[GPSCC-chat] Fw: Tuesday in San Jose:Fight corporate influence in democracy

[spencerg]

Can we prepare some kind of announcement of our May 22 Food For Thought 
event ready to hand to this group by Tuesday evening?


Could we first try to contact the organizers for this event to see if 
the would permit us to distribute, e.g., half page fliers with a 
preliminary announcement plus bookmarks with minimal detail?


Below please find draft text for an announcement.  We need to add to 
this a link to "www.cagreens.org/santaclara".  I can draft a bookmark


DRAFT ANNOUNCEMENT


Food for Thought


Saturday, 22 May 2010


Public Discussion of Three Issues


1)Abusive Banks:  The nature of the current global economic crisis, and 
how we can protect ourselves individually and collectively.  Discussion 
leader:  Spencer Graves, PhD


2)1)Proposition 14:  Official title:  "Elections. Increases Right to 
Participate in Primary Elections."  Effect:  In Louisiana and Washington 
state, it virtually ensured reelection of incumbents while eliminating 
third parties from the general election and even from political life. 
Discussion leader:


3)Proposition 15:  Official title:  "California Fair Elections Act." 
Effect:  Public funding for candidates for California Secretary of State 
in 2014 and 2018.  Demonstration project for wider public funding. 
Discussion leader:

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On 5/2/2010 10:05 AM, Caroline Yacoub wrote:
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> From: Steve M.<moveon-help at list.moveon.org>
> Subject: Tuesday in San Jose: Fight corporate influence in democracy
> To: "Caroline Yacoub"<carolineyacoub at att.net>
> Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 9:14 AM
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> San Jose Community Forum: Make Democracy Work for the Rest of Us!
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> Big corporations have stood in the way of the changes we need on Wall Street reform, health care, clean energy, and more. We're meeting up to discuss how we make Washington work for the 98% of us who don't have big-time lobbyists representing us in DC. Here are the event details:
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> Host: Steve M. and your local MoveOn Council
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> Where: Cambrian Branch Library (in San Jose)
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> When: Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at 7:00 PM
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> What: MoveOn members are meeting up at a community forum in San Jose Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at 7:00 PM to talk about how our democracy is being overrun by lobbyists and big corporations—and what we can do about it. 
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> Can you make it to this community forum?
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> Click here for more details and to RSVP:
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> I can come.
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> Sorry, I can't make it this time.
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> For more info and to find other events in your area, click here.
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-- 
Spencer Graves, PE, PhD
President and Chief Operating Officer
Structure Inspection and Monitoring, Inc.
751 Emerson Ct.
San José, CA 95126
ph:  408-655-4567

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