Corporate trade deals: A history of resistance

Corporate trade deals: A history of resistance

Sep23

When: September 23, 2020

7.30pm-9pm
Wednesday 23 September

This event is part of this year’s The World Transformed, which is taking place online throughout September.

Speakers:
Nick Dearden, Global Justice Now
Luciana Ghiotto, Attac Argentina and Transnational Institute

From chlorinated chicken to NHS drug prices, more and more people are discovering reasons to oppose the US trade deal. But this is hardly the first time that a neoliberal trade agenda has met with resistance. From the Seattle protests against the WTO, to the defeat of TTIP and the Free Trade Area of the Americas, the attempt to impose corporate trade deals has often created moments of crisis for the system. Join us to find out how we fit into this rich history of struggle.