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<br><br><div><hr id="stopSpelling">From: barnstorming@movetoamend.org<br>Subject: Oct Texas tour - your help and participation needed!<br>To: zenblews@hotmail.com<br>Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:15:54 -0500<br><br><style>
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<em><strong>The national campaign to Abolish Corporate Personhood and Defend Democracy.</strong><br>
<strong>Sign the Petition: <a href="http://MoveToAmend.org/motion-to-amend" target="_blank">http://MoveToAmend.org/motion-to-amend</a></strong></em><BR>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Move to Amend is coming to Texas in October and we need your help!</strong></span><br></span></span><BR>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">The recent U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate spending on elections.</span></span><BR>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small"><strong><a href="http://movetoamend.org/move-amend-speaker-bios-david-cobb" target="_blank">David Cobb</a>, an attorney and organizer for the Move to Amend coalition, will be touring Texas from October 2-10</strong> to help local residents understand the history behind the recent decision and how they can work to abolish "Corporate Personhood" and establish a government of, by, and for the people by joining the Move to Amend campaign.</span></span><BR>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small"><strong>David</strong><strong> Cobb is fiery speaker, and former Green Party presidential candidate. His talk "Creating Democracy & Challenging Corporate Rule" is part history lesson and part heart-felt call-to-action!</strong></span></span><BR>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">“Corporate Personhood” is the court-created doctrine that gives corporations constitutional rights intended for human beings. “Corporate personhood is not an inconsequential legal technicality. The Supreme Court ruled that a corporation was a ‘legal person’ with 14th Amendment protections before they granted full personhood to African-Americans, immigrants, natives, or women”, says Cobb.</span></span><BR>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small"><a href="http://movetoamend.org" target="_blank">Move to Amend</a> is a coalition of over 132,000 people and organizations whose goal is to amend the United States Constitution to end corporate rule and legalize democracy.</span></span><BR>
<p style="text-align:left"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small"><strong>David is available for events in these places and tentative dates if we can find folks on the ground who will help us out:</strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Brian College Station (Oct 2)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Huntsville (Oct 3)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Houston (Oct 4)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">San Antonio (Oct 5)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">San Marcos (Oct 6)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Austin (Oct 9)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Corpus Christi (Oct 10)</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">And wherever else you may be!</span></span><BR>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">We have media resources and other support materials to help you. <a href="http://movetoamend.org/organizing-resources/bring-move-amend-your-community" target="_blank">Click here for details about what is needed to be a Move to Amend Community Event Organizer.</a></span></span><BR>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">If you are interested in helping organize and plan an event in your area please contact Shannon, one of our Move to Amend field organizing interns at (707) 269-0984 or email her at<a href="mailto:barnstorming@movetoamend.org"> barnstorming@movetoamend.org</a>.</span></span><BR>
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➤ <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small"><em><strong>If you cannot pitch in beforehand, will you please forward this message to other active citizens and organizations who may be able to help us out?</strong></em></span></span><BR>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">Please help bring Move to Amend and the constitutional amendment campaign to your community to grow the movement in the great state of Texas!</span></span><BR>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">Solidarity,</span></span><BR>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small"><em>Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap</em><br>Move to Amend Field Organizing Director</span></span><BR>
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<span style="color:#888888"><span style="color:#808080"><strong>Move to Amend</strong><br></span></span><BR><div class="ecxlocation ecxvcard"><span class="ecxadr"><span class="ecxstreet-address">P.O. Box 260217</span><br><span class="ecxlocality">Madison</span>, <span class="ecxregion">WI</span> <span class="ecxpostal-code">53726-0217</span><br><span class="ecxcountry-name">United States</span></span></div><BR>
<em><span style="color:#808080">End Corporate Rule. Legalize Democracy. Move to Amend.</span></em><BR>
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