There are a few things in this mail I received from Sue Hubbard, and this is mostly local, but towards the end it applies Nationally too. Of course, don't ask me to support the PDA. MC is Monterey County (California).
If I hadn't bumped into Sue on a Local Dem group during the last sElection cycle, and we chatted before we both got tossed off for not being blinded by the light of the Demolition party, I'd not have known about these local activists, Move to Amend, so please search them for your area. Scott --------------- Hi Everyone, Dear Democracy-philes, Please try to attend so we can advocate for making Abolishing Corporate Personhood (not just overturning Citizens United) a priority for MC Progressives! (see below) Thanks, Joni >From Progressive Democrats of America Dear Fellow Progressives, Now is the time to organize. On Monday evening February 11th, at 5:30 pm local progressives will meet to plan out what issues to organize around in coalition with other like minded organizations in 2013. Issues on the table: * Climate Change * Comprehensive Humane Immigration Reform * Keeping Fort Ord Wild * Gun Violence * Campaign to limit the use of cancer causing fumigants such as chloropicrin and ozone depleter Methyl bromide in Monterey County and all of California. * Fracking locally and nationally * Efforts locally to fight the Citizens United decision and corporate personhood. * supporting local labor union organizing campaigns * and more...bring your ideas to the table... Monday, February 11th from 5:30-7:30 pm Democratic Center for Change 60 Bonifacio Plaza, Monterey snacks and beverages provided Membership dues $5 Contact Gary for more details (gary.kar...@comcast.net) Every third Wednesday of the month, PDA delivers a letter to our Congressman Sam Farr in of progressive legislation before Congress. PDA nationally has local chapters in all congressional districts delivering the same letter of support and concern to each congressional district office while the leadership of PDA visits every congressional office in Washington D.C. at the same time. ***The next Alliance for Democracy/Move to Amend monthly meeting will be on Saturday March 2 from 12:30 - 2:30 at the Peace Resource Center at 1364 Fremont Blvd. in Seaside. Everyone is welcome to attend. ***And now for the breaking news so new it has not broken yet. The following was sent out to Move to Amend affiliates Move to Amend Affiliates, We have a BIG announcement coming Monday that you won't want to miss. We're giving you a heads up now to tune in to your Inbox on Monday and our Facebook <http://facebook.com/move2amend> and Twitter <http://twitter.com/movetoamend> pages so you can get the news hot off the press. We will also need your help spreading the word to make this news viral so please be ready to post it to Facebook, Tweet it, and email it to your friends. The Movement to Amend gains more momentum every day - thanks to the grassroots heroes who are pouring their hearts into this effort. Thank you! We look forward to announcing a milestone on Monday that will move us closer to our goal. Until then, Ashley Sanders, Ben Manski, Daniel Lee, David Cobb, Egberto Willies, George Friday, Jerome Scott, Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap, Laura Bonham, Nancy Price Move to Amend National Leadership Team I have inside information that it relates to congress. You assistance in spreading the word once the announcement is made will be very much appreciated. If you have signed the petition and are getting emails from Move to Amend or are connected through facebook or twitter you will be notified. ***While we are talking about Move to Amend I wanted to let you know about their radio program which is broadcast on the internet every Thursday at 5:00 p.m. Pacific time. You can find out more and listen to prior broadcasts any time at the link below http://www.blogtalkradio.com/movetoamend ***The following story received some attention in the last month but if you do not know about it you should check it out. It is about a real person who claims he has the right to drive in a carpool lane because he had corporation papers (and hence another person) in the car with him. https://movetoamend.org/carpooling-your-corporation ***Finally the article below looks at non profit spending in the last election. It sheds some light onto the funding behind proposition 32 in California. Even though it lost it took a major effort by unions to defeat it. It is a good illustration as to why constitutional amendments to end corporate personhood but do not address non-profits (such as the one introduced by Bernie Saunders) will not restore our democracy. http://www.publicintegrity.org/2013/01/23/12066/nonprofit-spends-big-politic s-despite-irs-limitation Sue [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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