<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><i class="">Thanks to everyone who RSVPed. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so! —Arthur</i></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><i class=""><br class=""></i></div><div class="">BIG TENT TRADE BRIEFING</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 36px;"><b class="">Digital Trade Rules</b></span></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="5" class="">Understanding the Jobs, Racial Justice & Consumer Implications</font></b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Thursday, August 6 • 1:00pm Eastern</b></div><div class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class=""></b></div><div class=""><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAIcpebq7z9p0L-NH1UKfPEhRrOKu8H4X-B4ZR-dhDLLYR1A/viewform?usp=sf_link" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">>>> RSVP ONLINE HERE <<<</b></a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Rules to govern the digital economy are being negotiated at this very moment within a number of potentially template-setting new trade agreements. These rules are often presented simply as a means of helping small- and medium-sized businesses reach customers over the Internet, when in reality, they are being driven by some of the biggest corporations on the planet and are one of the top goals of corporate lobbyists. The implications of these rules are far reaching.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please join us for an online briefing exploring the different ways digital trade rules could affect your organization’s membership:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class=""><b class="">JOBS & THE ECONOMY: </b>Duncan McCann, Senior Researcher at the New Economics Foundation and author of the International Trade Union Confederation report on “Free Trade Agreements, Digital Chapters and the Impact on Labour,” will present on how these rules can affect outsourcing, labor rights and expansion of the gig economy. <b class=""> </b></li></ul></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class=""><b class="">RACIAL JUSTICE:</b> Amba Kak, Director of Global Strategy & Programs at AI Now Institute and Fellow at NYU Law’s Engelberg Center, will present on the increasing use of algorithms in policing and other areas, the existing and potential biases within these programs and the need for transparency.</li></ul></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class=""><b class="">CONSUMER RIGHTS:</b> Burcu Kilic Sites, Director of Public Citizen’s Digital Rights Program, will present on how proposed digital trade rules undermine data privacy, corporate accountability and other consumer issues. </li></ul></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As always, there will also be time for your questions and comments. Please <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAIcpebq7z9p0L-NH1UKfPEhRrOKu8H4X-B4ZR-dhDLLYR1A/viewform?usp=sf_link" class="">RSVP now</a> for this fantastic overview of a key component of pending trade deals. </div><div class=""><i class=""><br class=""></i></div><div class=""><i class="">Questions? </i> Please email: <a href="mailto:arthur@tradejusticeedfund.org" class="">arthur@tradejusticeedfund.org</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div apple-content-edited="true" class=""><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div apple-content-edited="true" class=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; border-spacing: 0px;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="">Arthur Stamoulis</div><div class="">Citizens Trade Campaign</div><div class="">(202) 494-8826</div></div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>