Local members of the campaigning group 38 Degrees will be holding an event in Palmers Green on Saturday 22nd August as part of nationwide campaign against TTIP - the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership.
Campaigners will be talking to passers-by and collecting signatures for a petition at the Triangle, starting at 11am and continuing into the afternoon.
TTIP is a proposed deal designed to facilitate trade between the USA and countries in the European Union. However, 38 Degrees - and many other organisations and individuals - believe that it would give commercial corporations undue influence over laws, rules and regulations in the EU member states. For instance, it would allow US firms to sue the governments of countries which attempted to bring in tougher regulations than those current in the US - for instance, on packaging of cigarettes or on welfare standards for farm animals.
38 Degrees recommends a brief explanation of the arguments for and against TTIP on the Daily Telegraph website. There is also more information on the 38 Degrees website, including the video shown below.
