Obama Comes To Portland---We Protest

From Jobs With Justice:

Mr. President: Oregon Can't Afford Another Job-Killing Trade Deal
Speak Out Against the Korea Free Trade Agreement - the Largest Since NAFTA

Press Event & Rally
Friday, February 18 * 9:30 - 11:00 am

Main Gate at Intel's Ronler Acres Facility
2501 NW 229th Ave
Hillsboro, Oregon

President Obama will be touring an Intel plant in Hillsboro on Friday, talking about steps to make the U.S. more competitive in the global economy. Meanwhile, the Obama administration is expected to introduce the Korea Free Trade Agreement for a vote in Congress literally any day now.

Join displaced workers, fair trade activists and others outside the Intel Ronler Acres plant's main gate to demonstrate Oregon's opposition to the Korea FTA. The Korea pact is the largest FTA since NAFTA, and is projected to displace 888,000 American jobs within just seven years. Employees in high-tech electronics industries like semiconductors and solar panels are expected to be among the biggest losers under this trade deal.

Please do your best to arrive on time so that we have the biggest crowd possible at our rally for the cameras. We'll then stick around to welcome the President. There is legal parking available at Hondo Dog Park, less than a half-mile north of our rally site, at 4499 NW 229th Ave (just north of Evergreen Parkway). From US-26 West take exit 62A for Cornelius Pass Rd South. Merge onto Cornelius Pass and travel 0.6 miles, then take a right on Evergreen Parkway and go another 0.6 miles. When you hit 229th, Hondo Dog Park will be on your right, Intel on your left.

If at all possible, please RSVP to elizabeth@oregonfairtrade.org with your email address and cell phone number. We'll then let you know the latest the night before and the morning of the rally -- including about informal "shuttle service" from the Dog Park to the rally.