[CTC] U.S. Abandons Final Pretense of Transparency in TPP Talks

[Arthur Stamoulis]

Hi everyone:

If you know folks in Texas, Oklahoma or Arkansas, please encourage  
them to use this form to sign-up to receive information about  
developing plans for the Trans-Pacific FTA demonstrations in Dallas  
and bus/caravan options throughout the region:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHdJX2U5SGpFbEZieTc5X0JKWFF4MHc6MQ

Many thanks,

Arthur Stamoulis
Citizens Trade Campaign
(202) 494-8826



Help Head Off Corporate America's Latest Power Grab

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

Offshore good-paying jobs to low-wage nations and undercut working  
conditions globally
Create new tools for attacking environmental and consumer safety  
policies
Expand the deregulation of banks, hedge funds and insurance companies
Institute longer patents that restrict access to affordable, generic  
medications

Instead of being debated out in the open, the TPP has thus far been  
negotiated in the shadows.  Approximately 600 corporate lobbyists have  
been given special "cleared advisor" status to review negotiating  
documents and advise negotiators.  Meanwhile, the general public has  
been barred from even reviewing what U.S. negotiators have proposed in  
our names.

The twelfth major round of TPP negotiations — perhaps one of the last  
— is taking place at the Intercontinental Dallas Hotel in Addison,  
Texas, from May 8 to 18.  Please join us in dragging these  
negotiations into the light of day and ensuring that we aren't saddled  
with a back-room deal that enriches the global 1% at the expense of  
the economy, the environment, family farms, public health and  
democracy itself.

Please RSVP for the following events to get involved:

TPP Out of the Shadows!
Rally for Good Jobs, Affordable Medicine & a Healthy Environment
Save the Date:  Saturday, May 12 * Time & Venue to be announced

No Back Room Deals for the 1%
Press Event & Rally Demanding Transparency
Save the Date:  Tuesday, May 8  * Time & Venue to be announced

The TPP Opening Bash
Celebratory Teach-In & Activist Reception
Save the Date:  Friday, May 11 *  Time & Venue to be announced

Other Events in this Fun-Filled "Week of Action" Are Also Being  
Organized

*** Buses and Caravans Are Being Organized from throughout the Region  
***

Please RSVP online now to learn more about these events,  
transportation options and other ways to get involved.  (If there's no  
way you can be in Dallas this May, you can still help by signing this  
petition that will be delivered to negotiators.)

For more info, contact the Texas Fair Trade Coalition at (512) 912-6630.
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