Rise up to stop the global corporate coup and FLUSH the TPP! The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the latest and largest proposed rigged corporate trade agreement and its being negotiated behind closed doors. Its transnational corporate architects have the U.S. Trade Rep. requesting Fast Track authority to get it passed without real Congressional or public oversight. Its a disaster for human rights, worker rights, the environment, and democracy. We can stop the TPP by stopping Fast Track! Lets pull the TPP out of the shadows and into public scrutiny. This is part of a coordinated day of action with day and night visibility actions taking place in Dallas, Detroit, Chicago, Portland, San Diego, Baltimore, Spokane, Olympia, Bellingham, Seattle, and more! TPP Tuesday, Nov. 12, National Day of Action to Shine Light on the Secret TPP TPP Tuesday, Nov. 12, National Day of Action to Shine Light on the Secret TPP 12 Nov 2013 | Local Actions 4 Rise up to stop the global corporate coup and FLUSH the TPP! The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the latest and largest proposed free trade agreement and it’s being negotiated behind closed doors. Its transnational corporate architects have the U.S. Trade Rep. requesting Fast Track authority to get it passed without real Congressional or public oversight. It’s a disaster for human rights, worker rights, the environment, and democracy. We can stop the TPP by stopping Fast Track! Let’s pull the TPP out of the shadows and into public scrutiny. This is part of a coordinated day of action with day and night visibility actions taking place in Dallas, Detroit, Chicago, Portland, San Diego, Baltimore, Spokane, Olympia, Bellingham, Seattle, and more! Dallas: Detroit: Chicago: Portland, OR: 5:30pm to 6:00pm or later, Burnside Bridge on the Northeast side above the I-5 during peak traffic. To RSVP contact: Elizabeth [email protected] Contact for day of action: Rogue Robertson 541-324-7474 cell San Diego: Baltimore: WE NEED PEOPLE PLANNING TO COME DOWN TO MCKELDON SQUARE DURING RUSH HOURS Spokane, WA: Contact ziggy @ 509-879-3988 or message https://facebookSpokaneCoalitionBuilders, https://facebook/OccupySpokane Olympia, WA: https://facebook/events/182747801920703/or call Rod Tharp [email protected] Bellingham, WA: Visit: occupybellinghamwa.org/2013/11/09/national-tpp-day-of-action-november-12/ Seattle, WA: 4:30pm – 6pm, Overpass at NE 50th Street and 7th Avenue NE Seattle WA (goo.gl/maps/fNuQg). Best to park on the street West of I-5 Call 805-776-3882 for ?’s. Send a email RSVP to let us know we can count on you. Join the facebook event HERE We need 20+ friends to mobilize the messages. _________________________________________________ Recently, both Dane County and the City of Madison, WI passed resolutions opposing the TPP, and other communities are in the process of passing resolutions that state they will not comply with provisions that were created without their consent. If the TPP bans Buy Local, they will do it anyway. If the TPP permits fracking, they will oppose it. Listen to our interview with David Newby from the Wisconsin Fair Trade Coalition, Ruth Caplan of the Alliance for Democracy and Arthur Stamoulis of Citizens Trade Campaign by clicking here. The Alliance for Democracy has a resource page to help you pass a resolution in your community. See TPP Free Zones. Organizing a TPP Free Zone is the perfect way to build up to the Global Day of Action against Toxic Trade Agreements on December 3. Click here for more information about that. We can and must stop Fast Track and the TPP! Here are more actions you can take: 1. Contact your member of Congress to tell them to vote no on Fast Track. Fact Sheets and a sample letter that you can send or bring to your member of Congress are available in the Tools section of the website. Or you can call your member. Dial the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 to be connected. 2. Organize a local Fair Trade Brigade and meet with your member or a staffer to find out how they will vote on Fast Track. Let us know how the meeting goes by contacting Cassidy at [email protected]. 3. Send a photo petition explaining why you oppose the TPP to United Students for Fair Trade. If you are a student or know some students, take a photo holding a sign that explains why you oppose the TPP and send it to [email protected]. 4. If you know how to tweet, join the #TPPTuesday twitter storms from 9 to 10 pm EDT every Tuesday. Use @TPPMediaMarch to join. 5. Organize a public visibility event or a teach-in and remember to order TPP OccuCards to hand out. See this article that dispels some of the myths told about the TPP. Share what you are doing with us! We love to hear about what you do! And well post your stories, photos and videos. Thank you for joining the effort to stop the TPP! Yours for fair trade, The Flush the TPP Team TPP Occucards Flush the TPP on the web Flush the TPP on Facebook Flush the TPP on Twitter, Flush the TPP
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