{"id":4976,"date":"2013-06-04T01:43:42","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T05:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/?p=4976"},"modified":"2013-10-07T16:47:08","modified_gmt":"2013-10-07T20:47:08","slug":"activists-start-here-the-tpp-fast-track-organizers-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/blog\/2013\/06\/04\/activists-start-here-the-tpp-fast-track-organizers-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"ACTIVISTS START HERE: The TPP &#038; Fast Track Organizer&#8217;s Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>YOU&#8217;RE INVITED: \u00a0Citizens Trade Campaign hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/citizenstrade.org\/spreadsheet\/viewform?formkey=dF9qR2o2a0JPcFRNc0F0eFlyZHFxeGc6MQ\">monthly briefing calls<\/a> by national and international advocates and campaigners for activists throughout the country to arm themselves with the latest information on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Fast Track and how to plug into current organizing campaigns. \u00a0These aren&#8217;t TPP 101 briefings (although we announce those sometimes, too); instead, they&#8217;re for folks who are ready to take action locally on everything from sign-on letters, to Twitter storms, to Days of Action, to mass mobilizations, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/citizenstrade.org\/spreadsheet\/viewform?formkey=dF9qR2o2a0JPcFRNc0F0eFlyZHFxeGc6MQ\">To sign up for the National TPP\/Fast Track Briefing Calls, please fill out the form at: tinyurl.com\/tppcalls<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div>.<br \/>\n<strong>Other Resources<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/DayofAction_FactSheet.pdf\"><strong>The Trans-Pacific Partnership<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(your go-to handout for meetings, tabling, etc.)<\/em><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/TPPtoolkit_Aug2013.pdf\"><strong>TPP Organizer&#8217;s Toolkit\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/TPPtoolkit_Aug2013.pdf\">(more detailed talking points, outreach pointers and more)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><strong><\/strong><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/1034\/p\/dia\/action3\/common\/public\/?action_KEY=13921\"><strong>Tell Congress: No Fast Track for the TPP<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><em><a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/1034\/p\/dia\/action3\/common\/public\/?action_KEY=13921\">(easy online action)<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/1034\/p\/dia\/action\/public\/?action_KEY=12495\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/org.salsalabs.com\/o\/1034\/letter\/?letter_KEY=1493\"><strong>Write a Letter to the Editor<\/strong><em> (another easy online action)<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/FastTrackFactsheet.pdf\">Fast Track &amp; the TPP Fact Sheet<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TransPacificPublicHealth.pdf\">TPP &amp; Public Health Fact Sheet<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TransPacificEnvironment.pdf\">TPP &amp; Environment Fact Sheet<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenstrade.org\/ctc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/TransPacificFactsheet.pdf\">TPP &amp; Wall Street Fact Sheet<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exposethetpp.org\/index.html\">ExposetheTPP.org <em>(fact sheets and more)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalexchange.org\/blogs\/peopletopeople\/2013\/07\/02\/break-the-silence-on-the-tpp\/\">#TPPTuesday Social Media Action Team<\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/sojo.net\/blogs\/2012\/06\/29\/insider-list\">The Insider List of Cleared TPP Advisors <em>(Sojourners article w\/ Excel spreadsheet link)<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0.<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/06\/03\/opinion\/obamas-covert-trade-deal.html?_r=0\">New York Times: Obama&#8217;s Covert Trade Deal<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/james-p-hoffa\/congress-shouldnt-outsour_b_3618561.html\">Huffington Post: Congress Shouldn&#8217;t Outsource Its Trade Negotiating Authority<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aflcio.org\/About\/Exec-Council\/Conventions\/2013\/Resolutions-and-Amendments\/Resolution-12-America-and-the-World-Need-a-New-Approach-to-Trade-and-Globalization\">AFL-CIO Resolution on the TPP &amp; 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