Events and News
October 30, 2016

 TONIGHT'S WEBINAR



Sunday, October 30, 7:30 PM: Webinar: Questions About TPP? Ask An Expert!
Location: Your phone and computer. 
Register at http://tradejustice.net/callreg
More info: http://gjae.org/1030
 

Quick and Easy Login info—Use right before the Webinar:

Call begins promptly at 4:30 Pacific /7:30 Eastern Time

New Dial-in and PIN: 605-562-3140 Attendee PIN 802787#
For a list of numbers for joining the call from outside the US, click here.

For a list of call times in other times zones, click here.

Click this link before the call: http://tradejustice.net/room

Meeting room opens 15 minutes before the call



 

Global Events

Every Wednesday, 9PM: National TPP Resistance Conference Call
Location: your phone and computer 
Register and learn more at http://gjae.org/flush

November 12-17: National Mobilization: Week of Action vs. TPP in Washington, DC 
Call (718) 218-4523 or email info@freetradekillsanimals.org to coordinate travel and housing plans. 
Details at http://gjae.org/1112

Monday, November 14, 5:30-8 PM Torch and Pitchfork March to Flush the TPP
Location: Capitol Hill Neighborhood, Washington, DC. Meet outside the Capitol Visitor's Center at the intersection of 1st St and East Capitol St NE in Washington, DC. This is a short walk from Union Station and from the Capitol South metro station. Addition details at http://gjae.org/torch

Tuesday, November 15, 9AM (advance sign-up required): Thunderclap Social Media Action vs. TPP 
Location: Your Facebook, Twitter, and/or Tumblr Accounts. 
Advance signup (required) at http://gjae.org/1115

Thursday, November 15-17th, 9AM-5PM: Nat'l Day to Call Congress vs. TPP 
Location: Your phone! Find out who represents you and their contact info at http://gjae.org/leg 
Additional details at http://gjae.org/1117

Thursday, November 17, 1 PM-3 PM: Washington, D.C. Rally to Stop the TPP
Upper Senate Park 200 New Jersey Ave, NW, Washington, DC
Additonal details: 240-235-2010 and visit http://stoptppaction.org – rides may be available.

Sunday, November 20, 7:30 PM: Webinar: TPP and Food Politics 
Details TBA. Location: Your phone and computer. 
Register at http://tradejustice.net/callreg

NYC Metro Events

Date To Be Determined: NY Society for Ethical Culture Forum on TPP
Call (718) 218-4523 or email info @ freetradekillsanimals . org (no spaces)

Tuesday, November 1, 12-1 PM: Leafleting & Petitioning @ Rep. Rangel's Office vs. TPP
Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building, 163 West 125th Street at Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, Manhattan
More info: Email Marty_rajandran @ yahoo . com (no spaces) or visit http://grannypeacebrigade.org/.
Sponsored by Granny Peace Brigade.

Monday, November 7, 6:30-8:45 PM: Taking Action vs. TPP's Threat to Sustainable Energy 
Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W 64th St, New York, NY 10025 (at Central Park West) 
Sponsored by New York City Grassroots Alliance 

Tuesday, November 8: Election Day Leafleting vs. TPP 
Call (718) 218-4523 or email info @ freetradekillsanimals . org (no spaces) for details.

Monday, November 21, 12-1 PM: Rally vs. TPP at Rep. Rangel's Office 
Location: Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building, 163 West 125th Street at Adam Clayton Powell Blvd, Manhattan. 
Additional details: http://gjae.org/1121

Tuesday, November 22, 7PM: TPP's Threat to Farmed Animals and Wildlife 
Location: The Gallery, John H. Holmes Community House, Community Church of New York, 28 East 35th Street between Madison and Park Avenues 
Guest Presenter: Adam Weissman, Global Justice for Animals and the Environment. 
Additional details: http://gjae.org/cf 
Hosted by Collectively Free.

ISDS News

ISDS Case Puts Ontario taxpayers on hook for $25 million after bird protector inspired moratorium (The Star, 10/13/16)

Decision Announced in Pac Rim Mining Company vs. El Salvador ISDS Case (The International Allies against Mining in El Salvador, 10/14/16)

Wikileaks Reveals Clinton Duplicity on TPP

Leaked emails show Clinton was defending TPP as late as June 2015 (Washington Times, 10/12/16)

Clinton raved about Trans-Pacific Partnership before she rejected it (Politico, 10/08/16)

Emails show calculations behind Clinton trade deal waffling (Fox News, 10/14/16)

Trump campaign attacks Clinton for 'cynical political ploy' on TPP (The Hill, 10/16/16)

Other Trade News & Opinion

POLITICO-Harvard poll: Americans say 'TPP who?' (Politico, 9/23/16)

Trading Away Migrant Rights: How the TPP Would Fuel Displacement and Fail Migrant Workers (AFL-CIO, Undated)

The New Rules of the Road: A Progressive Approach to Globalization (American Prospect, 9/22/16)

The National Security Case for a TPP Lame Duck Vote: Not! (Foreign Policy in Focus, 10/12/16)

Japan's Diet starts TPP debate, seen as race against the U.S. election (Asahi Shinbun, 10/14/16)

As Deadline Looms, WikiLeaks Reveals Corporate Demands From The EU (Common Dreams, 10/17/2016)