May 23, 2023: A coalition of US trade justice organisations rallied in Detroit on May 20 during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) talks there, to highlight the Ministerial Meeting for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) set for May 27. They posed the rights of workers and the planet against corporate priority for profits in IPEF.
The Asia Pacific People for Environment and Community (APPEC) event was held on August 31 and September 1 2007. APPEC was a chance for all members of the community to gather and share our experiences, struggles, and strengths and work towards creating an alternative to the neo-liberal, free trade agenda that was on the table at the APEC meeting.
The event was a great success and involved a wide range of community members. To hear recordings or read transcripts of some events see our APPEC Speeches page.
APEC is a regional forum involving 21 countries on the ASIA Pacific rim. They are the US, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Chile, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia , Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Russia, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia , New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.