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Criticised for promoting economic liberalisation at the expense of development goals, the Doha Round took yet another blow during the G4 meeting in Potsdam, Germany when developed and developing countries could not reach an agreement on the issues of agricultural subsidies and tariffs on industrial goods. Find out why activists see this latest breakdown as a signal to bury the trade negotiations.

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A new briefing paper from Women in Development Europe (WIDE) features useful gender and trade indicators for policymakers, NGOs, and trade unions in mainstreaming gender equality goals in trade agreements. Find out how you can access this publication.

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Latin American governments and civil society organisations that are critical of current neoliberal policies are pushing for the establishment of the “Bank of the South.” The Bank is hoped to provide an alternative institutional, economic, and political model to the current multilateral financial institutions which have negatively affected countries in the region.

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The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), the Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND), and IBON Foundation recently launched a new book entitled “Mula Tore Patungong Palengke (From the Tower to the Market): Neoliberal Education in the Philippines.” A forum on the neo-liberal approach to education, attended by academics, students, and civil society representatives, followed the launch.

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A recently concluded “Human Rights Defenders Training for Students” provided around 25 students from the Asia-Pacific a human rights framework from a women’s rights perspective, highlighting how gender and culture interact with human rights issues.

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Civil society in Rostock, Germany jointly chanted “Another world is possible” as they launched week-long protest actions in time for the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm. The demonstrations were targeted against the G8—the world’s eight richest states—and the neo-liberal policies they promote.