to deepen their understanding of the forces that are shaping our world today. In addition, the book includes a thoughtful essay about the principles of popular education.

To order a copy of "Unpacking Globalization" ($20 includes shipping and handling) contact:

The 50 Years Is Enough Network
3628 12th St NE
Washington DC 20017
tel. 202-IMF-BANK (463-2265)