Oppose the Peru Free Trade Agreement in the Senate

On Thursday, November 8th, the House of Representatives passed the Peru Free Trade Agreement.

See roll call for House vote here

Now we must oppose it in the Senate!

Call Charles Schumer and Hillary Clinton and urge them to vote NO on the Peru Free Trade Agreement when it comes to a vote in the Senate this coming week.

Hillary Clinton's legislative assistant Andrew Shapiro at (202) 224-4451
Charles Schumer's legislative assistant Carmencita Whonder at (202) 224-6542

Or go to the PDA Action Alert to Call Senators:

Ask the legislative aide to tell you how the Senator intends to vote on the Peru Free Trade Agreement. Even if they will not give you an answer, (or if you are leaving a message) urge them to tell the Senator to vote NO on Peru Free Trade.

Why is this important?

The Peru free trade agreement, even in its revised form will:

- harm workers and family farmers in both countries,

- limit access to affordable generic medications for people with AIDS,

- lower food safety standards,

- damage the Amazon rainforest and the indigenous people and wildlife who make it their home,

- lock in social security privatization in Peru,

and

- promote expansion of inhumane, polluting factory farms.

For more background on the Peru FTA, and info on John Edwards' challenge to Congress to vote NO, see these links:

http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4%2FICC%2BVaq83cURLB%2BgBuaNQmsh9bFpRd

http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=njZ4gMzd%2FZd3uvgaOMBridQmsh9bFpRd

Please feel free to send an reply email to frances@pdamerica.org to let them know how your call went .

And should you be in NYC and free tomorrow (Tues. Nov. 13) at noon Join Global Justice for Animals and the NYC People's Referendum on Free Trade at their protest

At Hillary Clinton's office
48th Street and 3rd Avenue