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face=Arial><EM><STRONG>The national campaign to Abolish Corporate Personhood and
Defend Democracy.</STRONG><BR><STRONG>Sign the Petition: <A
title=http://movetoamend.org/motion-to-amend
href="http://movetoamend.org/motion-to-amend"
target=_blank>http://MoveToAmend.org/motion-to-amend</A></STRONG></EM></DIV>
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<P><EM><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">Protecting and Defending our
Democracy</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></EM><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">... <BR></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">Dear friend,</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">Our elected officials appear to be more interested in
making political points <BR>than they are in making good policy. The
policy they do create clearly benefits <BR>corporate America more than it
benefits the American people, if it benefits us at all. <BR></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">With this kind of dynamic at work, some may think
that we can’t mount a successful <BR>strategy against the powerful forces at
play, but they would be very wrong.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">After the economic collapse of 2008 and the ensuing
“great recession,” Americans <BR>are beginning to understand the deleterious
effects on our democracy of corporate <BR>coziness with our lawmakers.
<BR></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">Ordinary Americans are rising up and doing what our
elected representatives refuse <BR>to do--they are protecting and defending
our democracy:</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<LI><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">In Montana in August, the <A
title=http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/09/29-4
href="http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/09/29-4" target=_blank>Missoula
City Council voted</A> to place a referendum <BR>on the 2011 ballot that
urges federal and state lawmakers to amend the U.S. <BR>Constitution "to
clearly state that corporations are not human beings and do <BR>not have the
same rights as citizens."</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"> <BR></SPAN></SPAN></LI></UL>
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<LI><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">In September in Colorado, the <A
title=http://movetoamend.org/news/jamestown-co-trustees-approve-resolution-against-corporate-personhood
href="http://movetoamend.org/news/jamestown-co-trustees-approve-resolution-against-corporate-personhood"
target=_blank>Jamestown Board of Trustees unanimously <BR>passed</A> a
resolution condemning the concept of "corporate personhood," </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><BR>joining Boulder in a similar
effort.</SPAN></SPAN> </LI></UL>
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<LI><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">Tucson, Arizona citizens are on the move with a <A
title=http://signon.org/sign/tucsonans-united-for.fb1?source=c.fb&r_by=252483
href="http://signon.org/sign/tucsonans-united-for.fb1?source=c.fb&r_by=252483"
target=_blank>petition garnering support</A> <BR>for their own resolution to
amend the state Constitution. (If you know folks <BR>in Tucson, please
ask them to sign it.)</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"> <BR></SPAN></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">Town by town, city by city, state by state, people
are organizing against corporate <BR>personhood, and Move to Amend is here to
help you learn how you can follow their lead:</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<LI><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">Learn how to pass resolutions opposing corporate
personhood. Our webinars <BR>cover everything from basic organizing tips and
community involvement to <BR>passing a resolution. <A
title=http://movetoamend.org/webinars href="http://movetoamend.org/webinars"
target=_blank>Check out the Webinar Archive here</A>.</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><BR></SPAN></SPAN></LI></UL>
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<LI><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">If you own a business, know a like-minded business
owner, or if you belong to <BR>another organization, <A
title=http://movetoamend.org/node/add/org-submission
href="http://movetoamend.org/node/add/org-submission" target=_blank>endorse
Move to Amend’s effort</A>.</SPAN></SPAN> </LI></UL>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><A
title=http://movetoamend.org/events/eureka-ca-community-organizing-deep-democracy-weekend-workshop
href="http://movetoamend.org/events/eureka-ca-community-organizing-deep-democracy-weekend-workshop"
target=_blank>Attend the Deep Democracy Workshop next month</A>! (Or we can
bring this <BR>workshop to your town—contact <A
title=mailto:kaitlin@duhc.org
href="mailto:kaitlin@duhc.org">kaitlin@duhc.org</A> for more
info.)</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"> <BR></SPAN></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">It’s time to take the fight to every corner of the
nation; our democracy depends on it! <BR></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">Yours in the democracy movement,</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small"><EM><BR>Ben Manski, Nancy Price, George Friday, Laura
Lonham, Lisa Graves, David Cobb</EM><EM><BR>and Kaitlin
Sopoci-Belknap</EM></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">The Move to Amend Exec Team</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P><EM><SPAN style="COLOR: #808080">End Corporate Rule. Legalize Democracy.
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