Tell Secretary Hillary Clinton: Speak Out Against Fast Track and the TPP
What is the TPP?
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a secretive, multinational trade agreement that threatens to extend restrictive intellectual property (IP) laws across the globe and rewrite international rules on its enforcement. The main problems are two-fold:
(1) Intellectual Property Chapter: Leaked draft texts of the agreement show that the IP chapter would have extensive negative ramifications for users? freedom of speech, right to privacy and due process, and hinder peoples’ abilities to innovate.
(2) Lack of Transparency: The entire process has shut out multi-stakeholder participation and is shrouded in secrecy.
One example of the negative ramifications of the TPP trade agreement is, it would make it illegal for countries to ban GMO’s and would actually give power to the Monsanto’s of the world, to sue countries for loss of potential revenue if they banned their products. We can’t let that happen!
NY GMO Labeling Rally & Lobby Day in Albany
Tell the NYS Legislature to Make GMO Labeling the Law NOW!
You have a right to know whether your food contains genetically modified ingredients. In fact, 93% of Americans want labeling of GMO food. And in a democracy, the people?s will should rule, not those of corporate interests.
On April 28th, 2015, New Yorkers from all walks of life ? consumers, parents, workers, business owners, health care professionals, environmentalists, and farmers — will make history by converging on Albany to demand that the New York GMO Labeling bill (A.617/S.485) is voted into law in 2015!
New York has an historic opportunity to strike a decisive blow against the junk food companies and agri-chemical giants fighting to keep us all dining in the dark. An unprecedented number of New York Senators and Assembly Members have already endorsed the NY GMO Labeling bill. Let?s make sure they pass it, and the governor signs it, by mobilizing the full power of our grassroots supporters on April 28th at the rally in Albany. Sign up for a bus to Albany!
If you haven’t done so already, sign the petition here to get GMO’s labeled in New York State.
Riverkeeper Sweep 2015: Sign up now for one of 90+ cleanup sites, NYC to Albany
The 2015 Riverkeeper Sweep, the fourth annual day of service for the Hudson River, will take place on Saturday, May 9. They are counting on YOU to make it the best Sweep yet, RAIN OR SHINE. Register now for one of 95 cleanups and plantings from NYC to Albany and see what difference we can make in a day!
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