Reason #87 to stop the TPP: It would censor the internet. For the first time, actual presidents and prime ministers of 12 powerful countries are meeting behind closed doors to seal an extreme internet censorship plan called the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
We know from leaked drafts that the TPP will make the internet more expensive, less accessible, and subject to censorship. Experts say, "kids could be sent to jail for downloading" and whole families could be kicked off the internet. Will political leaders feel more pressure from industry lobbyists or from us? Join with RootsAction and OpenMedia in sending decision-makers a powerful message now before it's too late. http://openmedia.org/censorship?utm_source=roots&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=apec Here are our reasonable requests of elected officials: * Please say no to internet censorship. * Protect the right of everyone to access the internet in their daily lives. * Do not force internet service providers (ISPs) to act as "internet police," monitoring our use, censoring content, and removing whole websites. * Preserve the democratic rights of sovereign countries to draft their own internet laws. Will you join with us now in sending this crucial message? http://openmedia.org/censorship?utm_source=roots&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=apec Thus far, our movement has stopped TPP negotiators from finalizing the agreement but now powerful interests are pressuring politicians to ram through their internet censorship plan. Thousands of people and over 30 major organizations, including RootsAction and OpenMedia, from across the Trans-Pacific region are working together to keep the internet open. High ranking politicians from several countries are beginning to ask questions. We know that when citizens speak out, decision makers take notice. Click here now to send a powerful message to the 12 political leaders who are about to make a decision that will affect generations. http://openmedia.org/censorship?utm_source=roots&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=apec Together, we won't let them take away our digital rights. Please forward this email widely to like-minded friends. -- The RootsAction.org team P.S. RootsAction is an independent online force endorsed by Jim Hightower, Barbara Ehrenreich, Cornel West, Daniel Ellsberg, Glenn Greenwald, Naomi Klein, Bill Fletcher Jr., Laura Flanders, former U.S. Senator James Abourezk, Coleen Rowley, Frances Fox Piven, and many others. http://www.rootsaction.org Click here [ http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/6503/p/salsa/supporter/unsubscribe/public/?Email=scotpe...@cruzio.com&email_blast_KEY=151697 ] to unsubscribe and stop ALL email from RootsAction. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/
