{"id":966,"date":"2013-08-14T22:19:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T03:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyfarmers.org\/?p=966"},"modified":"2013-08-14T22:19:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T03:19:49","slug":"hundreds-rally-in-madison-wi-on-sat-aug-10th-to-oppose-fast-track-and-passage-of-the-trans-pacific-partnership-tpp-contact-congress-now-to-oppose-tpp-202-224-3121","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyfarmers.org\/?p=966","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds Rally in Madison, WI on Sat. Aug. 10th to Oppose Fast Track and Passage of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)!  Contact Congress NOW to Oppose TPP #202-224-3121"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/familyfarmers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/FlushTPP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-971\" title=\"FlushTPP\" src=\"https:\/\/familyfarmers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/FlushTPP-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyfarmers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/FlushTPP-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familyfarmers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/FlushTPP.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"yiv7427277452yui_3_7_2_45_1376486369197_54\">Hundreds of people attended the Flush the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) rally that was held in Madison, WI on Sat. Aug. 10th.\u00a0 Participants included folks attending both the national Vets for Peace conference and the Democracy Convention occuring back to back that weekend in Madison.\u00a0 FFD board member and organic dairy\/beef farmer, Jim Goodman, was among the speakers at the rally.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1376535677211_2487\">Here is a link to a video of the full rally: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/72276251?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=clip-transcode_complete-finished-20120100&amp;utm_campaign=7701&amp;email_id=Y2xpcF90cmFuc2NvZGVkfGNiMjc5ZGU1NzRiY2Q1YTIyMGIwZmU0Nzg5YTI5ZjQzMzU1fDE2MzQzMjl8MTM3NjQxNDQzNg%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Rally to Derail Fast Track and Stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)<\/a>, which you can watch and <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/72276251?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=clip-transcode_complete-finished-20120100&amp;utm_campaign=7701&amp;email_id=Y2xpcF90cmFuc2NvZGVkfGNiMjc5ZGU1NzRiY2Q1YTIyMGIwZmU0Nzg5YTI5ZjQzMzU1fDE2MzQzMjl8MTM3NjQxNDQzNg%3D%3D#share\" target=\"_blank\">Share<\/a> with friends, family, computer-savvy pets, and total strangers.<\/div>\n<div>The latest botulism scare involved contaminated whey protein powder traded by New Zealand based Fronterra is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of potential food problems hurting farmers and consumers alike if the TPP is approved by Congress.\u00a0 For more on this scandal: http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/print\/2013-08-05\/botulism-scare-halts-fonterra-milk-powder-sales-to-china-russia.html<\/div>\n<div>Call Congress TODAY to express your opposition to Fast Track and passage of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)!<\/div>\n<div>Congressional switchboard:\u00a0 (202) 224-3121<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of people attended the Flush the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) rally that was held in Madison, WI on Sat. 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