Occupy the Courts!
January 20, 2011!
A message from David Delk and
 Populist Dialogues
. More on our action page!

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  January 20, 2011
National actions at federal courthouses mark the anniversary of Citizens United.
Info here.
See our "Tools for Organizing" and Street Theater resources!



"A Declaration of Indignation"
Speaking out in Pennsylvania

A Report from Zuccotti Park:
"The Occupation is Not Self-Preoccupied"

Draw a crowd for Democracy!
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Info on street theater and visibility actions here!







 
See our "Tools for Organizing" page for the following:
•  "Corporate Bribery: Our Democracy is for Sale." Learn how big donations corrupt policymaking, politics, and elections here.
•  "Corporations are not People" explains corporate personhood and how we can take back our rights.
•  Need a sign? We have posters to download and print large or small size.
•  Speak truth to traffic with our bumper stickers! Click  here for pricing and ordering info.

Justice Rising on money in democracy:  Read Justice Rising's "Money in Democracy, Part 1: Reclaiming Our Elections" online here. Need a paper copy? Email us for a copy.

AfD Monterey Chapter organizes and Marina CA City Council passes anti-corporate personhood resolution! Info here!
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We're a steering committee member of Move to Amend.

What's New:

AfD signs on to letter upholding right to water and sanitation as debate opens before UN Human Rights council.

The Story of Bottled Water



Watch on the video section of our water page



Our statement on World Water Day, March 22, 2011:

We have an opportunity today on World Water Day to look into the future and pledge to take action ... We must not allow corporations to gain control of water on which all life depends.
Read more here!

To find out more about the Alliance's "Defending Water for Life" campaigns, visit our new campaign page and these local campaign websites:


With water protection in mind, another Maine town says No to corporate personhood. More here.

Alliance and Barnstead NH make history
Ordinance protects water, rights of nature and
local democracy; bars corporate personhood


Justice Rising: AfD's Quarterly Journal

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Join AfD Now!
Your membership includes Justice Rising.


The latest issue of Justice Rising: Money in Democracy Part 1: Reclaiming Our Elections focuses on the corporate money dominating our campaigns and elections and grassroots effort aimed at ending corporate rule. Available online now as a complete issue or single articles, and mailed to members, it covers the history of democratic efforts to get corporations out of our elections, as well as present day efforts to establish publicly financed honest elections; the elimination of illegitimate court-created corporate rights; and the drive for transparency in government. The next issue in this Justice Rising trilogy will ask who tells our government what to do, the corporations or the people? 

Extra copies available! Call us at 781-894-1179 or email afd@thealliancefordemocracy.org.

Back issues of Justice Rising are online here.


Health Care for Main Street, Not Wall Street
The fight for single payer continues!

Watch health care videos on our e-news blog.

Alliance for Democracy is a member of the Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Health Care


New Healthcare-NOW campaign:
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Medicare-for-All advocates say HCR fails to meet needs--
read the statement here.

Get the facts out: Download "Health Care: Truths and Myths"
and learn how single payer will work for all of us!


Building Democracy, Fighting Corporate Rule:
Democratizing the Grid, Media, Globalization, Water, Elections, Education

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Democratizing the Grid:
Oregonians for Renewable Energy Policy (OREP)

• First in the nation statewide Feed-in Tariff program will boost local production of solar energy. Read OREP Brochure here




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Media Democracy
•  "Alliance for Democracy--Populist Dialogues"
Hosted by AfD co-chair David Delk, and featuring interviews with people involved in the fight to oppose corporate rule.





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Tapestry of the Commons

•  Listen to the Tapestry of the Commons radio program
•  Read Elinor Ostrom's thoughts on managing the commons on the AfD blog
•  For a teacher workshop, or school or community group presentation contact the AfD office




AfD National Office
PO Box 540115
Waltham, MA 02454-0115
781-894-1179


Become a member and don't miss a single issue of Justice Rising. Join with Alliance members in making a difference.

Action Alerts!
 Take action for democracy and justice:

Occupy the Courts: Information and links for January 20 day of action

Read past alerts on the AfD blog

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AfD speaks out!
We've joined a global effort to support an open debate on the Rights of Nature at the United Nations. Read more here.


AfD news
- AfD Chapter News
- AfD Members Actions
- Clean Elections
- Climate Action
- Corporate Rule
- Defending Water For Life
- Election Integrity
- Healthcare
- Media


Good Reads!
Recent "Good Reads"
Ashley Sanders: Populism isn't dead, it's marching
What Occupy can learn from the Populist movement
December 30, 2011

Jay Waljasper: Elinor Ostrom on managing the commons
Beyond markets and government, ideas on community-based control
November 4, 2011

Barbara Ehrenreich: Wal-Mart: It's Alive!
The world's largest corporation wants to be treated like a person.
April 29, 2011