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<DIV>Dear PAAers:</DIV>
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<DIV>The impeachment event was a smashing success - congratulations and thanks
to everyone whose time, contributions, and hard work made that
possible! There are still some follow up items to be worked out (such
as the impeachment petition to city council?) but as Cindy, Ada, and
others said, we can't kick back, pop open a beer, and pat ourselves on the
back - we have to catch our breath and get on to the next
project.
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<DIV></FONT>Unfortunately, as usual due to a standing conflict, I won't be able
to attend the meeting tomorrow but urgently request
that we consider some educational work regarding the extreme evil
of corporate domination enabled by corporate personhood. We had some
discussion about this on these lists several weeks ago but decided to wait
until after the impeachment event to really give it serious consideration. Well,
that time is now.<BR><BR>Rather than repeat myself, I have copied below an email
I sent out on March 19 that sets out several possibilities I think should be
considered. This is something that many progressive groups would
certainly be interested in and we should invite others as co-sponsors. It
shouldn't be nearly as hard to organize and conduct as the impeachment event.
Thanks.</DIV>
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<DIV>Charlie M<BR></DIV>
<DIV><BR>Forwarded Message: <BR></DIV>
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<TD><B>Re: [PAA-Discuss] What can we do? A suggestion - More on
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<TD>3/19/07 8:39:23 P.M. Central Daylight Time</TD></TR>
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<TD><A class=aolmailheader title=mailto:ChasMauch
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<TD><A class=aolmailheader title=mailto:PaulandCarole@msn.com
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<DIV>As previously stated, I think corporate domination of our society is
the basic problem we face and would really like for us dig into this
situation, educate ourselves, and spread the word to everyone else.</DIV>
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<DIV>A number of excellent suggestions have been made about how we
might educate ourselves along these lines, all of which I think should
be considered, such as:</DIV>
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<DIV>....Dave says he
has presented WILPF's Abolishing Corporate Personhood about
5 times, and
recommends it highly for anyone wanting to get a good foundation
on these issues. I wonder if we could prevail upon him to do another
presentation for us? </DIV>
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<DIV>....He also states that
Dick Worthen of the Sierra Club's Corporate Accountability Committee
has developed one of the best Powerpoint slide shows he
has seen on corporate personhood, which also sounds great.
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<DIV>....I have just finished viewing the video about Edward Bernays that
Robert recommended. It covers a critical phase of the total problem. I have
read a lot about Bernays from Chomsky and others but had not seen such an in
depth presentation about him. Very good.</DIV>
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<DIV>....I recently checked out "The Corporation" from Blockbuster (I had seen
it once before but had forgotten about it) and found it also very
interesting.</DIV>
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<DIV>....And of course POCLAD is glad to present a half day or all day
seminar that is very good.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bill has suggested that we discuss this at the next PAA meeting. I
think there is enough material here to warrant a whole series of
programs. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend the next meeting but really
hope those who do attend will give this line of study serious
consideration. I know there are many important things we need to know about, but
truly believe we can't really deal with most of them until we understand how
corporate crony capitalism has polluted and perverted just about everything.
Thanks for your consideration.</DIV>
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<DIV>Charlie
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