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Help Head Off Corporate America’s Latest Power Grab<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

\"The<\/a>International trade ministers and corporate lobbyists will be descending on Texas\u00a0from May 8 to 16 for a critical trade summit aimed at rushing the secretive new\u00a0Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>towards completion. \u00a0The Texas Fair Trade Coalition and our allies are planning to welcome them \u2014 and we need you to join us.<\/p>\n

TPP: Out of the Shadows!
\n<\/strong>Rally for Good Jobs, Affordable Medicine & a Healthy Environment\u00a0<\/em>
\nSaturday, May 12 * 1:00pm
\nAddison Circle Park * 15650 Addison Rd * Addison, TX<\/p>\n

The May 12th rally and march is the main event while negotiators are in town. \u00a0It features a permitted rally with trade justice advocates from around the world, followed by a march down to the negotiation site. \u00a0It has been endorsed by the Citizens Trade Campaign, Code Pink, Communications Workers of America, Dallas AFL-CIO Council, Dallas Peace Center, Friends of the Earth, International Association of Machinists, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, MoveOn.org Dallas, National Family Farm Coalition, North Texas Jobs with Justice, Occupy Austin, Occupy Dallas, Occupy Texas, Public Citizen, Sierra Club,\u00a0Texas AFL-CIO, Texas State Building Trades Council, United Steelworkers, United Students Against Sweatshops, Welcoming Immigrants Network and many others.<\/p>\n

Reserve your free seat on a bus from San Antonio or Austin to attend the May 12th action<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

RSVP here to learn about other carpooling options and to get updates as they develop<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Download a PDF flyer for the May 12th action
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The TPP Opening Bash
\n<\/strong>Global Activist Reception & Teach-In<\/em>
\n<\/strong>Thursday, May 10 * 6:00pm
\nCommunity Center for Cooperation * 2900 Live Oak St * Dallas, TX<\/p>\n

Join trade justice advocates from around the world for an activist reception starting at 6:00pm, followed by a teach-in at 7:00pm with national and international speakers including Lori Wallach (Global Trade Watch), Celeste Drake (AFL-CIO), Ilana Solomon (Sierra Club), Sanya Reid Smith (Third World Network) and Kelli Seals-Obazee (Dallas Peace Center).<\/p>\n

Help spread the word on Facebook here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n


\nNo Back Room Deals for the 1%\u00a0<\/strong>
\nPress Event Demanding Transparency<\/em><\/p>\n

The Texas AFL-CIO, the Texas Fair Trade Coalition and others held a press conference demanding transparency in the TPP negotiations and delivering a petition signed by more than 24,000 Americans<\/a>\u00a0urging that negotiators release the texts.<\/p>\n

See photos from the press event here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Housing<\/strong>
\nThe TPP negotiations are a big deal, and people will be coming from far-and-wide to ensure that the 99%’s voices are heard by negotiators. \u00a0If you can put up one or more activists, or if you’re still looking for housing, please use the following forms. \u00a0No guarantees., but folks will try to match you.<\/p>\n

Please fill out this form if you can offer housing in the Dallas area<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Please fill out this form if you’re looking for housing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Other Events<\/strong>
\nOther events are being organized for throughout the negotiations.<\/p>\n

Please\u00a0sign up here\u00a0to receive updates as they develop<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Download factsheets about the TPP and find other background information<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

What Is the TPP?<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)<\/a>\u00a0is a massive, new international trade and investment pact currently being negotiated behind closed doors between the United States and countries throughout the Pacific Rim. \u00a0Wall Street banks and other corporate interests are pushing for the TPP to:<\/p>\n

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