[Occupymendocino] [Fwd: TPP Day of Action -- Dec. 3rd in Mendocino?]

[agnes at mcn.org]

Is anyone interested in planning a day of Action opposing the TPP in Fort
Bragg? Just passing this along.
AW

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Subject: TPP Day of Action -- Dec. 3rd in Mendocino?
From:    "Cassidy Regan" <cassidar at gmail.com>
Date:    Wed, November 20, 2013 2:05 pm
To:      agnes at mcn.org
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Hi Agnes,

I hope this message finds you well! My name is Cassidy, and I work with
Flush the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Thanks again for signing the pledge to
take action against the TPP.

Though I know this is last-minute, I'm writing to share an international
call to action <http://smaa.asia/call-to-action-wto/> against toxic trade
agreements for *Tuesday, Dec. 3rd* (details below) and to ask whether you
and other members of Occupy Mendocino might by any chance be interested in
planning something local. With momentum against the TPP building --
including Wikileaks' release of the intellectual property
chapter<https://wikileaks.org/tpp/pressrelease.html> and
nearly 200 members of Congress raising concerns in recent letters -- we
hope to have people across the U.S. (and the world) demonstrating how
possible it is for global resistance to throw a wrench in toxic trade.

A local action could be anything from snapping and sharing photos of an
anti-TPP banner in a public space to a social media campaign highlighting
how the TPP could affect your community. If you're able to plan something,
you can also register it here <http://www.flushthetpp.org/actions/> or send
it my way via email -- we're making a map to highlight all the people
throughout the U.S. raising their voices against the TPP.

If you'd like to brainstorm ideas, please feel free to contact me by phone
or email anytime. Otherwise, thanks again for your action against the TPP
-- and hope to hear from you soon!

In solidarity,
Cassidy

*stopfasttrack at flushthetpp.org <stopfasttrack at flushthetpp.org> //
(203)470-9255 <%28203%29470-9255>*

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 Join the International Call to End the WTO and Stop the New Wave of Free
Trade Agreements <http://smaa.asia/call-to-action-wto/> on December 3rd,
the first day of the World Trade Organization meetings in Bali, Indonesia.
The WTO meeting will be followed by another round of Trans-Pacific
Partnership (TPP) meetings by lead negotiators in Singapore. Negotiations
for the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TAFTA) are also
underway.

All of these trade agreements share the same fundamental principle that
profits are more important than the health and needs of people and the
planet. They are destroying local economies and public infrastructure in
order to establish a global neo-liberal economic system that privatizes all
goods and services. These agreements grant transnational corporations the
power to change laws even down to the local level and challenge court
decisions in their own tribunal that operates outside of sovereign judicial
systems and cannot be challenged by domestic courts.

*On December 3, we call on all allies for fair trade, peace and justice to
gather in a public space and declare global resistance to these toxic trade
agreements.*We will not obey secret deals made by transnational
corporations that defy public interests and desires and destroy hard-won
protections of people, workers and the environment. We demand the rights of
all people to live with dignity, to meet their basic needs and to build a 21
st century sustainable green economy.

   - We are acting in solidarity with people all over the world to end the
   race to the bottom in jobs and wages.
   - We respect the right to have a job with a living wage and safe working
   conditions.
   - We want 21st century jobs that build a sustainable green energy
   economy.

Communities in the United States are starting to pass resolutions to
declare that they will not obey trade agreements that cause harm to their
communities. To learn how you can do the same in your community, visit
“Declare
Your Community a TPP-Free
Zone<http://www.thealliancefordemocracy.org/tppfreezones.shtml>
.”

*To participate in the international day of action:*

   1. *Endorse* the Call to End the WTO and Stop the New Wave of Free Trade
   Agreements by contacting Mary Lou Malig of La Via Campesina – Asia at
   marylouisemalig at gmail.com.
   2. *Register *your action with Flush the
TPP<http://www.flushthetpp.org/> by
   contacting Cassidy atStopFastTrack at FlushtheTPP.org.
   3. *Find* tools for your day of action at
FlushtheTPP.org/tools<http://www.flushthetpp.org/tools/>
   .
   4. *Share* photos, videos and reports about your day of action with Flush
   the TPP <http://www.flushthetpp.org/> by contacting Margaret at
   FlushtheTPP at popularresistance.org.
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