Over the weekend, the US administration confirmed that they would not push
the TPP through the current lame duck Congress: effectively
abandoning the deal.
While Trump's election may have dealt the final blow, it's been people like you
and
organisations like ours which have campaigned since 2010 against the TPP's
corporate agenda. Democrat opposition in the US Congress has
been driven by US community campaigns like ours, expressed through
Bernie Sanders, while Republicans have opposed it for different
reasons.
It's been a long fight and we want to thank all of our supporters -
especially those organisations and individuals who have been
with us for the whole six years.
Here in Australia, thousands of people mobilised against the unfair
deal, participating in online actions, attending
rallies, public meetings, and influencing
politicians. Citizens in almost every TPP country did the same
and there was a huge groundswell of opposition to the deal worldwide.
There is an APEC meeting in Peru next week and the US administration
plans to meet with other TPP governments on the margins. They will
discuss future possible alternative trade deals.
We'll also keep campaigning so that the TPP's flawed,
corporate-driven model isn't used in the RCEP and TiSA deals currently being
negotiated.
In the meantime - please help celebrate the win by sharing the
graphic below.
While we should celebrate our victory we will also be
monitoring this meeting to see what comes of their talks.
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