Call for Aloha ‘Aina
Kahea for Aloha ‘Aina
TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) chief negotiators to meet in Hawaii March 9-15th on the Big island at the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Hotel.
This is big! We need to mobilize for Aloha ‘Aina. This is the NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) of the Pacific that will grant corporate domination of county, state, and national sovereignty, threaten jobs, the environment, sacred sites, labor rights, increase the gap between rich and poor, and increase militarization in the Pacific, etc.
Jim Albertini
The 12 countries involved in a proposed Pacific-Rim free (U.S.corporate dominated) trade initiative will convene a chief negotiators’ meeting in mid-March in Hawaii, sources close to the matter said on Friday, as they scramble to secure a deal by the end of this spring. The 12 countries are the U.S., Japan, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.
Global Trade Watch is one of the best one-stop resources for information on TPP. Go to
http://www.citizen.org/Page.aspx?pid=3129#reports
For TPP/militarization in the Pacific check out http://imipono.org/2014/11
Another important article –The Trans-Pacific Partnership Clause Everyone Should Oppose, about “Investor-State Dispute Settlement,” or ISDS can be found here
Protest plans are in the works. Your ideas on how to stand for Aloha ‘Aina are most welcomed. My contact information is below. Stay tuned. Check the malu-aina.org website for update plans. And please copy and share this information with others or refer people to the Malu-Aina website. Mahalo.
Jim Albertini for Malu ‘Aina
Contact: Malu `Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box 489 Kurtistown, Hawai`i 96760.
Phone (808) 966-7622. Email: ja@malu-aina.org http://www.malu-aina.org
