1st meeting of PCASC exploratory working group on Climate Change. Meet up at 4:30pm at 2249 E. Burnside.
Come at 6pm for the teach-in and then join us at 7pm for the regular PCASC meeting. Find us at 2249 E. Burnside.
With the G20 Summit getting under way this week in Seoul, South Korea, President Obama is expected to announce a new effort to pass the pending KORUS (South Korea-US) Free Trade Agreement. This would be the largest FTA passed since NAFTA and would represent a similar blow to family farmers and manufacturing workers in both countries, with the same assaults as NAFTA on environmental and labor standards and the very concept of national sovereignty. The only ones who would benefit would be big, transnational corporations that want to run rough-shod over the interests and democratic rights of communities and nations. The KORUS-FTA would serve to open the gates for passage of pending FTAs with Colombia and Panama.
Oppose the KORUS FTA, call your Senator.
Call 202-224-3121, give your zip code, and request the capitol operator connect you to your Senator or Representative. When you get the office, confidently ask to speak to the “Trade Staff Person.” [For talking points, see here and scroll down] and request the official come out publicly against the trade deal. Be sure to leave your address, and ask for a written reply.