TTIP

Corporate Europe Observatory, an organisation which keeps an eye on the corporate lobby in Brussels, published a new brochure: ‘Lobby Planet’. It features: 135 big business lobby actors representing different industry interests; A geographic guide with maps so you can navigate the corporate lobbying streets of Brussels; An overview of … verder lezen

Beginning of July 2016 a series of actions were carried out by TTIP Game Over campaigners in Brussels. ‘TTIP Game Over’ posters were put up all over the city, meetings were disrupted and a Coca Cola billboard hijacked [1]. These actions follow last month´s protests which took place in several major … verder lezen

On Saturday the 10th of October 10th, various actions took place against TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) in many European cities. In Amsterdam about 7000 people joined a demonstration true the city centre. ASEED joined with the message “TTIP is a capitalist wet dream – to stay dry we … verder lezen

Demonstration: October 10th at 13 hours in Amsterdam, Jonas Daniël Meijerplein The joined call for action of the Dutch Stop TTIP Coalition is only available in Dutch: TTIP plaatst grote bedrijven boven gewone mensen. Als je een multinational zou zijn, met winst als hoogste doel, welke regels zou je dan … verder lezen

On Saturday May 23 there will be world wide protest against Monsanto, a large company monopolising agriculture with its pesticides, seeds, patents and lobby activities. In the Netherlands there will be Marches Against Monsanto in Eindhoven, Alkmaar, Zwolle, Bergschenhoek (bij Rotterdam), Groningen, Den Haag en Amsterdam. In two cities the … verder lezen

[So far this text is only available in Dutch.] De brochure ‘TTIP, een onverteerbaar monsterverdrag‘ gaat in op de impact die het Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) zal hebben op het voedsel van de Europese consument. Er wordt al een paar jaar druk onderhandeld over het Transatlantic Trade and … verder lezen

Please sign the European Citizen’s Initiative on TTIP and CETA, free trade agreements with respectively the US and Canada. ASEED, together with a broad movement of organisations and individuals, wants to prevent TTIP and CETA because they include several critical issues such as investor-state dispute settlement and rules on regulatory … verder lezen

March 18 is rapidly approaching. On that day the European Central Bank will inaugurate its’ new, 1,3 billion costing skyscraper. The activists united in *Blockupy* will seize that moment to clarify there is no reason to party. On the contrary, it is reason for resistance. Which is why the inauguration … verder lezen

A newspaper about the Free Trade Agreement between the EU en the US has been produced in Dutch. The paper version is distributed widely in the Netherlands, but you can also have  a look at it online as a pdf or online magazine.

We have a bunch of different TTIP stickers at the ASEED office for people to start spreading. You can come by and pick them up at the office (Plantage Doklaan 12a in Amsterdam: best to come Mon- Tue- or Wednesdays) or at the bookshop Fort van Sjakoo (where they should … verder lezen