“Chile without TPP” is the topic it addresses native roots in his most recent single, song in which the Chilean artist raises his voice in favor of life and the protection of natural resources, the seeds, the water, the earth; a call for the population to stay informed regarding the implications that the eventual approval of this bill that is currently stuck in the Senate would bring..
The singer and percussionist with more than 15 years of musical career, also Farmer and Seed Keeper how he calls himself, has been an agitator from the Reggae spectrum regarding this topic since its inception, in 2018, when it was announced that Chile signed the “Comprehensive and Progressive Treaty of Trans-Pacific Partnership”, also know as “TPP 11” O “CPTPP”, by its acronym in English.
That is the engine of “Chile Without TPP”, musicalize information that has not been completely clear to citizens and that if this project is approved, would attack “the little sovereignty we have left as a people, (the treaty) sells even more water and land to multinationals; provides full control over personal data on the internet, Labor rights are reduced and medicines are monopolized among many other things., in addition to the imminent privatization of seeds”, said Native in conversation with Reggae Chalice.
It is worth remembering that for Chile to ratify its incorporation into this Treaty, it must be approved by the National Congress.. The bill is still in the Senate and the Government resumed its offensive to advance in this matter when the past 16 March brought urgency to the discussion, which means that the Senate has 15 days to complete your processing. If approved in the Upper House without modifications to the original text, would be dispatched pending its promulgation to become law. In case of receiving modifications, It would return to the Chamber of Deputies for its final procedure.
“Those of us who are in the seed resistance have been following the Government's movements regarding the TPP treaty for years. 11, "They put the utmost urgency on it and we also had to put the utmost urgency on our popular news to be able to spread it and stop this treaty.", expressed the artist who is also the founder of Casa de Raíces, agroecological live seedbed.
Produced by Nativo in its entirety, “Chile Sin TPP” is now available on the artist's YouTube channel, who invites everyone to listen to it and spread it: “The call is to inform yourself about this TPP treaty 11 and dignify our lives, connect with the essential and nature, remember that just like her we were born to be free”, He ended.
