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Tabling at Community Events |
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"Super Saturday" at Evergreen State College
AfD members went to Evergreen's Super Saturday Celebration to educate the public on corporate power's damaging impacts on democracy. They tabled side-by-side with Washington Public Campaigns, an organization running a campaign for public financing of campaigns in Washington.
 
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Progressive Town Hall Picnic |
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Progressive Town Hall Picnic- Summer'07
The Alliance and
the Thurston County Progressive Network hosted a town hall picnic (On Sunday, August 5, 2007).
DISCUSSION TOPICS included:
1. How can we create a
Sustainable Community to address Climate Crisis, Peak Oil, and Changing
Financial Markets?
2. How
can we build support for Publicly Financed Campaigns, an Advocacy/Resource
Center, and a Progressive Radio Station?
3. Local candidate races.
After a short presentation on the topics, participants broke into small groups to discuss
the issues and invent community-based solutions. These solutions will become topics for community discussion
and action in the coming year and beyond!
View Pictures of the Event (click the read more button to view pictures)
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Testifying at the Washington Public Disclosure Commission |
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Alliance Members Testify
before the Washington Public Disclosure Commission about
Money in Campaigns
and the Corruption of Public Policy
The Washington Public Disclosure Commission performed a great public service last fall by holding hearings on how Washington could change its laws regarding contributions and independent expenditures during campaigns by corporations, PACs, and unions. The PDC held hearings on the issue on Oct. 31 and Nov. 30, 2006. The Alliance was there to provide testimony.
At the first hearing, local activists testified about how corporate money corrupts the political process and subverts democracy and they provided ideas for enhancing democracy with certain suggested changes.
At the second hearing, AfD's local president testified. AfD educated about constitutional level problems that block effective
campaign finance reform, but gave recommendations as to the maximum
that could be done to democratize campaigns within the current limits
set by the Supreme Court.
Click the "Read More" button to view streaming video of testimony.
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Political Party Platforms to
Abolish Corporate Personhood
A few of our members were instrumental in the Washington Democrats passage of a 2004 platform plank to Abolish Corporate Personhood! Read it here: Washington Democratic Platform.
We hope it is simply a matter of time and being educated before other parties in Washington and elsewhere will follow.
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Community Education Efforts