May 18, the U.S. Trade Rep, Robert Lighthizer, gave congress official notice of the president’s plan to renegotiate NAFTA. Under the terms of Trade Promotion Authority (fast track) the official negotiations would begin 90 days from May 18. So the clock is ticking and it’s ultra-important that we the people let our opinions be known. The corporations are well-represented in the Trump administration but let’s not forget Donald Trump rode to victory on his campaign promises to repeal NAFTA.

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was negotiated behind closed doors with hundreds of official corporate advisors, leaving civil society and affected communities out in the cold. When NAFTA was negotiated it was radically different than past trade deals, which typically focused on traditional trade matters - like cutting tariffs. Instead, most of NAFTA’s terms granted new powers and privileges to multinational corporations, by way of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement provision in Chapter 11. That is unacceptable, especially in light of our defeat of the TPP and its hallmark investor provisions.

Join Trade Justice Alliance Sunday, June 25 for an interactive action-centered webinar where we'll dig into the specifics of what people-centered trade agreements would look like, and what we can do in the field to amplify our voices for Trade that puts people and the planet before corporate profit.

Trade Justice Alliance Sunday Webinar

Countdown to Replace NAFTA with Rose Espinola, National Field Director, Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch

Sunday, June 25 / 4:30 Pacific / 5:30 Mountain / 6:30 Central / 7:30 Eastern Time

Join us as we host Rose Espinola, National Field Director for Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch. Rose will cover the timeline for NAFTA renegotiations and what we can do to answer the urgent call to #ReplaceNafta.

Also, our new team member Hugh Campbell with Coalition for a Prosperous America will give an update on CPA’s position regarding NAFTA renegotiations.

Rose Espinola is National Field Director for Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch. She has been an organizer on successful campaigns ranging from unionization fights to fossil fuel divestment – and most recently defeated the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).