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Oregon Can’t Afford a “NAFTA of the Pacific”

The Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a massive new international trade pact for the Pacific Rim being pushed by the U.S. government at the behest of transnational corporations for completion in 2012. Oregon cannot afford another trade deal that … Continue reading

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Trade Policy and Family Farms in Oregon

Modern trade agreements severely limit nations’ and communities’ rights to make their own decisions regarding how they will maintain or expand their ability to produce healthy, sustainable food supplies for their people and protect the livelihoods of those involved in … Continue reading

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Stay Informed

UPDATES: Sign up for free monthly trade updates with THE OREGON FAIR TRADE MONITOR VOTING RECORDS: Check out where your elected officials stand on trade policy: Voting Records on Trade for Oregon’s Senators & Representatives SUPPORT ORFTC: Become an individual … Continue reading

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Organize for Trade Justice in Your Community

ORFTC supports volunteer-led trade justice organizing committees that meet regularly in Portland and Salem, and irregularly in Eugene.  To get involved, please email Elizabeth Swager at elizabeth@oregonfairtrade.org or call (503) 736-9777. We also maintain a database of supporters throughout the … Continue reading

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Beer & Chocolate Fest a Treat for the Taste Buds

For Immediate Release August 5, 2011 PORTLAND, Ore. — Upwards of a hundred people attended the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign’s first-ever “Fair Trade Chocolate & Northwest Beer Fest” last night at the Record Room in east Portland.  At the event, … Continue reading

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Food Security, Immigration and “Free Trade”

For Immediate Release June 1, 2010 Public Forum Food Security, Immigration, and ‘Free Trade:’ Putting Justice Back on the Table A panel discussion and public forum on making trade work for people in Lane County EUGENE – At 7pm on … Continue reading

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No more NAFTAs. No more CAFTAs.

Oregonians who lost jobs due to free trade deliver message to Rep. Greg Walden ‘s office in Bend May 11, Bend. The KorPine plywood mill in Bend, a division of Weyerhauser Industries. When KorPine closed its doors in 2002, the … Continue reading

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