Say NO to Fast Track!
In dozens of countries across the globe, groups are preparing for the April 18th Global Day of Action Against Unfair Trade. In the United States, communities from coast-to-coast will join together in action that day to help derail Fast Track legislation that would enable the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and other corporate power grabs disguised as trade agreements to be rushed through Congress.
Fast Track legislation was just introduced on April 16th. If we don’t detail it, the TPP and other pending pacts would be rubber-stamped, with potentially devastating consequences for working people, family farmers, indigenous peoples, small businesses and the environment in the United States and around the globe. Stopping Fast Track is the single most important contribution those in the United States can make to ending corporate trade agreements that threaten to:
- Destroy livelihoods and accelerate the global race to the bottom in wages and working conditions
- Further commodify agriculture, trample food sovereignty, hurt small farmers and contribute to forced migration
- Enable new corporate attacks on democratically-enacted environmental and consumer protections
- Undermine global economic stability by prohibiting effective regulation of financial markets
- Reduce access to life-saving generic medications, increase the cost of prescriptions and restrict freedom on the Internet
The threats that existing “Fast Tracked” trade agreements have already cost our communities, and the additional threats that new pacts pose, must be both acknowledged and resisted. We also need to spread the word that when people have come together across issue areas and geographic borders, we have defeated similar corporate power grabs like the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI), the Millennial Round of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) and even past attempts at Fast Track — as recently as 2014. By acting together, we will do so again now.
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Please attend — or, ideally, organize — a demonstration, door-to-door canvass or educational event in your community on or around Saturday, April 18th calling on your Members of Congress to oppose Fast Track. Any action or event organized within a week of that date will be cross-promoted as part of this call.
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#FastTrackDOA Actions
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ARIZONA
#FastTrackDOA at the Earth Day Festival
Saturday, April 18 * 9:00am – 2:00pm
Reid Park
S. Country Club Rd
Tucson, AZ
Contact: Pamela Powers Hannley, pjp333@gmail.com
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CALIFORNIA
“What is the TPP & Fast Track” Community Forum
Saturday, April 11 * 10:00am
UFCW Local 1167
855 W. San Bernardino Ave
Bloomington, CA
Contact: Kali Gochmanosky, kali@citizenstrade.org
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Canvass to Stop Fast Track in Martinez
Saturday, April 18 * 9:00am
Contra Costa Labor Council
1333 Pine St
Martinez, CA
Contact: Joshua Anijar, Janijar@aflcio.org
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Phone Bank Against Fast Track
Friday, April 17 * 10:00am
Sacramento CLC
2840 El Centro Rd Ste 111
Sacramento, CA
Contact: Robert Longer, robert@cwalocal9421.org
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United Against Fast Track for Workers, Health & the Environment
Friday, April 17 * 12:00pm
Outside Rep. Matsui’s Office
I St & 5th St
Sacramento, CA
Contact: Xiomara Castro, xiomara@citizenstrade.org
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Canvass to Stop Fast Track in Salinas
Saturday, April 18 * 10:00am
Monterey Bay Central Labor Council
931 Market St
Salinas, CA
Contact: Glenn Schaller, glenschaller@gmail.com
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Workers Memorial Day March & Rally to Oppose the TPP
Saturday, April 18 * 11:00am
Harry Bridges Plaza (in front of Ferry Building near Towers)
Embarcadero at Market St
San Francisco, CA
Contact: Steve Zeltzer, lvpsf@labornet.org
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#StopFastTrack Overpass Light Brigade
Friday, April 17 * 7:20pm
Clairemont Drive Overpass of I-5
San Diego, CA
Contact: Kali Gochmanosky, kali@citizenstrade.org
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Take Acton to Stop Fast Track Community Forum
Saturday, April 18 * 2:00pm
Machinists Union Hall
5150 Kearny Mesa Rd
San Diego, CA
Contact: Kali Gochmanosky, kali@citizenstrade.org
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Vallejo Says Stop Fast Track!
Saturday, April 18 * 12:00pm
Outside the Vallejo Ferry Terminal
289 Mare Island Way
Vallejo, CA
Contact: Napa-Solano Central Labor Council, 707-246-9727
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COLORADO
Fast Track Sit-In
Thursday, April 16 * 11:00am
Rep. Polis’ Boulder Office
1644 Walnut St
Boulder, CO
Contact: Carolyn Bninski, carolynbninsk@gmail.com
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Spread the Truth: Colorado, the TPP & Fast Track
Saturday, April 18 * 12:00pm
The 16th Street Mall
500 N Broadway
Denver, CO
Contact: Laura Avant, lavant04@comcast.net
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DELAWARE
#NoFastTrack Rally
Friday, April 24th * 1:00pm
Outside Rep. Carney’s Office
33 The Circle
Georgetown, DE
Contact: Drew Serres, drew@delawareada.org
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
No Fast Track People’s Block
Tuesday, April 14 * 11:00am
Union Station Downstairs Food Court
40 Massachusetts Ave NE
Washington, DC
Contact: Mackenzie McDonald Wilkins, Mackenzie@PopularResistance.org
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Let’s Stop Fast Track Press Event & Rally
Wednesday, April 15 * 11:00am
Upper Senate Park
Constitution Ave & Delaware Ave NW
Washington, DC
Contact: Roy Houseman, rhouseman@usw.org
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No Fast Track People’s Block
Thursday, April 16 * 11:00am
Union Station Downstairs Food Court
40 Massachusetts Ave NE
Washington, DC
Contact: Mackenzie McDonald Wilkins, Mackenzie@PopularResistance.org
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Don’t Trade Away Our Future Rally to Stop Fast Track
Monday, April 20 * 12:00pm
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
600 17th St NW
Washington, DC
Contact: Jordan Estevao, 202-330-2646
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FLORIDA
Jacksonville Stop Fast Track Event
Saturday, April 18 * 9:00am
966 North Liberty Street
Jacksonville, FL
Contact: Deborah Dion, dion.deborah@gmail.com
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No Fast Track Rally for Affordable Healthcare
Friday, April 17 * 11:30am
Outside Rep. Wasserman-Schultz’s Office
10100 Pines Blvd
Pembroke Pines, FL
Contact: Deborah Dion, dion.deborah@gmail.com
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Canvass to Stop Fast Track in Tallahasse
Saturday, April 18 * 10:00am
Florida AFL-CIO
135 Monroe St
Tallahasse, FL
Contact: Deborah Dion, dion.deborah@gmail.com
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HAWAII
Day of Action Against Fast Track
Friday, April 17 * 3:30pm
Hilo Federal Building
Hilo, HI
Contact: Jim Albertini, ja@maul-aina.org
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ILLINOIS
Forum on Fast Track & Food Sovereignty
Thursday, April 16 * 6:30pm
University of Illinois at Chicago
Jane Addams Hull House Museum * 800 S Halsted
Chicago, IL
Contact: Family Farm Defenders, familyfarmdefenders@yahoo.com
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Stop Fast Track Speak-Out for Fair Trade
Friday, April 17 * 12:00pm
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
141 W Jackson
Chicago, IL
Contact: Family Farm Defenders, familyfarmdefenders@yahoo.com
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Public Forum on Fast Track & the TPP
Saturday, April 18 * 1:00pm
DePaul University Welcome Center
2250 North Sheffield Ave
Chicago, IL
Contact: Carson Starkey, iltrade@citizenstrade.org
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Stop Fast Track Tabling
Saturday, April 18 * 8:00am
Urbana’s Middle Market
201 Lincoln Square
Urbana, IL
Contact: Lois Kain, 57.lois.75@gmail.com
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IOWA
Press Conference Against Fast Track
Thursday, April 16 * 4:00pm
IBEW Local 405
1211 Wiley Blvd
Cedar Rapids, IA
Contact: Hawkeye Labor Council, 319-232-2484
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MAINE
Global Day of Action for Fair Trade
Saturday, April 18 * 3:00pm
83 Maine 27
Augusta, ME
Contact: Martha Spiess, mspiess@myfairpoint.net
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#NoFastTrack Light Brigade
Saturday, April 18 * 8:00pm
Deering Oaks Park (SW Corner)
92 Deering Ave
Portland, ME
Contact: Maine Fair Trade Campaign, martha@mainfairtrade.org
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MARYLAND
Fast Track Town Hall
Friday, April 24 * 7:30pm
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church
9601 Cedar Lane
Bethesda, MD
Contact: Pam Witt, pgwitt@cwa-union.org
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#NoFastTrack Rally
Friday, April 17th * 1:00pm
Outside Rep. Steny Hoyer’s Office
401 Post Office Road
Waldorf, MD
Contact: Mina Itabashi, mitabashi@citizen.org
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MASSACHUSETTS
Fast Track “Stand Out” and Petition Delivery
Friday, April 17 * 4:00pm
Peabody Square
Peabody, MA
Contact: Rebecca Hornstein, northshorelaborcouncil@gmail.com
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Fast Track Press Conference
Saturday, April 18 * 12:00pm
Pioneer Valley Central Labor Council
640 Page Boulevard
Springfield, MA
Contact: Jon Weissman, jon@wmjwj.org
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MICHIGAN
Fast Track Letter Writing Event
Thursday, April 16 * 6:30pm
Carpenters Hall
1219 1st Ave
Escanaba, MI
Contact: Chris Palette, cpalette@aflcio.org
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Fast Track Letter Writing
Thursday, April 16 * 6:30pm
Laborers’ Hall
US Highway 2/141
Iron Mountain, MI
Contact: Chris Palette, cpalette@aflcio.org
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Phone Bank to Stop Fast Track
Saturday, April 18 * 10:00am
Bricklayers Local 2
21031 Ryan Rd
Warren, MI
Contact: Chris Palette, cpalette@aflcio.org
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MINNESOTA
No Fast Track Leaflet at the Twins Game
Saturday, April 18 * 11:30am
Target Stadium
1 Twins Way
Minneapolis, MN
Contact: Kaela Berg, kaela@citizenstrade.org
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MISSOURI
Canvass to Stop Fast Track in Kansas City
Saturday, April 18 * 11:00am
CWA 6360
6415 Universal Ave
Kansas City, MO
Contact: Rafael Navar, rnavar@cwa-union.org
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Canvass to Stop Fast Track in St Louis
Saturday, April 18 * 11:00am
CWA Local 6300 Hall
2258 Grissom Dr
St Louis, MO
Contact: Rafael Navar, rnavar@cwa-union.org
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NEBRASKA
Omaha Rally to Stop Fast Track
Saturday, April 18 * 10:00am
Outside Rep. Ashford’s Office
7129 Pacific St
Omaha, NE
Contact: Ken Maas, 314-452-2179
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
TPP Workshop at Building Culture of Peace & Nonviolence Conference
Saturday, April 18 * 1:00pm
Boyd Science Center, Plymouth State University
Highland St
Plymouth, NH
Contact: Bonnie Wright, info@NHRightToKnowGMO.org
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NEW YORK
Binghamton Rally to Stop Fast Track
Saturday, April 18 * 12:00pm
Outside Rep. Hanna’s Office
49 Court St
Binghamton, NY
Contact: Kathryn Johnson, kjohnson@citizen.org
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Rally to Stop Fast Track
Saturday, April 18 * 9:30am
Sunset Harbor
90 Colonial Drive
East Patchogue, NY
Contact: Michael Gendron, michael@cwa1108.org
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No to Fast Track
Saturday, April 11 * 2:00pm
Outside Rep. Stefanik’s Office
136 Glen St
Glens Falls, NY
Contact: People for Positive Action, 518-561-0291
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Stop Fast Track in NY21
Saturday, April 11 * 12:00pm
Outside Rep. Stefank’s Office
23 Durkee St
Plattsburgh, NY
Contact: People for Positive Action, 518-561-0291
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No to Fast Track
Saturday, April 11 * 1:00pm
Outside Rep. Stefanik’s Office
120 Washington St
Watertown, NY
Contact: People for Positive Action, 518-561-0291
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Rally and Press Conference to Stop Fast Track for the TPP
Saturday, April 18 * 12:00pm
Martine Ave & Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
White Plains, NY
Contact: Joe Mayhew, 914-374-6848
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NORTH CAROLINA
TPP/Fast Track Solidarity Press Conference
Thursday, April 16 * 10:00am
Nash Square
200 W. Hargett
Raleigh, NC
Contact: Corey Sims, csims@cwa-union.org
OHIO
Canvass to Stop Fast Track in Cincinnati
Saturday, April 18 * 10:00am
AFSCME Ohio Council 8
1213 Tennessee Ave
Cincinnati, OH
Contact: Cherika Carter, ccarter@ohaflcio.org
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Canvass to Stop Fast Track in Cleveland
Saturday, April 18 * 10:00am
North Shore AFL-CIO
3250 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH
Contact: Roger Sikes, rsikes@clevelandaflcio.org
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Canvass to Stop Fast Track in Colombus
Saturday, April 18 * 10:00am
AFL-CIO
395 Broad St
Columbus, OH 43215
Contact: Jessica Vernon, jvernon@ohfalcio.org
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Canvass to Stop Fast Track in Niles
Saturday, April 18 * 10:00am
Central Labor Council Office
1265 Main St
Niles, OH
Contact: Katelyn Hartford, khartford@aflcio.org
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OREGON
Rally Against Fast Track
Saturday, April 18 * 2:00pm
Brandis Square
Wall St & Newport
Bend, OR
Contact: Oregon AFL-CIO, bruce@oraflcio.org
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Teach-in & Rally to Stop Fast Track
Saturday, April 18 * 3:00pm
Boardwalk
Anderson & Hwy 101 North
Coos Bay, OR
Contact: Rick Staggenborg, staggenborg4senate@hotmail.com
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Stop Fast Track Rally
Saturday, April 18 * 2:00pm
7th & Washington
Eugene, OR
Contact: Oregon AFL-CIO, phil@oraflcio.org
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Rally to Fight Fast Track
Saturday, April 18 * 1:00pm
Terry Schrunk Plaza
SW Madison St & SW 3rd Ave
Portland, OR
Contact: Elizabeth Swager, elizabeth@oregonfairtrade.org
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Stop Fast Track Rally
Saturday, April 18 * 2:00pm
Vogel Plaza
S Central Ave
Medford, OR
Contact: Oregon AFL-CIO, Shaun@oraflcio.org
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PENNSYLVANIA
Rally Against Fast Track
Thursday, April 16 * 12:00pm
Outside Rep. Dent’s Office
3900 Hamilton Blvd
Allentown, PA
Contact: Phila Bach, Phila_back@verizon.net
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TEXAS
Rally Against Fast Track
Friday, April 17 * 12:00pm
Outside Rep. Johnson’s Office
3102 Maple Ave
Dallas, TX
Contact: Bob Cash, bobcash@citizenstrade.org
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Fast Track Block Walk
Saturday, April 18 * 9:00am
Panchito’s Restaurant, Banquet Room
4100 McCullough Ave
San Antonio, TX
Contact: Shannon Perez, sperez@aflcio.org
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VIRGINIA
Phone Bank to Stop Fast Track
Saturday, April 18 * 10:00am
NoVa ALF Office
4536 John Marr Dr #B
Annandale, VA
Contact: Dolores Gerber, 703-303-0697
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WASHINGTON
Stop the TPP and Fast Track Protest Rally
Saturday, April 18th * 1:00pm
Pioneer Park, Barr Barn
2004 Cherry St.
Ferndale, WA
Contact: Mark Lowry lowrym357@gmail.com
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Rep Heck, Don’t Fast Track the TPP! canvass
Saturday, April 18 * 10:00am
Washington State Labor Council office
906 Columbia St SW, Suite 300
Olympia, WA
Contact: Gillian Locascio gillian@washingtonfairtrade.org
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Stop Fast Track Canvass
Saturday, April 18 * 10:00am
El Centro de la Raza, Rm 105
2524 16th Ave S
Seattle, WA
Contact: Dianne Gross, 206-295-1127
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Rep Kilmer, Don’t Fast Track the TPP! canvass
Saturday, April 18 * 10:00am
Pierce County Central Labor Council
3049 South 36th Street
Tacoma, WA
Contact: Gillian Locascio gillian@washingtonfairtrade.org
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Some Additional Points of Contact
Alabama: Kathryn Johnson, Global Trade Watch, kjohnson@citizen.org
Arizona: Kathryn Johnson, Global Trade Watch, kjohnson@citizen.org
California (southern): Nicole “Kali” Gochmanosky, Citizens Trade Campaign, kali@citizenstrade.org
California (northern): Xiomara Castro, Citizens Trade Campaign, xiomara@citizenstrade.org
Colorado: Lacey Kohlmoos, Global Trade Watch, lkohlmoos@citizen.org
Connecticut: Lacey Kohlmoos, Global Trade Watch, lkohlmoos@citizen.org
Delaware: Mina Itabashi, Global Trade Watch, mitabashi@citizen.org
Florida: Deborah Dion, Citizens Trade Campaign, dion.deborah@gmail.com
Georgia: Kathryn Johnson, Global Trade Watch, kjohnson@citizen.org
Hawaii: Mina Itabashi, Global Trade Watch, mitabashi@citizen.org
Illinois: Carson Starkey, Illinois Fair Trade Campaign, iltrade@citizenstrade.org
Maryland: Mina Itabashi, Global Trade Watch, mitabashi@citizen.org
Massachusetts: Lacey Kohlmoos, Global Trade Watch, lkohlmoos@citizen.org
Michigan: Lacey Kohlmoos, Global Trade Watch, lkohlmoos@citizen.org
Minnesota: Kaela Berg, Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition, kaela@citizenstrade.org
Missouri: Lacey Kohlmoos, Global Trade Watch, lkohlmoos@citizen.org
Nevada: Mina Itabashi, Global Trade Watch, mitabashi@citizen.org
New York: Kathryn Johnson, Global Trade Watch, kjohnson@citizen.org
North Carolina: Kathryn Johnson, Global Trade Watch, kjohnson@citizen.org
Oregon: Elizabeth Swager, Oregon Fair Trade Campaign, info@oregonfairtrade.org
Pennsylvania: Amy McAuliffe Conahan, Pennsylvania Fair Trade Coalition, amy@citizenstrade.org
South Carolina: Kathryn Johnson, Global Trade Watch, kjohnson@citizen.org
Tennessee: Kathryn Johnson, Global Trade Watch, kjohnson@citizen.org
Texas: Bob Cash, Texas Fair Trade Coalition, bobcash@citizenstrade.org
Virginia: Mina Itabashi, Global Trade Watch, mitabashi@citizen.org
Washington: Gillian Locascio, Washington Fair Trade Coalition, gillian@washingtonfairtrade.org
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For more info, please email April18@citizenstrade.org.
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![Momentum against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) increased in late October 2015, as Congressman Denny Heck announced he would vote against the corporate trade pact, calling it one of the most […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/HeckPostcards-36x36.jpg "Another Key Congress Member Opposes the TPP"){kind=small}
![On Thursday, October 6, 2016, over 100 El Pasoans packed a town hall event hosted by Congressman Beto O’Rourke, urging him to oppose the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The town […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ORourkeTownHall2-1-36x36.jpg "Texans urge Congressman to Oppose the TPP"){kind=small}
![North Bay labor and environmental leaders praised Rep. Mike Thompson for announcing his opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in a letter to constituents, solidifying the near-consensus within the Democratic […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Thompson_081816-36x36.jpg "More Congressional Leaders Lining Up Against the TPP"){kind=small}
![The Rock Against the TPP shows in Seattle and Portland this summer, organized locally by the Washington Fair Trade Coalition and Oregon Fair Trade Campaign in partnership with Fight for […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/SeattleRockAgainstTheTPP-1-36x36.png "Rock Against the TPP Rocks the Northwest"){kind=small}
![Fair trade advocates have released a new report which finds the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement threatens the Texas-Mexico border economy. . According to the report, the TPP would […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/TPPxBorderfb15-36x36.jpg "TPP a Bad Deal for Texas and Mexico"){kind=small}
![Hundreds of people gathered at the Festival for Trade Justice to rally against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) at Wright Park in Tacoma in late June 2016. At the gathering, leaders […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Tacoma4-36x36.png "Festival for Trade Justice in Tacoma"){kind=small}
![Displaced workers, labor and community advocates held press conferences up and down the West Coast in June 2016 to discuss the release of a new government study that finds jobs […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/SantaRosa3-36x36.jpg "Don’t Let the TPP Put More People in the Unemployment Line"){kind=small}
![Human Rights Advocates Protest Nike-Backed Deal with a Dictator Who Imposed Death By Stoning for LGBT Individuals & Women Portland, Ore. — Human rights advocates gathered outside the World Affairs […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Screen-Shot-2016-03-23-at-9.30.25-AM-36x36.png "The TPP Is a Deal with a Dictator"){kind=small}
![Scores of protestors descended on Tollefson Plaza for a Star Wars-themed protest to influence elected representatives’ positions on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The Washington Fair Trade Coalition, Backbone Campaign, […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/StarWars1-36x36.png "Rebel Alliance Gathers in Tacoma for Star Wars Themed TPP Protest"){kind=small}
![Protesters Decry Race-to-the-Bottom Trade Proposal Outside President Obama’s US-ASEAN Economic Summit Saying the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would lead to a global race-to-the-bottom in wages, working conditions and environmental standards if […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ASEAN1-36x36.jpg "California and the World United Against the TPP"){kind=small}
![More than 2,000 people across the United States joined Citizens Trade Campaign in submitting comments to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) about the Trans-Pacific Partnership’s (TPP’s) likely economic impacts. The ITC will use […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/LetterWritingDWS-36x36.png "Thousands Send TPP Comments to the International Trade Commission"){kind=small}
![A united cross-sector movement of labor, environmental, family farm, consumer, faith and other organizations have escalated their campaign to defeat the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with a joint 1,525-group letter urging […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Picture-91-36x36.png "1,500 Groups Urge Congress to Oppose the TPP"){kind=small}
![The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a proposed new trade and investment pact that was negotiated behind-closed doors between the United States and eleven other Pacific Rim countries, including notorious human rights violators […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Screen-Shot-2015-09-24-at-10.23.29-AM-36x36.png "How the TPP Harms Jobs & the Environment"){kind=small}
![A block away from a major trade negotiating summit taking place in downtown Miami, elected officials and community leaders held a press event on October 21, 2015 to demand greater […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/TTIPMiami1-36x36.jpg "Community Leaders Slam Secrecy at Miami Trade Summit"){kind=small}
![In a remarkable protest outside the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Ministerial in Maui on July 29, 2015, at least four hundred people took part in a unified sounding of the pū […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/MauiTPP-36x36.jpg "Record Breaking TPP Protest in Maui"){kind=small}
![The Obama administration has upgraded Malaysia’s status in the State Department’s “Trafficking in Persons” report in order to ease the country’s entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), according to human rights groups and others. “[Malaysia’s] […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TPPSD7_plunder_small-36x36.jpg "Ignoring Modern Day Slavery to Advance the TPP"){kind=small}
![Proponents of a corporate-driven Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) like to pretend that those who oppose race-to-the-bottom trade policies are somehow “anti-trade.” It’s an asinine accusation. The thousands of organizations and millions of […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SanFranTPPRound_0610-36x36.png "What the TPP Should Look Like"){kind=small}
![Highlighting just how deeply engrained opposition is to Fast Track legislation, Seattle City Council passed a resolution opposing Fast Track for the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and other pending trade […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/SeattleResolution-36x36.png "Seattle City Council Unanimously Opposes Fast Track"){kind=small}
![When U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew visited Miami in March 2015 trying to build support for the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Citizens Trade Campaign and its partners were there warning that the deal poses serious […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Miami1-36x36.jpg "Florida Isn’t Buying Citigroup Exec’s TPP Promises"){kind=small}
![As trade negotiators from throughout the Pacific Rim met at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa in March 2015 with a goal of pushing the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to completion, […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/TPP-secret-deal-36x36.jpg "Hawaii Islanders Protest Outside Secretive TPP Trade Summit"){kind=small}
![Fair trade activists set off on a two-day “Fair Trade or BusTour” across the Pacific Northwest in February 2015 to raise awareness of the risks of fast-tracking the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/TacomaActivists-36x36.png "Fair Trade or BusTour"){kind=small}
![Leaked texts of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement continue to reveal a bonanza of special rights for big corporations. Most recently, on August 4, 2015, Knowledge Ecology International […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/TPPLA11-36x36.jpg "Leaked TPP Texts Reveal a Bonanza of Special Rights for Corporations"){kind=small}
![Nearly 600 organizations, together representing millions of Americans, have sent a joint letter to Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) expressing their steadfast opposition to Fast Track and outlining the minimum requirements […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DontFastTrackJobsOverseas-36x36.jpg "Smart Track Can’t Be Fast Track in Disguise"){kind=small}
![Fair trade advocates delivered over 10,000 petition signatures adhered to old-fashioned 5.25″ floppy disks to Senator Ron Wyden’s offices throughout Oregon this March. The petition, spearheaded by the Oregon Fair […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/FastTrackIsAFlop-36x36.jpg "Fast Track’s as Outdated as a Floppy Disk"){kind=small}
![Fast Track legislation that would allow the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and other trade proposals to be rushed through Congress has been met by a tidal wave of resistance. The so-called […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Picture-92-36x36.png "Fast Track Down, But Not Out"){kind=small}
![As negotiators from throughout the Pacific Rim gathered in Salt Lake City for a five-day summit aimed at moving the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement to conclusion, Utahns were […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Picture-47-36x36.png "Salt Lake TPP Round the Most Secretive Yet"){kind=small}
![Fair trade advocates are praising the release of a new letter voicing Congressional opposition to Fast Track, a policy-making process that allows trade pacts to circumvent ordinary Congressional review, amendment […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/FastTrackDC-36x36.jpg "Congress Voices Bipartisan Opposition to Fast Track"){kind=small}
![As closed-door negotiations on the Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA) opened just across town, consumer, environmental, family farm and labor advocates gathered at the Washington, DC offices of the Sierra Club […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/taftapartay-36x36.jpg "Civil Society Raises TAFTA Concerns"){kind=small}
![YOU’RE INVITED: Citizens Trade Campaign hosts monthly briefing calls by national and international advocates and campaigners for activists throughout the country to arm themselves with the latest information on the […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TPPSD_FoodSovereignty_small-36x36.jpg "ACTIVISTS START HERE: The TPP & Fast Track Organizer’s Toolkit"){kind=small}
![Troubled by continued secrecy in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement , over 400 civil society organizations representing more than 15 million Americans have written to Congress urging that Fast […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/RIPFastTrack-36x36.jpg "Hundreds of U.S. Organizations Urge Congress to Replace Fast Track"){kind=small}
![Hundreds of activists from throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond gathered for a Cross-Border Rally and Organizing Summit to Defeat the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) held at Peace Arch Park on […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/TPPxBorderfb02-36x36.jpg "Cross-Border Organizing Against the TPP"){kind=small}
![As the 14th major round of closed-door negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership took place in northern Virginia, Citizens Trade Campaign and our labor, environmental, consumer, public health, family farm and other social […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/AllisonChin_small-36x36.jpg "Leesburg: No Back Room Deals for the 1%"){kind=small}
![As trade negotiators and corporate lobbyists met at a swank San Diego hotel this July in an attempt to push the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) toward conclusion, labor, environmental and community organizations […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TPPSD7_ben1_small-36x36.jpg "San Diego and the Nation Greet TPP Negotiators"){kind=small}
![Leaked Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement Texts Reveal U.S. Pushing Extreme Pharmaceutical Corporation Demands that Would Undermine Consumers’ Access to Affordable Medicine Obama Administration Positions Roll Back Initial 2007 Reforms Made […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/IMG_6739-36x36.jpg "Leaked Trans-Pacific FTA Texts Reveal U.S. Undermining Access to Medicine"){kind=small}
![As trade negotiators from around the Pacific Rim gathered in Chicago and southern California to hammer out the details of a massive new trade deal, CTC and our allies were […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/VictorTPP-36x36.jpg "Help Prevent a NAFTA of the Pacific"){kind=small}
![The Pennsylvania Fair Trade Coalition held a demonstration outside Congressman Jason Altmire’s office yesterday, calling on him to oppose the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. Read the results of their action […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/PA_Photo-36x36.jpg "Pennsylvania Protest a Success"){kind=small}
![Over 150 labor activists filed into Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer’s office today urging him to “Make the Link” between Free Trade Agreements, job loss and state budget shortfalls. After a […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Link_Jackie-36x36.jpg "Portland Congressman Urged to “Make the Link”"){kind=small}
![Washington state labor, social justice, faith, students and community members held a rally in Seattle today calling on Congressman Jim McDermott and the rest of the state’s Congressional delegation to […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/FTACarSkit-36x36.png "Seattle to Congress: We Don’t Buy It!"){kind=small}
![Check out this excellent piece from today’s StarTribune by the Minnesota Fair Trade Coalition‘s Jessica Lettween: Free trade agreements jolt the economy, but not in a good way Proponents of […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/MinnesotaFTC-36x36.jpg "Minnesota OpEd Slams FTAs"){kind=small}
![Members of North Texas Jobs with Justice, Communications Workers of America Local 6215 and the Sierra Club held a vigil outside the Dallas A Maceo Federal Building this afternoon to […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/hallnancydowntown-36x36.jpg "Dallas Speaks Out Against Job-Killing FTAs"){kind=small}
![Last week, the California Democratic Party endorsed a resolution opposing the FTAs with Korea and Colombia. It was one of just 11 (out of about 90) to be brought before […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/cdplogo-36x36.jpg "California Dems Oppose Pending Trade Deals"){kind=small}
![Members of the Maine Labor Council- United Steelworkers, who represent over 3,000 papermakers across the state, issued an invitation today to President Barack Obama and Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/KeepMaineJobs-36x36.jpg "President Invited to Walk in Millworkers’ Shoes"){kind=small}
![Here are twelve things you need to know about the Korea Free Trade Agreement, the biggest of the FTAs passed by Congress in October 2011… The Korea Free Trade Agreement […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/KimRally-36x36.jpg "The Korea Free Trade Agreement Means More Offshoring"){kind=small}
![On Monday, April 18th, NY CTC Director Brooke Newell addressed a group of over 100 people participating in a nationwide tax day campaign called “Make Them Pay”. The rally, held in […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/MakeThemPay2-36x36.jpg "Panama FTA Empowers Tax Dodgers"){kind=small}
![On April 13, Panama’s National Assembly approved a new Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the United States, in an attempt to win approval of the Panama Free Trade Agreement […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/BillMagorian-36x36.jpg "The Panama Free Trade Agreement Is a Gift to Tax Dodgers"){kind=small}
![The Washington Fair Trade Coalition, working closely with State Senator Maralyn Chase and the Washington State Labor Council, has successfully beaten back a measure in the state legislature calling on Congress […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/BeatBack-36x36.jpg "WFTC Beats Back Measure in Support of Korea FTA"){kind=small}
![Displaced high-tech workers and fair trade advocates held a rally outside the main gates of Intel’s Ronler Acres facility in Hillsboro, Oregon to voice their opposition to the Obama administration’s […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/MitchBesseratIntel-36x36.jpg "Displaced Tech Workers Oppose Korea Trade Agenda"){kind=small}
![Tim Robertson, Director of the California Fair Trade Coalition, had an op-ed in today’s San Francisco Chronicle pointing out the folly of looking at export projections while ignoring the import […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/SanFrancsicoChronicle-36x36.jpg "San Francisco Op-Ed Warns Against Fuzzy Math"){kind=small}
![For Immediate Release Contact: Arthur Stamoulis, media@citizenstrade.org 403 Labor and Civil Society Groups Outline Shared Priorities for Indo-Pacific Trade Deal Organizations Address the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework’s (IPEF’s) Labor, Environmental and […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IPEFLetter_Twitter-36x36.jpg "403 Labor and Civil Society Groups Outline Shared Priorities for Indo-Pacific Trade Deal"){kind=small}
![As Congress considers its approach to improving U.S. economic resilience, Citizens Trade Campaign and others are urging policymakers to support the trade title in the House’s America COMPETES Act of […]](https://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Ohio2.jpg "COMPETES Vastly Superior to USICA on Trade"){kind=small}
