NY'S ELECTED
LEADERS SPEAK OUT
AGAINST THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (TPP)
Thursday,
April 7, Noon
Steps of City Hall, Manhattan
Join elected officials and allies on the steps of New York City
Hall to speak out against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a
controversial trade agreement that risks jobs, food safety, the
environment, and empowers corporations to undermine American laws
at federal, state and municipal levels.
Confirmed speakers include Congress Members Charles Rangel, Daniel
Donovan, Nydia Velasquez, Hakeem Jeffries, Grace Meng, Jerrold
Nadler, Eliot Engel, NYC Council Member Helen Rosenthal and NYS
Senator Jesse Hamilton. Master of Ceremonies will be President of
NYC Central Labor Council Vinnie Alvarez.
Sponsoring organizations include the New York State AFL-CIO,
Food & Water Watch, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, Working
Families Party, International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace Workers, Communication Workers of America, NYC MoveOn,
TradeJustice New York Metro, Global Justice for Animals and the
Environment, Big Apple Coffee Party, Peace Action of Staten
Island, Veterans for Peace Chapter 34
For more information: Eric Weltman, Food & Water Watch ewel...@fwwatch.org
718-943-9085
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