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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p><span style='font-size:28.0pt'>STOP THE TPP FREE TRADE AGREEMENT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>The Trans Pacific Partnership ( TPP ) free trade agreement is NAFTA on steroids which will SEVERELY harm our standard of living and undermine our democracy at the local, state and national levels.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>The TPP will affect everything we care about and that is why it unites us. Together we can stop it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>The President is asking Congress to pass a law called Fast Track that will allow him to sign the agreement before Congress sees it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>We must stop Fast Track.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Congress is planning hearings on it very soon. Here is what you need to do:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><br>1. Go to </span><span style='font-size:22.0pt'>StopFastTrack.com </span><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> and use the tools there to contact your member of Congress.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>2. Go to </span><span style='font-size:22.0pt'>FlushtheTPP.org</span><span style='font-size:18.0pt'> and take the action pledge. You will also find tools there that you can use to write letters to the editor and organize activities to raise awareness in your community.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>3. The trade negotiators are meeting in New York City next week. If you can make it there, join the protest outside their hotel on Monday, Jan. 26. You’ll find more details on FlushtheTPP.org.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>The reality is that the TPP is a game changer in our fight for equality and sustainability. I urge you to take action. Let’s make 2015 the year that we see that all of our issues are connected and we build power together.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>