PEC greatly appreciates our partners in Environmental
Ministries/Presbyterian Hunger Program and the Office of Public Witness (OPW).
We bring to your attention the upcoming webinar from OPW on the
importance of Fair Trade, which includes the consequences of the proposed
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade proposal.
Sending our wishes for a healthy 2015 for God's beautiful
Creation.
PEC Steering Committee
Webinar: Building an Economy of Inclusion
Through Fair Trade
Tuesday, January 20th, 3:00-4:00pm (EST)
Join the Office of Public Witness and the Interfaith Working
Group on Trade and Investment for a webinar just hours before the
President’s State of the Union Address to get a sneak peak at what President
Obama will say about his 2015 trade agenda and what role the new Congress will
play. Hear how corporate interests influence trade agreements and harm the
lives of our partners on the ground in developing countries. Faith
advocates will leave with ideas on how they can help build an economy of
inclusion through education and action in 2015.
Click here to register.
Past trade agreements carry unwanted consequences such as
displacement of rural farmers in the Global South, the off-shoring of jobs from
the U.S. in exchange for dangerous, low wage jobs abroad, and increased
environmental degradation from mining and other extractive industries. With
November’s elections behind us, our elected officials are poised to tackle
trade issues with renewed fervor in the New Year. With several deals on the
table, 2015 has the potential to shape the global economic landscape for years
to come.
Register here to learn how to
ensure trade justice for God’s people in 2015.
Presenters:
Lori Wallach- Public Citizen Global Trade
Watch
Rev. Jed Koball - Presbyterian Hunger
Program, Joining Hands in Peru
Catherine Gordon – Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness (Moderator)
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