> >FROM: Justicevision > >TO: DTI (Democracy Teach-In) and Stop MAI (Multilateral Agreement on > >Investments) event organizers and others concerned about the growing > >influence of corporations upon the political process and our lives > > > >Welcome to Democracy University- > > > >Justicevision has put together a 6-hour videotape that contains four > >exceptional presentations on and related to Corporate Rule and the MAI. > >One is of a talk by Tony Clarke, Canadian labor-rights activist and > >author of a number of books on corporate rule, including "Silent Coup" > >and a new one entitled "MAI". His talk was given 10/30/97 at the 2nd > >annual Alliance for Democracy convention, and is 1 hr. 15 mins. with q&a. > > > > > >Also on the video is an A-V presentation on Corporate Global Dominance by > >Dr. David Korten, author of "When Corporations Rule the World" and > >"Getting to the 21st Century", given at the founding convention of the > >Alliance for Democracy, Nov. '96. It is 39 information-packed minutes > >long. > > > >Another included presentation is by Jane Anne Morris (author of the NIMBY > >Handbook), Michael Ferner, and Peter Kellman, all of POCLAD (Program On > >Corporations, Law, and Democracy) which is on the theme of "It's not what > >corporations do wrong, it's what they do." This presentation is also from > >the AfD founding convention and is 1 hr. 15 mins. > > > >The videotape also has a presentation by Richard Grossman (who launched > >the corporate charter revocation movement) and Ward Morehouse ("Maximum > >Wage" advocate and publisher of the "Too Much" newsletter), as well as > >the talks given by Howard Zinn and Molly Ivins at the founding convention > >of the Alliance for Democracy (about 30 minutes each), and 4 entertaining > >and informative songs by protest singer- guitarist Tom Neilson. > > > >We will be happy to send you all of this on one 6-hour videotape for > >unrestricted use, if you will send us a donation of $10 (or more) after > >you receive it. We also ask that you help us maintain our accessible > >price by doing a little word of mouth advertising for us, so that we can > >focus on making and sending out videos (traditional advertising would > >require us to at least double our price). Please post and pass this > >information to everyone that might be interested (see the Volunteer > >Incentive Plan in the Footnote below). > > > >You may order by phone or email. Please leave your name, address, a phone > >number for our records, and tell us which tape you are requesting. You > >can call this tape Democracy University Vol. 2, or simply DU#2, or just > >the MAI tape. Thank you very much for supporting this effort! > > > >Ralph Cole, organizer, Justicevision > >(213) 747-6345; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >FOOTNOTE: > >This message would not have reached you had it not been for those that > >took the time to pass it on to you. I know they would appreciate your > >thanks and maybe a small donation (perhaps $1 to each to compensate them > >a little for their time and effort) if you care to show your appreciation > >in that manner, whether or not you choose to order the video tape. In > >case I am unable to fill your order promptly for some reason (like I get > >overwhelmed with orders or something), you should wait until your tape > >arrives. (Although I am always appreciative of donations, if my name is > >included it is merely as a place holder to start off the list, and should > >be considered as such.) REMINDER: your $10 pledged donation for the > >videotape itself is to be sent to Justicevision AFTER we send you the > >videotape in the mail (to avoid misunderstandings we prefer that you do > >not pay in advance). Thank you gifts to the following list are optional; > >they are separate from the pledge and can only be in addition to it, > >since they do not help to pay the cost of making the 6-hour Democracy > >University videotape and sending to you. > > > >The five volunteers (or organizations) last responsible for passing this > >information to you are: > > > >1. Ralph Cole, Justicevision > >1425 W.12th St. #262 > >Los Angeles, CA, USA 90015 (place holder only-see preceding paragraph) > > > >2. Ralph Cole, Justicevision > >1425 W.12th St. #262 > >Los Angeles, CA, USA 90015 (place holder only-see preceding paragraph) > > > >3. Ralph Cole, Justicevision > >1425 W.12th St. #262 > >Los Angeles, CA, USA 90015 (place holder only-see preceding paragraph) > > > >4. Ralph Cole, Justicevision > >1425 W.12th St. #262 > >Los Angeles, CA, USA 90015 (place holder only-see preceding paragraph) > > > >5. Ralph Cole, Justicevision > >1425 W.12th St. #262 > >Los Angeles, CA, USA 90015 (place holder only-see preceding paragraph) > > > >VOLUNTEER INCENTIVE PLAN: > > > >I devised this plan in the hope that it will enable me to focus on > >making tapes instead of on getting orders. My thinking is that the same > >thing that motivates people to donate for a tape they have already > >received will motivate many of them to send something to those that > >brought them the information, as well. > > > >To participate in the volunteer incentive plan, add your (or your > >organization's) name and address in space 5 and move everybody else up > >one (dropping the name at the top). Then fax, email, snail mail, post, or > >whatever, this entire message anywhere it is not inappropriate to do so. > >Please use discretion and be careful not to post or send it where it is > >going to bother or offend someone. > > > >Fresh and/or updated copies of the body of this letter will be emailed > >upon request (specify the DU#2 letter). If you do get a fresh copy from > >me, be sure to paste in the volunteer list you received (revising it to > >include you, of course). > > > >Suggestions for revisions would be appreciated and will be considered. > > > >You do not have to order the tape to participate in the volunteer > >incentive plan. > > > >Thank you very much for volunteering. I have no idea how this is going to > >work, or what to expect. I just hope Margaret Meade is not disappointed, > >wherever she is. > > > >I hope the incentive plan succeeds in providing our volunteers with a > >just and/or sustaining compensation for there contributed time and > >effort. Please share your experience with me from time to time. > > > >Thank you very much for joining in the effort to make Democracy > >University a success! > > > > > >_____________________________________________________________________ > >You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > >Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > >Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > > >