TRADEJUSTICE ACTIVISTS SPEAK ON TPP AND FAST TRACK TO UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION AT SHELTER ROCK

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On Wednesday September 25^th, 2013, TradeJustice activists joined a panel on Fast Track and the TPP at the The Unitarian Universalist Universalist Church. The panel was moderated by Lisa Tyson of the Long Island Progressive Coalition. The panel was sponsored by the Green Sanctuary Committee, Shelter Rock Forum, Social Justice Committee and Adult Programs of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock and was followed by a reception where panelists and audience members discussed strategies for fighting Fast Track and the TPP.

Here's a description of the panel:

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013, 7:00PM - 8:00PM

The Truth About the Trans-Pacific Partnership

The secret is out about what’s happening in Congress, and it’s scary. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the biggest SECRET global trade deal you’ve never heard of, could drastically change all our lives for the worse! The TPP is a massive ‘free trade’ agreement that would give authority to an international court, stacked with corporate lawyers, to OVERRIDE our OWN LAWS and regulations. This trade deal would send millions more jobs overseas and roll back laws that have protected our working conditions, food, land, water, air, availability and prices of medicine, patents, banking, and even the Internet! What’s worse, the TPP can be rushed through Congress over the next two weeks with little oversight or debate using what is known as “Fast Track Authority.” We must act quickly, because President Obama said he wants to see the TPP made into LAW by OCTOBER. Join us for a riveting panel discussion with the nation’s top activists on this topic—experts from the fields of trade, medicine, labor, and environment. Find out more about the enormity of what we’re facing—and how to save ourselves from it!

Moderator:

Lisa Tyson, Long Island Progressive Coalition

Panelists:

Adam Weissman - Global Justice for Animals and the Environment
Alex Beauchamp - Food and Water Watch 
Pete Dolack - TradeJustice NY Metro
Jennifer Reid - Doctors Without Borders 
Roger Claymen - Long Island Federation of Labor
Dan Fingas - Long Island Progressive Coalition

Issues Addressed included:

Outsourcing of jobs
Food, water and environmental issues
Access to medicine
The meaning of Investor-state dispute resolution and fast track
How TPP Impacts our Democracy
TPP as “NAFTA of the Pacific”