A Rally and Summit to Unite Citizens for Democracy
On the January 21 anniversary of the Citizens United decision, a wide coalition of groups will stand together for
GETTING MONEY OUT OF POLITICS
Saturday, January 21, 2012 9:30am-4:00pm
University, Donahue Hall, 41 Temple St., Boston
• 9:30 – 10:00 – Community Gathering
• 10:00 – 10:05 – Opening Remarks
• 10:05 – 10:45 – Lawrence Lessig Presentation
• 10:45 – 11:00 – Questions and Answers
• 11:00 – 11:20 – Coffee Break and Book Signing
• 11:20 – 12:00 – Breakout Sessions – Strategies
◦ Organizing 101: Building an activist team (Grace Morris)
◦ Impacting Local Elections (Jules Levine & Harmony Wu)
◦ Article V amendment: via Congress or Convention? (Joseph Mornin)
◦ Consumer and Shareholder Strategies (Judy Whipple)
◦ Building Alliances with Corporations and Small Business (Pam Wilmot)
◦ Presidential Election Target the Voters (Patrick Frank)
◦ The Pesticide Industry: A case study for a solution (Ellen Fine & Theresa Earle)
◦ Citizen Journalism and Breaking Through the Media (Jess Schuman)
◦ Corporate Campaigns: Why and How (Shayda Naficy)
• 12:00 – 12:30 – Lunch
• 12:30 – 1:00 – The Supreme Court & Citizens United: how did we get here? (Donna Palermino)
• 1:00 – 1:30 – Powermapping (Patrick Frank, Grace Morris)
• 1:30 – 2:15 – Breakout Discussions – Where do we go, next?
◦ Coalition Building
◦ Public Financing of Elections (Jules Levine)
◦ Power-mapping Exercise (Grace Morris)
◦ Solutions to the Housing Crisis (Grace Ross)
◦ Getting New Americans to Vote (Filipe Zamborlini)
◦ Ballot Initiatives and How to Pass Local Resolutions (Pam Wilmot)
◦ Community Building (Patrick Frank)
◦ Occupy Boston General Assembly Proposals (Eli Feghali and Rachel Plattus)
◦ State Legislative Strategies (Carole Pelchat and Judy Whipple)
• 2:15 – 2:30 – Snack Break
• 2:30 – 3:15 – Present Break-out Proposals
• 3:15 – 4:00 – Citizens Lobbying Training Workshop (Grace Ross, Avi Green, Pam Wilmot)
• 4:00 – 4:15 – Next Steps (Jules Levine)
• 4:15 – 4:20 – Closing Remarks
• 4:20 – 4:45 – Working Group Open House
Participating Groups for the Rally and Summit Include
• Boston Amendment Group
• Coffee Party in Boston
• Common Cause
• Corporate Accountability International
• Dollars and Sense
• Free Speech For People
• Greater Boston Move to Amend
• Massachusetts Nurses Association
• MassVote
• Progressive Massachusetts
• Public Citizen
• Rootstrikers
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