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The WTO reform process is moving in the wrong direction. It will allow a few powerful players to dominate decision-making and facilitate plurilateral deals. We need a complete turnaround for New Multilateral Trade Rules: Turnaround Statement #MC14 owinfs.org/2021_WTO-Turna…

OWINFS members from around the world will be coming to the WTO #MC14 in Yaoundé. DM us to connect with experts on ag, fish, digital, and more! #TradeJustice

As the WTO heads toward MC14, OWINFS is convening Pre-MC14 Strategic Webinars to discuss and align civil society strategies. 🔹 Webinar 2 | Americas/Europe/Africa 📅 6 Feb 2026 | ⏰ 15:00 UTC 🔗 Register: forms.gle/aK7MrC6JmNDd98… #MC14 #tradejustice #OWINFS

As the WTO heads toward MC14, OWINFS is convening Pre-MC14 Strategic Webinars to discuss and align civil society strategies. 🔹 Webinar 1 | Asia/Oceania 📅 23 Jan 2026 | ⏰ 04:00 UTC 🔗 Register: forms.gle/vk5i14oFXGmt7G… #MC14 #tradejustice #OWINFS

Trump’s trade threats deepen global inequality & corporate power. Join our webinar with global leaders to build solidarity for fair, people-centered trade. 🌍✊ 🗓️ Nov 18 → bit.ly/GlobalSolidari… 🗓️ Nov 19 → bit.ly/GlobalSolidari… #TradeJustice

❗Nouveau record belge de mobilisation pour la Palestine : plus de 120 000 manifestants adressent un carton rouge aux complices du genocide à Gaza ! 🟥🇵🇸 Nous appelons le #begov a agir au plus vite pour mettre fin à l'impunité d'Israël. SANCTIONS MAXIMALES ET IMMEDIATES!

Every day more countries are championing a new way forward—where all nations contribute, decide, and benefit. It’s time to reimagine how we fund global solutions and ensure that international cooperation truly serves the common good. #globalpublicinvestment

Trump is using official trade policy to promote Musk's satellite business Starlink. This is a glaring conflict of interest. Government policy should be designed to benefit the American people, not abused for personal tech bro profiteering.

My latest Substack: the specter of US withdrawal from the WTO comes (again) to Congress.

America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.

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The thing businesses are least likely to do in response to the tariffs. dallasfed.org/research/surve…

America's health care system is only getting worse. We need change. Medicare for All is what we need to finally fix our broken health care system.

De las personas que mas admiro @deborah_james y orgulloso de ser parte de @OWINFS

8/ Want to read the full story about OWINFS' 25-year fight for trade justice? Check out @davidsolnit's interview with @deborah_james here: commondreams.org/opinion/25-yea…

7/ Our vision: A sustainable, socially just, and democratic trading system that puts people and planet first. We need rules that discipline corporate behavior while protecting governments' right to regulate in the public interest.

6/ How do we win against opponents with thousands of times more resources? By combining deep technical expertise with grassroots organizing. Every member's skills and knowledge contribute to our collective strength.

4/ OWINFS works through both "inside" and "outside" strategies: Our technical experts track negotiations in Geneva while our global members mobilize to hold governments accountable in their capitals.

5/ Recent win: At the 2024 Abu Dhabi ministerial, OWINFS helped block Big Tech's attempt to lock in digital colonialism through new WTO rules. We also prevented harmful changes to agriculture and fisheries agreements.

3/ One of OWINFS' biggest victories: Stopping the "Millennium Round" in Seattle 1999. If that expansion had passed, we'd be living in an even more unequal and ecologically devastated world. That's the power of organized resistance!

2/ What's at stake? The WTO's rules are binding on 164 countries and written by corporate interests. From agriculture to healthcare, these rules prioritize profits over people and make inequality worse globally.