[Occupymendocino] FW: TPP Days of Action this Saturday & Beyond

[Ann Rennacker]

Finally, a way to protest the TPP!  Ann

Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 15:23:12 -0400
From: info at citizenstrade.org
To: annxpress at live.com
Subject: TPP Days of Action this Saturday & Beyond


    
        
    
    
        
        
            
                
                    

                    

                    
                        
                            
                                
                                Dear Ann:
This month, people on four continents are taking coordinated action in their communities to shine a light on the disastrous potential consequences of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which enters one of its final rounds of negotiations in Lima, Peru next week.
Educational events about the TPP taking place in the United States this Saturday include the following:
Minneapolis, MN

TPP Teach-in & World Fair Trade Day Celebration

Saturday, May 11 * 12:00 - 4:00pm

Regla De Oro Gallery, 2743 Lyndale Ave S

Contact: Josh Wise, josh at citizentrade.org
Olympia, WA

TPP People's Assembly Olympia

Saturday, May 11 * 1:00 - 3:00pm

WSLC Offices/WFSE 443, 906 Columbia Street SW (2nd Fl)

Contact: Kristen Beifus, kristen at washingtonfairtrade.org
Portland, OR

PDX People's Assembly on the TPP

Saturday, May 11 * 1:00 - 4:00pm

First Unitarian Church, SW 12th Ave & Main St

Contact: Elizabeth Swager, elizabeth at oregonfairtrade.org



Seattle, WA

International Day of Action on the TPP

Saturday, May 11 * 2:00 - 5:00pm

Central Co-op, 1900 E Madison

Contact: Kristen Beifus, kristen at washingtonfairtrade.org
St. Louis, MO

How the TPP Threatens Food Justice

Saturday, May 11 * 9:30 - 11:30am

Second Presbyterian Church, 4501 West Minster Place

Contact: IFCLA, (314) 721-2977
Other fantastic events in the U.S. over the coming days and weeks will take place in Berekely, CA; Dawson, PA; Detroit, MI; New York, NY; and San Antonio, TX.  These follow up on important TPP gatherings that have already taken place this month in Chicago, IL; Phoenix, OR; Tampa, FL and elsewhere.
Our allies throughout the world have also organized protests in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia; a community assembly in Toronto and a speaker's tour throughout British Columbia, Canada; a massive anti-neoliberalism march in Bali, Indonesia (also tied to the WTO); a major TPP demonstration in Tokyo, Japan; an earlier rally in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; a teach-in in Wellington and banner drops in Auckland, New Zealand; and, of course, educational events and a critical rally outside the TPP negotiations themselves in Lima, Peru.  
Don't see an event already planned in your community?  You can use these pointers to organize one yourself or download and distribute this flyer about the TPP.  Everyone in the United States can also make a difference by writing to Congress right now opposing Fast Track for the TPP.
A huge thank you to everyone who has already taken action, and all those who will continue to do so, to prevent a massive corporate power grab that threatens the economy, public health, the environment and more, not only in the United States, but throughout the Pacific Rim and beyond. 
Together, we will win!
Arthur Stamoulis, Executive Director

CITIZENS TRADE CAMPAIGN



  

                                

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