MAY-EARLY
JUNE 2014 EVENTS
TO
STOP TPP & FAST TRACK
For
updated event info, visit http://tradejustice.net/events.
Admission free unless otherwise noted.
Every
Day: Save the World – Stop Fast Track!
Visit
http://savetheworldstopfasttrack.com
EVERY DAY to find two new targets who need to hear from us on Fast
Track & TPP via Facebook and Twitter – one media target and
one legislative target. Ask the media to cover Fast Track and
legislators to oppose it.
Every
Monday: Facebook Blitz: Urge
Daily Show and Colbert to address TPP.
More
Info:
http://tradejustice.net/blitz1614
Every
Tuesday, 9-10PM: TPP Twitterstorm
Help
make TPP-related hashtags trend on Twitter and light up the
Twitterverse with TPP-
related
tweets with a different theme every week. More
Info: http://tradejustice.net/storm
Thurs,
May 1st,
12PM-9PM: TPP Outreach at May Day 2014 Events
Help
get the word out on TPP at these May Day events! We'll be there to
pass out literature, wear signs denouncing TPP, and to ask march and
rally participants to sign letters to Congress vs. Fast Track and
TPP.
When
you arrive, call our contact person (listed below), who will give you
a wearable sign, clipboards, form letters, and fliers to pass out.
Noon:
May 1st Coalition Rally in Union Square TPP
is part of the demand set of this event, so it is vital for anti-TPP
activists to have a presence! Contact: Michiko Takatani (917)
579-2783 Meeting Spot: from 12-12:30, Michiko will be at the
Gazebo-like subway entrance at the SW corner of the park - after
that, call her. Directions: N, R, Q, 4. 5, 6, or L to 14th
St - Union Sq. More info on this
event: http://tradejustice.net/may1u
5PM:
Labor Rally At City Hall Contact
: Wendy Scher (347) 881-5635 Directions: R to City Hall, J/Z to
Chambers, or 4/5/6 to Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall More info on
this event: http://tradejustice.net/may1c
7:30PM:
May Day People’s Assembly & Movement Report Backs Location:
Zuccotti Park, Broadway at Cedar St. Directions:R to Cortland or
A, C, J, Z, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Fulton St. More info on this event:
http://tradejustice.net/may1z
RSVP
and Additional Info for all three events:
http://tradejustice.net/mayday14
Wed,
May 7th,
1:30PM: Rally for Fair Trade in Washington, DC
We’ve
been shut out of the future of the global economy. When US
negotiators decide what matters during trade agreements, they consult
with big corporations, not the US public. These corporations are
using these secret negotiations to make an end run around Congress so
that they can ship even more jobs overseas, devastate the
environment, drive up health care costs and repeal critical consumer
protections on Wall Street. They’ve shut all of us out of the
negotiating room, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be
heard. Join the Communication Workers of America and thousands of
activists as we rally for fair trade on the grounds of the Capitol.
We’ll show Congress that the entire progressive movement is
united in the fight for a 21st century economy that works for
everyone. Location:
Upper Senate Park (Constitution Ave between New Jersey Ave NW and
Delaware Ave NE, Washington DC)
Event
info:
http://cwa-union.org/pages/rally_for_fair_trade_turnout_toolkit
Travel
info: Call
Adam at (718) 218-4523 or email adam@tradejustice.net
Sponsor:
Communication
Workers of America
Tues,
May 13th,
7-9PM: Global City, Not Global Governance
A
forum on how fast tracking global trade agreements takes the NY say
out of NYC. Moderator Ron Kuby (WABC's Curtis and Kuby) will
introduce presenters including the Honorable Helen Rosenthal (NYC
Council Member, 6th District, Manhattan), Kian Frederick (Public
Citizen's Global Trade Watch), Mark Weisbrot (Center for Economic and
Policy Research), Rev. Stephen Phelps, Jennifer Flynn (Health Global
Access Project), Malu Huacuja del Toro (novelist and playwright;
editor, Salinato Version 2.0), and Mitch Jones (Food & Water
Watch).
Donation:
A $5 donation is suggested, but not required.
Sponsors:
Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter,
New York Society for Ethical Culture, TradeJustice New York Metro,
and others (list in formation).
Location:
New York Society for Ethical
Culture, 2
W 64th St, New York, NY 10025
Directions:
A, B, C, D, or 1 to 59th
St.-Columbus Circle
RSVP
and Additional Details: http://tradejustice.net/513
Printable
Flier: http://tradejustice.net/513fl
Fri,
May 16th,
6:30-8:30PM: Update
On Fast Track Legislation
An
update on Fast Track legislation, status of negotiations of the
Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement
(TAFTA) and strategies to forward “Fair Trade” policies,
focusing on food and agriculture and on the environment.
Sponsor:
Park Slope Food Coop Fair Trade Committee
Location:
Park Slope Food Coop, 782
Union St (between 6th and 7th Aves), Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Subway
Directions: R
to Union St (at intersection of Union Street and 4th Avenue); 2 or 3
train to Grand Army Plaza station (at intersection of Flatbush Avenue
and Plaza Street); or B, Q to 7th Ave (at intersection of Flatbush
and 7th Avenues)
Bus
and Bicycle Directions:
http://tradejustice.net/psdir
RSVP
and Additional Details:
http://tradejustice.net/516
Printable
Flier: http://tradejustice.net/516fl
Sat,
May 17th,
11AM-3PM: What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
Moderator:
Jamie
Kemmerer (Regional Coordinator, MoveOn NYC Councils)
Presenters:
Adam Weissman
(TradeJustice New York Metro), a representative of the Communication
Workers of America (CWA), Dave Doll (Peace Action Bay Ridge
Environmental Committee), Mary Martinez (Environmental Specialist,
Montefiore Lead Clinic), Robyn Hederman (Animal Law Committee), and
Rev. Robert Emerick (Soul
Affirmation).
Film:
Priceless:
a
look
at how special interest money shapes policy in our country.
Food:
Free
Lunch provided.
Location:
Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church, 7420 4th
Avenue,
Bay Ridge
Directions:
R
to 77th
Street.
Walk two blocks North on 4th
Avenue
Sponsors:
Peace Action Bay Ridge and Interfaith Peace Coalition
RSVP
and Additional Info:
http://tradejustice.net/517bay
Printable
Flier: http://tradejustice.net/bayfli
Sat,
May 17th,
3PM: NYC Anarchist Book Fair Panel & Discussion: TPP and
Worldwide Resistance to Corporate Globalization
Panelists
will talk about the threat posed by these agreements and about the
resistance to them and in Asia and Latin America as pat of the
ongoing fight against neoliberal trade policies. Then we'll discuss
local opportunities for action vs. TPP.
Presenters:
Pete
Dolack (Systemic Disorder). Bill Weinberg (World War 4 Report),
Hsin-Hui Hsu (Taiwan Is Not for Sale), Bernadette Ellorin (BAYAN
USA), and Adam Weissman (Global Justice for Animals and the
Environment)
Location:
To
be determined, check http://www.anarchistbookfair.net/
for
details.
RSVP
and Additional Info: http://tradejustice.net/517an
Printable
Flier:
http://tradejustice.net/517anfli
Sun,
May 18th,
7:30-9PM: Nat'l TPP Webinar & Conference Call
This
call will focus on TPP's threat to jobs. Call #l 559-726-1300. Access
code 951146#. Webinar link: http://www.anymeeting.com/moveforjustice1
RSVP
and Additional Details:
http://tradejustice.net/42714
Wed,
May 21th,
3PM: Citizens Trade Campaign Monthly National TPP/Fast Track Phone
Briefing
RSVP
and Additional Info:
http://tinyurl.com/tppcalls
for
the number, access code & supplemental info.
Sat,
May 24th,
1-4PM: March Against Monsanto
TPP
will be among the focal issues for this march. TradeJustice activists
will be at the march to present teach-ins, distribute literature and
encourage participants to sign form letters explaining urging
Congress to stop Monsanto's TPP attack on food safety. When you
arrive, call us so we can meet you in the crowd and give you signs,
leaflets, etc.
Location:
Union
Square, 14th
Street
and Broadway
Directions:
N,
R, Q, 4,5, 6, or L to 14th
Street-Union
Square.
Contact:
Adam
at (845) 389-8059
RSVP
and Additional Info: http://tradejustice.net/mam
Fri,
May 30th-Sun,
June 2nd
TPP
Outreach @ Left Forum
We'll
be tabling outside the Left Forum throughout the weekend. When people
leave after plenaries in the evening, we'll be waiting at the exit to
ask them to sign letters to Congress vs. TPP and Fast Track and to
give them informational literature and our events calendars. If you
plan on attending the Forum, you can also help get the word out
inside – we can give you clipboard, letters, and literature to
take in with you. Please contact us IN ADVANCE if you'd like to help
– either outside or inside.
Contact
(in advance): Adam
at (718) 218-4523 or email adam@tradejustice.net
Location:
John
Jay College,
524
West 59th
St.,
Manhattan (between
10th and 11th Aves)
Directions:
A,
C, D, E, or 1 to 59th
St-
Columbus Circle. Walk west.
RSVP
and Additional Info:
http://tradejustice.net/left
Mon,
June 9th,
7-9PM: Peace Action Manhattan Forum on TPP
Guest
Speaker: Adam
Weissman of TradeJustice New York Metro.
The
Peace Action Community Forum meets the 2nd Monday of every month to
encourage activists from the NYC area to explain their work and share
information, goals, et cetera.
Food:
Refreshments will be served.
Location:
Goddard
Riverside Community Center, 88th
St.
& Columbus Ave., Manhattan.
Directions:
B
or 6 to 86th
Street.
Walk North to 88th
St
and west to Columbus Ave.
Or,
take the 1 to 86th
St. and walk north to 88th
St and west to Columbus Ave.
Contact:
Florindo
by phone at 212-580-1504 or by email at peaceactman@gmail.com
RSVP
and Additional Info:
http://tradejustice.net/6914
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