UPDATE: A successful rally was held June 29 (although you won’t see any coverage in the commercial media). Here’s a video produced by the Washington Fair Trade Coalition of some of the street theater.
Advocates for fair trade policies that respect international labor and environmental standards will rally this Wednesday, June 29 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Seattle’s Federal Courthouse Plaza, 700 Stewart St. — which, as it happens, is a half-block from Rep. Jim McDermott’s office. “A New Trade Policy IS Possible Rally” is organized by the Washington Fair Trade Coalition and other community groups, and its speakers will include Jeff Johnson, President of the Washington State Labor Council.
Labor-opposed “free-trade” agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama will come up for a vote at any time in the House Trade Subcommittee in Ways and Means, upon which McDermott is the ranking minority member. So NOW is the time to make our voices heard as corporate-backed Republicans and Democrats are seeking to ram these agreements through in July.
The preceding eventing, there will be a Banner Build and Drum Training event to prepare for the Wednesday’s rally and future trade-related events from 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday night at Automonia Social Center, 600 24th Ave S. in Seattle.
If you can’t attend the rally, be heard on this issue by calling Rep. McDermott’s office at 202-225-3106 or 206-553-7170, and leave a simple message for him: We need a fundamental change in U.S. trade policy to stop off-shoring jobs, hurting farmers and uprooting communities. Tell him not to let these FTAs out of his committee until they contain:
If you want to leave a stronger message, the WFTC suggests you remind Rep. McDermott that we in Washington State do not support:
For more information about the June 29 rally, contact: Kristen@washingtonfairtrade.org, 206-227-3079 or visit www.washingtonfairtrade.org.
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