Hands off our public services - say no to TTIP

2 July 2014

Behind closed doors, the EU and the US are planning the biggest corporate power grab in a decade. If the EU-US Trade Deal (TTIP) goes ahead, privatisations of our public services could effectively become irreversible. If we want a future with publicly owned services in it, we need to stop TTIP. On Saturday 12th July, people in towns and cities across the UK will be coming together to say: hands off!

If agreed, the deal would grant corporations the power to sue governments, threatening our public services, environment, food, privacy and democracy. If this makes you angry, you can respond to the consultation on TTIP (before this Sunday 6th July) and you can also write to your MP.

Together we can stop TTIP. Protests are gathering pace across the EU and US. On Saturday 12th July 2014, just two days before the next round of TTIP negotiations begin in Brussels, people in towns and cities across the UK will be taking action together.

We can defeat this unjust deal. But now is the time to raise our voices.

Join the #noTTIP day of action

Actions around the UK

Actions are confirmed in 20 towns and cities across the country, with more to come. If there’s no action listed near you, it’s easy to organise one yourself – find out how here.

Action in central London

Meet 12 noon outside the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills for a creative action with a few surprises. Sign up to the facebook event to find out more.

The #noTTIP day of action is supported by:

15MLondon, 350.org, Biofuelwatch, Campaign Against Climate Change, Community Food Growers Network, Corporate Watch, Disabled People Against Cuts, European Greens in London, Frack Free Sussex, Frack Off London, Friends of the Earth, Fuel Poverty Action, Globalise Resistance, GMB, Green Party London, Green Party of England and Wales, GreenNet, IOPS, Jubilee Debt Campaign, Keep Our NHS Public, Lewisham People Before Profit, London Federation of Green Parties, Occupy London, Open Rights Group, OurNHS, People & Planet, People’s Assembly Against Austerity, Pirate Party UK, Platform, Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), Reclaim the Power, Red Pepper, Roj Women's Association, STOPAIDS, Student Stop Aids Campaign, SumOfUs, Tax-payers Against Poverty, UK Food Group, UK Uncut, Unison, University and College Union (UCU), War on Want, We Own It, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, World Development Movement, Young Greens.

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Comments

Peter Niblett replied on Permalink

Stop selling off OUR public services. there is no mandate to do so

Johnny replied on Permalink

Sounds like a good idea. I don't want politicians running health, education etc. Maybe you hold Cameron, Gove, Hunt etc. in really high regard and want them to run those things. I'm not quite that big a fan.

Cat replied on Permalink

Hi Johnny, we don't think public ownership means politicians running services directly. See here for why we think it's important http://weownit.org.uk/public-ownership Thanks

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