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Trade Stories Project
First Trade Stories Project interviews in WA We have completed the first two interviews in Washington state. Our interviewees were:
In the near future we will post clips from these inspiring interviews with Washington State residents who have lost their jobs due to our NAFTA-style trade policy, and who think fair trade is essential. Please check back soon! WFTC Stories Project Pilot takes off! This month the Washington Fair Trade Coalition is kicking off the pilot phase of the new national Trade Stories Project! The goal of this project is to increase public participation and accountability in trade policymaking by collecting and documenting stories of real people whose lives have been negatively affected by the current free trade system. This project is based off the Oregon Stories Project that was started in 2005 by the Oregon Fair Trade Campaign. Feel free to see the Oregon Stories Project website to learn more. The project will be conducted by state-based trade advocacy organizations from Maine, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon and Washington. The goal is to conduct thirty interviews in each state with workers that have been displaced, immigrants, farmers and others impacted by trade policies. During the pilot portion of the project, each state will collect at least three initial interviews. The goal of this project will be to develop state-level campaign materials based on the interviews to support state-level advocacy, organize town hall-style forums in each state on the local effects of existing trade agreements, and conduct nationally-coordinated press events in each of the participating states. We hope that our efforts will bring the power of personal stories to the trade policy debate.
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