Occupy 2.0: "World Citizenship" Discussions - Occupy Cafe2024-03-28T08:21:59Zhttp://www.occupycafe.org/groups/group/forum?groupUrl=occupy-2-0-world-citizenship&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLos Angeles City Council Voted No Corporate Personhoodtag:www.occupycafe.org,2011-12-14:6451976:Topic:178032011-12-14T17:18:08.237ZVic Desotellehttp://www.occupycafe.org/profile/VicDesotelle
<p><strong>An interesting piece of news that, combined with 'world citizenship', could make life considerably more fun, don't you think? Vic</strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5">The national campaign to Abolish Corporate Personhood and Demand Democracy.</span><br></br><br></br> <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #008000;">Sign the Petition:</span> …</span></strong></p>
<p><strong>An interesting piece of news that, combined with 'world citizenship', could make life considerably more fun, don't you think? Vic</strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-5">The national campaign to Abolish Corporate Personhood and Demand Democracy.</span><br/><br/> <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><span style="color: #008000;">Sign the Petition:</span> <a href="http://MoveToAmend.org/motion-to-amend" target="_blank">http://MoveToAmend.org/motion-to-amend</a></span></strong></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4" style="color: #800000;"><strong>Yesterday the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to support Move</strong> <strong>to Amend's resolution</strong> <strong>calling on Congress to amend the Constitution to clearly establish that</strong> <strong>only living persons -- not corporations --</strong> <strong>are endowed with constitutional rights and that money is not the same as</strong> <strong>free speech.</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>The vote makes Los Angeles the first major city in the U.S. to call for an end to all corporate constitutional rights!</strong><iframe width="549" height="312" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/luMP9jw1Yaw?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0"></iframe>
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<p><strong>In a press conference after the vote, Council President Eric Garcetti stated:</strong></p>
<p>>>"I want to thank Move to Amend and this entire coalition that has come<br/> together... Every struggle to amend<br/> >>the constitution began as just a group of regular Americans who wanted<br/> to end slavery, who thought women<br/> >>should vote, who believed that if you're old enough to be drafted, you<br/> should be old enough to vote. These<br/> >>are how American amendments move forward from the grassroots when<br/> Americans say enough is enough.<br/> >>We're very proud to come together and send a message but more than<br/> that, this becomes the official<br/> >>position of the City of Los Angeles, we will officially lobby for this.<br/> I also chair a group which oversees all the<br/> >>Democratic mayors and council members in the country and we're going to<br/> share this with all our 3,000<br/> >>members and we hope to see this start here in the west and sweep the<br/> nation until one day we do have a<br/> >>constitutional amendment which will return the power to the people."<br/> >><br/> >>Click here to watch the press conference video!<br/> >><br/> >><br/> >><br/> >><br/> >>Our goal is for 50 towns and cities to put Move to Amend’s resolution<br/> on the ballot for the<br/> >>Presidential election in November, 2012. Let's use this great victory in<br/> LA to keep the momentum going in<br/> >>the months ahead as more communities step up to take a stand. Let us<br/> know if you want to work with us to put<br/> >>a resolution on the ballot in your community.<br/> >><br/> >>Congratulations to Mary Beth Fielder, Daniel Lee and the rest of the<br/> fabulous team at Los Angeles Move<br/> to<br/> >>Amend!<br/> >><br/> >>Onward for democracy!<br/> >>Ben Manski, David Cobb, George Friday, Jerome Scott, Kaitlin<br/> Sopoci-Belknap, Laura Bonham, Lisa Graves,<br/> >>and Nancy Price<br/> >>Move to Amend Executive Committee<br/> >><br/> >><br/> >>________________________________<br/> >><br/> >>P.S. - Occupy the Courts (a one day occupation of Federal<br/> courthouses across the country, including the U.S.<br/> >>Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Friday January 20, 2012) is<br/> taking off! New cities and Occupy<br/> >>partners are coming on board every day. Click here to view the map of<br/> participating cities and sign up to join<br/> >>Move to Amend volunteers across the USA as we lead the charge on the<br/> judiciary which created<br/> — and continues<br/> >>to expand — corporate personhood rights.<br/> >>________________________________<br/> >><br/> >>P.P.S. - Host or attend an organizing party in your home or community<br/> space next weekto begin<br/> >>planning your local action for January. We are pleased to announce that<br/> a renowned, veteran fighter for<br/> >>democracy, Jim Hightower, will be joining us in a web and<br/> telephone address to the guests at your<br/> >>organizing party.<br/> >><br/> >>________________________________<br/> >><br/> >><br/> >><br/> >>Move to Amend Coalition<br/> >><br/> >>P.O. Box 260217<br/> >>Madison, WI 53726-0217<br/> >>United States<br/> >>End Corporate Rule. Legalize Democracy. Move to Amend.<br/> >>We're on Facebook & Twitter!<br/> >>--<br/> >>To ensure that you continue receiving our emails, please add us to your<br/> >>address book or safe list.<br/> >>Click here to be taken off our list.<br/> >>Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive our future emails.<br/> >>Sign the Petition: <a href="http://MoveToAmend.org/motion-to-amend">http://MoveToAmend.org/motion-to-amend</a></p> What are your thoughts on World Citizenship?tag:www.occupycafe.org,2011-12-06:6451976:Topic:158462011-12-06T19:50:07.668ZMelanie Bennetthttp://www.occupycafe.org/profile/MelanieBennett
<p>Hello Wonderful World Citizen Group! If people became World Citizens, do you think it would help the Occupy movement? If so, how? Looking forward to hearing from you! Peace, Melanie</p>
<p>Hello Wonderful World Citizen Group! If people became World Citizens, do you think it would help the Occupy movement? If so, how? Looking forward to hearing from you! Peace, Melanie</p> Welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!tag:www.occupycafe.org,2011-12-01:6451976:Topic:144722011-12-01T00:06:28.570ZMelanie Bennetthttp://www.occupycafe.org/profile/MelanieBennett
<p>Thank you so much for joining this group! </p>
<p>I look forward to discussing World Citizenship and how we can get the word out that people can actually become official World Citizens. </p>
<p>Please visit <a href="http://www.onefilms.com">www.onefilms.com</a> for more about the film and <a href="http://www.worldservice.org">www.worldservice.org</a> for more about the World Citizen Government (established in 1953- a government of, by and for the people of the World).</p>
<p>Peace,…<br></br></p>
<p>Thank you so much for joining this group! </p>
<p>I look forward to discussing World Citizenship and how we can get the word out that people can actually become official World Citizens. </p>
<p>Please visit <a href="http://www.onefilms.com">www.onefilms.com</a> for more about the film and <a href="http://www.worldservice.org">www.worldservice.org</a> for more about the World Citizen Government (established in 1953- a government of, by and for the people of the World).</p>
<p>Peace,<br/> Melanie</p>