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The Fair Deal Coalition announces that it is ramping up its presence with a global publicity and education campaign that will raise awareness of intellectual property rights proposals in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). A new website – www.ourfairdeal.org – … Continue reading →

This Saturday activists across five countries will run coordinated actions against the TPPA. The day was chosen to send a shot across the bow for the next round of TPPA negotiations in Lima, starting on 15 May. A number of … Continue reading →

Sign up for ‘Adopt an MP’ Coming Soon The website it almost ready for this education campaign. We will send out a separate message with details about how to get involved. PM Key hasn’t got a clue about TPPA The … Continue reading →

Town Meeting – Nelson – NZ Sovereignty Under Attack! – Tuesday 19 March 6.30pm Join a Town Meeting at Lambretta’s Café, Nelson at 6.30pm for Koha, and look at the Cartoon Exhibition. Jane Kelsey will present the prize to competition … Continue reading →

Newly elected Prime Minister Abe is expected to announce next week that Japan has formally asked to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPPA) negotiations, ending more than a year of on-again, off-again speculation, according to Professor Jane Kelsey, who is … Continue reading →

Next phase in the campaign: Countdown to May!!!! The officials refuse to tell us when they will go to the government for new riding instructions, in particular what trade-offs they are prepared to make in advance of the supposed October … Continue reading →

‘National’s ploy to introduce the law on plain packaging of tobacco products at the end of this year, but not pass it until all the cases pending against Australia’s law are concluded, will push it well into the next parliamentary … Continue reading →

Next round Singapore 4-14 March The first round of negotiations for 2013 starts in Singapore in two weeks. From what we have gleaned the timetable is full on and the negotiators will be under huge pressure to narrow down the … Continue reading →

For the first time, the organisers of the Roger Award for the Worst Transnational Corporation Operating in Aotearoa/New Zealand are inviting the public to have their say by voting online for the People’s Choice winner. This is an online poll … Continue reading →

TPPA circusleaves town  The Auckland round of TPPA talks has come and gone. It was met by a resounding no from kiwis across the country with protests, concerts, art exhibitions, public meetings, workshops, and innumerable discussions over cups of tea. … Continue reading →