From: Sheetal Kumar <shee...@gp-digital.org> Dear all,
Just over two weeks ago, President Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), sounding the last rites for this controversial multilateral trade agreement. The TPP, with its wide implications for global e-commerce and intellectual property, among other internet-related policy issues, had attracted widespread criticism from internet freedom advocates and activists and civil society more generally. Today, we're publishing the third entry in our civil society experience bank, Advocacy Bytes <http://www.gp-digital.org/series/advocacy-bytes/>. It records the challenges faced – and lessons learned – by digital rights groups engaging in the TPP negotiations. Even though TPP itself is (probably) dead, we hope the case study will serve as a valuable and useful tool for human rights defenders engaging in closed, secretive spaces; offering lessons and guidance applicable far beyond the domain of trade negotiations. The text was authored by Austin Ruckstuhl (cc'd) on the basis of academic research and observations. A special thanks also goes to Jeremy Malcolm (EFF) and Burcu Kilic (Public Citizen) who provided feedback. *You can read: * The case study here: http://www.gp-digital.org/series/advocacy-bytes/the- trans-pacific-partnership-tpp/ The blog post which introduces it here: http://www.gp-digital.org/ autopsy-or-blueprint-our-new-tpp-case-study-for-advocacy-bytes/ <http://www.gp-digital.org/autopsy-or-blueprint-our-new-tpp-case-study-for-advocacy-bytes/> *A bit more about Advocacy Bytes...* Advocacy Bytes <http://www.gp-digital.org/series/advocacy-bytes/> is a civil society experience bank. It records specific case studies of civil society engagement in internet-related forums, processes, spaces and negotiations, with the aim of supporting and informing more strategic and effective civil society engagement in the future. In June last year, we launched the series with the first case-study on the ITU Plenipot <http://www.gp-digital.org/series/advocacy-bytes/itu-plenipotentiary-conference/> (2014). The second, covering the WSIS+10 Review process <http://www.gp-digital.org/series/advocacy-bytes/the-wsis10-review/> (2015), was published in December 2016. We'd love to know what you think of the latest case study – and the series more generally – so do please get in touch if you have any questions or feedback. And we're always looking for new forums and processes to explore in the series. If you've recently engaged in a process or forum and would like to share your experience, let us know – we'd love to work with you. Best, Sheetal. -- *Sheetal Kumar* Programme Lead | GLOBAL PARTNERS DIGITAL Second Home, 68-80 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JL T: +44 (0)20 3 818 3258 0337| M: +44 (0)7739569514 <+44%207739%20569514> |
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