Fwd: What's a trade agreement got to do with me? Hold 12th July for TTIP teach-in

[Chris Keene]

A lot, if you care about  democracy, public services, rights at work, environmental protection, food, water, transport, animal welfare

So please circulate to your networks

It's a treaty written behind closed doors,  that would allow corporations to sue governments for legislation that threatened profits.

We're organising a teach-in on TTIP on Saturday July 12th, as part of nation  action day on TTIP .
https://www.facebook.com/events/523290137797669/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

It's 2-4 at Friends' Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, Norwich NR2 1EW

Speakers so far are  and Tom Lines, Professor Rhys Jenkins from UEA, Bill Adnams from Keep our NHS public.

If you can respond to a  'consultation'  that ends 6th July,  please do  - info from KONP - TTIP  - info below; for more info on TTIP, see the Norfolk Konp website:  http://keepournhspublicnorfolk.wordpress.com/the-eu-us-free-trade-agreement-ttip/
The more people who respond to it, the more likely it is  to move from a token gesture to a show of public opinion that can't be ignored -

Lots more from:  http://www.nottip.org.uk/

Poster to follow, let me know if you'd like one

Lesley Grahame
Green Party Councillor
Thorpe Hamlet Ward
Norwich

Tel 01603 632228
Mob 07711 298214


http://www.norwichgreenparty.org/