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On January 21, 2010, with its ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations have free speech rights under the First Amendment, affirming the doctrine of “corporate personhood.”

Human beings are people.  Corporations are legal fictions. If you think that fictional entities should not be allowed to have the same rights as human beings, or even if you’re not sure, you are invited to hear fiery speaker David Cobb, an organizer from Move to Amend (MTA), a coalition of over 100,000 people and organizations whose goal is to amend the United States Constitution to restrict corporate power.  Part history lesson and part heartfelt call to action, David Cobb’s talk will lay out MTA’s plan to amend the US Constitution as part of a growing democracy movement in the U.S.

In 2004, David Cobb was the Green Party candidate for President. He was responsible for initiating a recount in Ohio that year which energized the movement against electronic voting.

Some of the organizations making up Move to Amend are: Alliance for Democracy, Black Agenda Report, National Lawyers Guild, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Green Institute, Detroit Women of Color, and the Center for Media and Democracy.