Trans-Pacific Partnership Citizens’ Voice Tool

Submit Your Comments to TPP Negotiators in Leesburg, Virginia

Round 14 of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations are underway in Leesburg, Virginia. Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch has been fighting to make sure the voices of the 99% are heard — and now it’s your turn to speak out directly to the negotiators.


Fill out the form below with a short message — or send a message on Twitter using the hashtag #openTPP — and your comments will be displayed at the Stakeholders’ Forum in Leesburg, Virginia, on a stream developed by our friends at OpenMedia.ca for negotiators to see. From 11a.m.-2p.m. EDT on September 9th, we’ll stream the messages everyone is sending, which will be on display in Leesburg.

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