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Please join us for the first round of No More Stolen Elections! Calls happening through August 11, 2016! These calls will be the first step in coalition building and will connect individuals and organizations who will be on the ground in Philadelphia during the Democratic National Convention July 25 - 28. 2016. 

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Please join us for the first round of No More Stolen Elections! Calls happening through August 11, 2016! These calls will be the first step in coalition building and will connect individuals and organizations who will be on the ground in Philadelphia during the Democratic National Convention July 25 - 28. 2016. 

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Please join us for the first round of No More Stolen Elections! Calls happening through August 11, 2016! These calls will be the first step in coalition building and will connect individuals and organizations who will be on the ground in Philadelphia during the Democratic National Convention July 25 - 28. 2016. 

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This June 6-8, more than 500 movement leaders, activists, practitioners, and newcomers will come together in Boston for CommonBound, the New Economy Coalition’s largest and most significant convening yet.

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Gar Alperovitz, political economist, historian, and author of the new book What Then Must We Do? Straight Talk About the Next American Revolution will give two free public talks in Madison highlighting how, in an age of political deadlock and economic decay, hope can be found in the growing movement across the country to build a new and more egalitarian economy based in cooperation and community.  Dr.

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See you at the annual PIELC (Public Interest Environmental Law) conference! Join members of Move to Amend’s national leadership team - Ashley Sanders and Ben Manski - in this three-part workshop that tackles both corporate capitalism and the U.S. Constitution. The session is entitled, "Move to Amend: A New Constitution for a New Society and Ecology."

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Who buys elections? Who bribes politicians? Who writes the anti-worker and anti-environment laws? First and foremost, the answer is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its state affiliate, the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC).

Join Dennis Kucinich, the fighting progressive from Ohio, former mayor of Cleveland, seven term congressman, and twice presidential candidate. as he joins us in launching a national campaign to "Shut the Chamber!"

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Will the Wisconsin recall elections be stolen? If recent history is any guide it's a definite possibility, especially because these races are expected to be extremely close.  Think Florida 2000, Ohio 2004, and Waukesha County 2011.

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A talk by Tom Hayden, one of the founders of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). He served as president of SDS from 1962 to 1963 and drafted its most famous work, the Port Huron Statement. He is currently a peace & justice activist based in Los Angeles and founder and director of The Peace and Justice Resource Center.

Tom Hayden’s talk will be introduced by John Nichols, political correspondent for The Nation magazine and associate editor of The Capital Times.

For more info click here

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2012 Peace Symposium and Democracy Convergence
April 20th - 22nd 2012

This Years Theme: People Powered Democracy Confronts Corporate Rule

Featuring:

Ben Manski
Executive Director of the Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution
http://libertytreefoundation.org/

David Barsamian
Author and award-winning founder and director of Alternative Radio.
http://www.alternativeradio.org/

David Cobb
Spokesperson for Move To Amend
http://movetoamend.org/

Alice DiMicele
Based in the Pacific Northwest, DiMicele's music celebrates the natural world and the people in it. http://www.alicedimicele.com/

George Friday
Field organizer for the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and the National Coordinator for the Independent Progressive Politics Network

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To follow up on a Week of Action devoted to commemorating and celebrating what the Wisconsin Uprising accomplished this past year, a public meeting will be held to brainstorm where it should head in the future.  In particular, the growing reality of a gubernatorial recall and four additional senate recalls presents our movement with important and urgent questions:

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February 11th is the one-year anniversary of the day Walker and his funders launched their all out assault against everything that makes Wisconsin a great place to live, work, and learn.  It also marks the anniversary of the day the people of Wisconsin rose up in mass protest to not only “kill the bill,” but also to demand an end to the many economic and social injustices present in our society.

On February 11th, 2012 the Wisconsin Wave hosted a rally to mark a new holiday- Wisconsin Day!  Speakers will addressed the challenges and opportunities the grassroots social movement born a year ago faces moving forward.  

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The conveners "invite you to attend a conference which brings together historians, social theorists, contemporary student activists, and Port Huron veterans to discuss the origins, historical impact, and contemporary relevance of the New Left's founding manifesto."

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Call to Action

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!

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Learn how to engage the public and gather signatures for a campaign to demand a Constitutional Amendment to end Corporate Personhood, get the money out of our political system, and reverse Citizens United.

Right here, in Iowa… as the movement spreads across America.

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You’re invited to a free community forum, Corporations Are Not Persons and Money Is Not Speech. The event includes a presentation by and discussion with David Cobb, the national spokesperson for Move to Amend.

Cobb will discuss the national Move to Amend campaign and what we can do to abolish never-intended corporate constitutional rights and reverse the legal doctrine that money is speech! Download flyer here.

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To register and for more information: http://www.digitalmediaconference.org/2011/

 --> Liberty Tree Fellows Sarah and Ben Manski are invited participants on the conference's "Mega Panel" on Saturday at 12:30pm.

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March to End the Wars!
Ten Years in Afghanistan - Ten Billion Dollars a Month
March & Rally in Madison, Wisconsin
Saturday, Oct. 15

Join the Madison Area Peace Coalition (MAPC) for a March and Rally to mark 10 years of U.S.-led war in Afghanistan on Saturday, Oct. 15th. We will call for an end to this war and all wars. We want jobs, schools, and healthcare -- not war.

Please gather at UW Library Mall at 11:30 am. Bring your peace and labor signs. Come early for parking because it's a football Saturday and Farmer's Market Day. We'll begin marching after noon, and be up at the Capitol by quarter to 1:00 pm.

Sponsored by the Madison Area Peace Coalition. Endorsed by AFSCME 171 and the South Central Federation of Labor (SCFL).

Contact: 242-9232
www.madpeace.org

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We're going public this month for the first time by holding our October meet-up at the Infinitea Teahouse! This month's notable attendees will be Eau Claire City Council member, Dana Wachs, as well as Eau Claire County Board member, John DeRosier, who are considering sponsoring a resolutions in support of reversing the Supreme Court's "Citizens United v. FEC" decision.

Come share how unlimited/undisclosed corporate influence of our elections has made an impact on the issues that you care about! We'll need your input as we propose, discuss, and vote on local resolutions to pass.

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From August 24th to August 28, 2011 over 1200 people from around the country convened in Madison for a Democracy Convention designed to further the growing nationwide Democracy Movmeent.  This event, sponsored by the Liberty Tree Foundation (which also sponsors the Wisconsin Wave) gave participants and organizers alike the skills to return to their communities and fight for Democracy where it matters most -- in our schools, our workplaces and local economies, our military, our govern

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Come one, come all, hear the call to . . .
DUMP TEA! DUMP PALIN!
Speakers and Music TBA…as confirmed.
MC's John "Sly" Sylvester and Sarah Manski.

NOON, SATURDAY, APRIL 16th
WI STATE CAPITOL
Change: STATE STREET CORNER

Please share widely. The puppets are coming, the puppets are coming! Corporate puppets Sarah Palin and "Americans" for "Prosperity" are rallying at our Wisconsin State Capitol on 4/16. For more information:http://www.danegop.org/latestnews.aspx

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January 21st marks the first anniversary of the irresponsible and dangerous Supreme Court decision known as Citizens United.

Citizens United legalizes bribery in our election system by allowing corporations to spend unlimited general funds under the idea that corporations are people and money is speech.

Please join us for this rally at:
5:30pm, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21
WI STATE CAPITOL, STATE STREET ENTRANCE

Immediately following the rally, South Central WI Move to Amend (SCWMTA) will co-host a:

WAKE FOR DEMOCRACY

Join us to celebrate the life of our dear friend, Democracy, meet friends and supporters, and help to revive her.

6:00 – 10:00 PM
Friday, January 21
Brocach Irish Pub
7 W. Main St.

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On January 21st, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. An avalanche of criticism from grassroots organizations, members of Congress, and the President of the United States followed. Hundreds of thousands of Americans signed motions calling for action to overrule the Court -- including amendments to the U.S. Constitution.