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the People Vs The Corps
COURSE FULL. YOU CAN E-MAIL US AT LEARNINGEXPERIENCES@BELL.NET TO JOIN THE WAITING LIST 

Does anyone seriously doubt that large corporations have too much power? Huge profits are being earned at the expense of  social justice and the environment, often 
with the complicity of governments. The economic system is set up to make it so. 

New trade agreements such as the TPP will, if implemented, further erode the ability of governments to protect their citizens and the environment. Global supply chains 
controlled by large corporations skim huge profits off the top of every product you and I buy. You may say “Wasn’t it always so?”. The answer is “Not remotely to the degree it is now.” 

Why does Obama so desperately want the TPP to go through? Who is pulling the strings? Will this and other trade agreements really diminish our sovereignty? What is the alternative to corporate supply chains that bring most goods to our door? Is a 'shadow economy’ emerging that will change the game? Can people in poor countries take greater control over their resources and by-pass the global supply chains? Will new global  development banks such as the Asian Infrastructure Development Bank take power away from the existing corporate networks?

In this course we ill look at how shifts in global power, new technologies and grassroots politics are undermining the power of large corporations, bringing greater balance into our economic system, sharing the spoils more fairly. Come away with an understanding of the mega-systems & how they can be changed.

Moderator: Pat Simke

Dates and Time: November 3 and 10

Location: OISE, 252 Bloor Street West, Room TBD

Maximum Size of Class: 25

Booking: See Terms and Conditions. To book a course, you can register on-line below, or you can send us a cheque, payable to Learning Experiences at 102 Bloor Street West - PH9, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1M8. COURSE FULL. YOU CAN E-MAIL US AT LEARNINGEXPERIENCES@BELL.NET TO JOIN THE WAITING LIST