Corporate rights and resistance

A FEW RECENT EXAMPLES OF CORPORATIONS EXERTING NEVER INTENDED CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

Judge Blocks Tobacco Warning Laws
http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2011/11/09/judge-blocks-tobacco-warning-laws/
[Corporate constitutional rights is all smoke]

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin loses lawsuit over use of his image on trading cards
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20111108/NEWS07/111109866#
[Corporate constitutional rights is out of this world]

PUBLIC RESISTANCE TO CORPORATE RIGHTS

Lori Sturdevant: Corporations and people
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/otherviews/133582263.html

Missoula MT voters say corporations are not people, ask for constitutional amendment
http://missoulian.com/news/local/missoula-voters-say-corporations-are-not-people-ask-for-constitutional/article_f90f0f06-0a8b-11e1-99bf-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1dMGJvv5U

Boulder, Colorado Occupies the Ballot Box and Calls for End to “Corporate Personhood”
http://movetoamend.org/news/boulder-votes-constitutional-amendment-abolish-corporate-personhood

US SENATORS CALL FOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO “REVERSE CITIZENS UNITED”
Warning: it doesn’t end corporate personhood

The country is broken because the system is fixed
http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-country-is-broken-beca-by-Greg-Coleridge-111110-545.html

HOW TO RESIST CORPORATE RIGHTS AND CREATE DEMOCRACY

January 20, 2012: Move to Amend Occupies the Courts!

Inspired by our friends at Occupy Wall Street, and Dr. Cornel West, Move To Amend is planning bold action to mark the second anniversary of the infamous Citizens United v. FEC decision!

Occupy the Courts will be a one day occupation of Federal courthouses across the country, including the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Friday January 20, 2012.

Move to Amend volunteers across the USA will lead the charge on the judiciary which created — and continues to expand — corporate personhood rights.

Americans across the country are on the march, and they are marching OUR way. They carry signs that say, “Corporations are NOT people! Money is NOT Speech!” And they are chanting those truths at the top of their lungs! The time has come to make these truths evident to the courts.

Join us Friday, January 20, 2012 at a Federal Court building near you!

Details at http://movetoamend.org/occupythecourts

Are you interested in this? Planning to work on an action in your community? If so, email gcoleridge@afsc.org so we can connect you with others.

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Move to Amend Ohio Statewide Conference Call
Saturday, November 19 / 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Phone # (toll-free): 1-866-256-1242 Access Code: 86204415

Circulate the Move to Amend petition
Download a petition at http://www.movetoamendohio.org/

Ask organizations you’re a member of to endorse
Endorsement form at http://www.movetoamendohio.org/

Organize an educational program and/or start a group in your community
We’re happy to help! Contact gcoleridge@afsc.org

JOIN US ON FACEBOOK

Ohio Move to Amend
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ohio-Move-to-Amend/163413857048478
Move to Amend Cleveland
http://www.facebook.com/groups/190361927681980/#!/pages/Move-To-Amend-Cleveland/223000864433861
Move to Amend Medina
http://www.facebook.com/groups/190361927681980/
Move to Amend – Central Ohio
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Move-to-Amend-Central-Ohio/182896321729826
Democracy over Corporations – Athens
http://fr-fr.facebook.com/pages/Democracy-Over-Corporations/123585487749688?sk=wall

If interested in starting a Move to Amend group in your community...or incorporating ending corporate personhood and money as speech into an existing group, contact us for ideas and assistance.

GREAT QUOTE

"I refuse to believe corporations are people until Texas executes one."
http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/13021