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Participatory Democracy - from Port Huron to the Wisconsin Recall

Date: 
May 3, 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location

UW-Madison's Science Hall; Room 180
550 N. Park St.
Madison, WI
See map: Google Maps

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

Revolutionary Youth as a Critical Force--From One Generation to the Next

Date: 
May 2, 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location

Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse
1101 Williamson St.
Madison, WI
See map: Google Maps

A talk by Carl Davidson, who was Vice President and National Secretary of the Students for a Democratic Society from 1968 to 1976.  He is currently national co-chair of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism and a national board member of Solidarity Economy Network.

Carl Davidson’s talk will be introduced by Matt Rothschild, editor of the Progressive Magazine

For more info click here

The Path to Victory: Roundtable on the Move to Amend after Citizens United v. FEC

Date: 
April 5, 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location

Josephine Butler Parks Center
2437 15th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
See map: Google Maps

"This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing Government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it." ~ Abraham Lincoln

Presenters:

- Ben Manski, Esq., Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution; Associate Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies
- Dr. Margaret Flowers, National Occupation of Washington D.C. (NOW DC)
- Daniel Wayne Lee, Los Angeles Move to Amend; Occupy Los Angeles
- Steve Cobble, adviser to Free Speech For People; Associate Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies

The Port Huron Statement at 50

Date: 
February 2, 2012 - 2:30pm - February 3, 2012 - 8:00pm

Location

University of California at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
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Conference pictureThe 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."

January 20, 2012 – Move to Amend Occupies the Courts!

Date: 
January 20, 2012 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

Location

Across the Country
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Jan 20, 2012: Occupy the Courts!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!

Iowa Democracy Doubleheader: Join Ben Manski to learn about Move to Amend -and- Home Rule

Date: 
January 13, 2012 - 5:00pm - 9:30pm

Location

Matyk Building
1029 3rd St. SE
Cedar Rapids, IA
See map: Google Maps

5-7pm - FREE PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY TRAINING  & POT LUCK DINNER 

DES MOINES, IA: Participatory Democracy Training with Ben Manski

Date: 
January 12, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location

Des Moines's EAST VILLAGE
501 E. Locust St (corner of E. 5th and E. Locust, 3rd floor).
Des Moines, IA
See map: Google Maps

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.

Building the Progressive Movement Inside and Outside the Democratic Party

Date: 
December 30, 2011 - 1:30am - 5:30am

Location

1st Unitarian Church
1800 Bell Ave.
Des Moines, IA
See map: Google Maps
On the Eve of the Iowa Caucus, Progressives Present a Forum:
Building the Progressive MovementInside and Outside the Democratic Party
 
Discussion and Reception 1:30 to 5:30 PM Friday, December 30th 
1st Unitarian Church, 1800 Bell Ave., Des Moines Free & Open to the Public

MA: Revolution is in the air ~ A reception with the Liberty Tree

Date: 
October 31, 2011 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location

Friends Meetinghouse
5 Longfellow Park
Cambridge, MA
See map: Google Maps

Where do the movement to abolish corporate personhood, the Wisconsin protest wave, global resistance to austerity, and the voting rights, election integrity, anti-war, and campus democracy movements come together? Beneath the branches of Liberty Tree, committed to "building a democracy movement for the U.S.A." since 2004.

CLEVELAND, OH: Community Forum: Corporations are Not People and Money is Not Speech

Date: 
October 23, 2011 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location

St. Coleman's Catholic Church
2027 West 65th Street
Cleveland, OH
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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.

Event Contact
First Name: 
Greg
Last Name: 
Coleridge
Email: 
gcoleridge@afsc.org
Phone: 
330-928-2301/216-255-2184
Address: 
2101 Front St., #111, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44221

All About ALEC

Date: 
October 22, 2011 - 2:15pm

Location

ProMega BioTechnology Center
5445 E. Cheryl Parkway
Fitchburg, WI 53711
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Oregon Area Progressives is sponsoring All About ALEC, a forum on the American Legislative Exchange Council with an outstanding lineup of speakers, including Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D - IL) Sen. Mark Miller Rep. Mark Pocan Rep. Sondy Pope-Roberts Lisa Graves - Center for Media and Democracy Mike McCabe - Wisconsin Democracy Campaign Jack Norman -Institute for Wisconsin's Future Jim Cavanaugh - South Central Federation of Labor Dan Holub - WEAC Julie Underwood - UW Madison School of Education Joanne Ricca - Wisconsin AFL-CIO Robert Kraig - Citizen's Action of Wisconsin and Jay Heck - Common Cause Moderated by John Nichols Advance Registration $10 - includes lunch register now at www.allaboutalec.org

Event Contact
First Name: 
Charles
Last Name: 
Uphoff
Email: 
cuphoff@hotmail.com
Phone: 
608-213-6063 - cell phone
Address: 
2475 Lalor Rd., Fitchburg, WI 53575

DOVER, DE: World Water Day & Banning Corporate Personhood Discussion Group

Date: 
October 19, 2011 - 7:30am - 9:30am

Location

The Dover News Stand
25 Lockerman Street
Dover, DE 19904
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The Dover Delaware United Nations Association will be celebrating World Water Day!

We will be passing out statistics and requests for water advocacy as well as offering car pooling to events sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia UNA and the League of Women Voters luncheon to discuss Economic Disparity.

In the second half of the meeting we will read an article together and then and request support for "Move to Amend." Come join us!

Event Contact
First Name: 
RuthAnn
Last Name: 
Purchase
Email: 
RuthAnnPurchase@gmail.com
Phone: 
302-399-1235
Address: 
PO Box 242 Cheswold, De 19936

March to End the Wars - Madison

Date: 
October 15, 2011 - 11:30am - 1:30pm

Location

UW Library Mall
Park St. & Lake St.
Madison, WI
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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

Event Contact
First Name: 
Barbara
Last Name: 
Smith
Email: 
barbara@merr.com
Phone: 
242-9232

Milwaukee: Speakout 10 Years of War Afghanistan

Date: 
October 8, 2011 - 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Location

Milwaukee City Hall Rotunda
200 E. Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI
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Rally at noon Water & Wisconsin
12:45 pm March to City Hall
1pm - 2:30 pm Speak Out
Milwaukee City Hall Rotunda
200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee WI

How has war effected you?
What is the impact on our community from the longest war in U.S. history?

Sponsored by Milwaukee Coalition for a Just Peace

More info here

EAU CLAIRE, WI: Chippewa Valley Move To Amend's October Meet-Up

Date: 
Repeats every month until Mon Oct 10 2011 .
October 6, 2011 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Location

Infinitea Teahouse
112 East Grand Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
See map: Google Maps

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.

Event Contact
First Name: 
Kyle
Last Name: 
Butz
Email: 
butzk@uwec.edu
Phone: 
608-712-8891
Address: 
427 Putnam Drive, Eau Claire, WI, 54701

DC: A People's Uprising: From Madison to DC

Date: 
September 18, 2011 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Location

Busboys and Poets at 5th and K
1025 5th St NW
Washington, DC
See map: Google Maps

Bringing the inspiration of the Wisconsin protest wave -- from the occupation of the state's capitol to the recent national Democracy Convention in Madison -- to the planned October 2011 occupation of Freedom Plaza in D.C.: 

 

Democracy Convention 2011

Date: 
August 24, 2011 - 9:00am - August 28, 2011 - 5:00pm

Location

Madison, WI 53703
See map: Google Maps

WI State CapitolFrom August 24th to August 28, 2011 over 1200 people from around the country covened 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 governm

MAY 14: ‘Don’t You Dare’ Rally: Wisconsin rejects this budget

Date: 
May 14, 2011 - 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Location

Wisconsin State Capitol Madison, WI
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Walker and legislative allies plan to bypass courts, jam rights-stripping measures through with their budget proposal!

Counterprotest the Corporate Puppets: Dump Tea! Dump Palin!

Date: 
April 16, 2011 - 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Location

Capitol Square, State Street Corner
State Street and North Caroll Street
Madison, WI
See map: Google Maps

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

Wisconsin People's Assembly

Date: 
April 9, 2011 - 12:00pm - April 10, 2011 - 6:30pm

Location

State Capitol, MATC Downtown, and O'Keefe Middle School Madison, WI 53703
See map: Google Maps

They have their house. It's time we built our own house. It's time for the . . .

Register now for the Wisconsin People's Assembly
 
WISCONSIN PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY
Noon, Saturday, April 9th to 6:30pm, Sunday, April 10th
 
   For the full schedule and locations, including speakers and workshop subjects, see: http://wisconsinwave.org/full-schedule-wisconsin-peoples-assembly
 
 
   ~ Saturday, April 9th ~
   12:00pm-2:00pm RALLY AT STATE CAPITOL: Ride the Wave Back to the Capitol!
   2:00pm-3:00pm MARCH TO WMC: Take Wisconsin Back from the Corporate Interests!
   4:00pm Registration Opens at Georgia O'Keefe Middle School, 510 South Thornton Ave., Madison
   5:00pm & 7:00pm MAJOR PANELS at Georgia O'Keefe Middle School:
       5pm UNDERSTANDING AUSTERITY: Wisconsin in a global perspective
       7pm BUILDING A POPULAR MOVEMENT: Overcoming inequality & uniting us all in common cause
 
   ~ Sunday, April 10th ~
   8:30am Registration Reopens at Downtown Campus of Madison Area Technical College
   9:30am-11:00am MAJOR PANEL: DIRECT ACTION CAMPAIGNING: Achieving the Will of the People when government closes its doors 
   11:30am-1:00pm WORKSHOPS
   1:00-2:30pm Lunch Break
   2:30pm-4:00pm WORKSHOPS
   4:30pm-6:30pm MAJOR PANEL: DEMAND DEMOCRACY: Democratizing our elections, economy, budget process, and constitutions 
 
   For the full schedule and locations, including speakers and workshop subjects, see: http://wisconsinwave.org/full-schedule-wisconsin-peoples-assembly

 

Document: 
application/pdf iconWPA Wave postcard front and back.pdf
application/pdf iconWPA Wave poster letter size2.pdf
Event Contact
First Name: 
Adam
Last Name: 
Porton
Email: 
porton68@gmail.com
Phone: 
6082571606

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Date: 
April 27, 2010 - 6:00pm

Location

FL
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