U.S. trade policy after the TPP
Faith communities joined labor, environmental, development, and farm groups in celebrating the demise in the United States of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.
TPP Transpacific Partnership trade
Faith communities call for a new trade model that prioritizes sustainable solutions to poverty and respect for creation
With the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal apparently stopped, faith groups continue to call for a trade model that promotes the common good.
Stop the TPP: Days of Action
Date:
Nov 14, 2016
Location:
webinar, call-in to Congress, and rally
Now that the TPP deal is signed, Congress has to approve it. This is the time to raise our voices for economic justice.
Stop the TPP: Days of action Nov. 14-17
Now that the TPP deal is signed, Congress has to approve it. This is the time to raise our voices for economic justice.
Faith groups oppose the TPP trade agreement
Members of the Interfaith Working Group on Trade and Investment speak out against the Trans Pacific Partnership.
Tell Congress to vote 'No' on TPP
12 countries signed the sweeping, unjust Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement, but that's not the end. Now it's up to Congress to approve it.
Unpacking the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal
Date:
Feb 3, 2016
Location:
Dial 303-248-0285 and enter access code 6017869#
As people of faith formed by unique traditions, we together work towards economic policies that place the dignity and worth of God’s people and all creation at its center. As world leaders gather on February 3rd to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, we ask whether the agreement measures up to what Pope Francis calls an “economy of inclusion.”
TPP trade deal: How it threatens our climate and what we can do
Date:
Jan 26, 2016
Location:
Online webinar
Join us for a webinar on Jan 26, 2016 at 2:00 PM EST.
Register now!
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6789834317999264514
Trade: TPP text finally released
Serious concerns mount after the text of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, which has the potential to affect the lives of millions of people in 12 countries, was released in November.
Trade: TPP negotiations end
On October 5, the U.S. and 11 other nations finalized negotiations on the biggest trade agreement in history: the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Many concerns remain about the potential impact of this trade and investment deal on access to medicines and environmental standards.
Stop U.S. trade with human traffickers
Take action to ensure countries that condone human trafficking are held accountable in trade agreements.
Tell U.S. House: No Fast Track for TPP
Members of Congress need to hear from constituents that the Fast Track authority for the Trans Pacific Partnership is undemocratic.
Free trade: Threat to food safety, security
Alex Bianco, an intern with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns’ Faith Economy Ecology project, contributed to this article was published in the July-August 2014 NewsNotes.
Trans-Pacific Partnership concerns
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) made headlines again in March as Japan was welcomed into the trade negotiations, despite protests from Japanese rice farmers concerned the treaty could undermine their livelihoods.
