We're gaining momentum! (TPP negotiations)

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From: "Emma Pullman, SumOfUs.org" <us@sumofus.org>
Date: Jun 29, 2012 4:23 PM
Subject: We're gaining momentum!
To: "Daniel A. Stafford" <aquarianm@gmail.com>

Daniel,

We just got an email from one of our members telling us, "I must say that your email was about the scariest thing I ever read, and I'm 74 and enjoy science fiction movies."

Like her, you're one of nearly 75,000 people who have sent a message calling on world leaders and trade representatives to come clean about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

In fact, we've sent so many messages to world leaders negotiating this top-secret agreement, that we've literally filled their inboxes to capacity letting them know we won't be left in the dark about this agreement. Due the huge volume of emails we sent, some of your messages may have bounced, and we apologize if there was any confusion, but this means that we're making a huge impact.

Our partners at Public Citizen, who helped kick-start it all by leaking proposed chapters of the agreement, are going to deliver your petitions in San Diego next week.

The biggest problem with this treaty is that, due to the extreme secrecy surrounding it, only a few people have heard of it. But that is starting to change. 

The Nation just released a piece on it -- "NAFTA on Steroids" -- that you should totally read and tell all your friends about. 

We can and are helping push the TPP further into the public eye by sharing the news and starting the opposition now, before the next round of talks begin. We hope that this growing awareness is just the tip of the iceberg. 

Onward,

--Emma, Kaytee, and the Rest of Us

P.S. In case The Nation article wasn't enough for you,  we wanted to leave you with a few more to read over the weekend: 

House Democrats want more open Pacific trade Talks. The Seattle Times, June 27, 2012 
What's Behind Canada's Entry into the Trans-Pacific Parternship Talks? Toronto Star, June 24, 2012.

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