Organizing Resources

Instructions for Making a "Corporate Person"

January 1, 2012

How we made the Corporate Person Costume
by Jan Edwards and Leon Schneiderman

Document: 
application/pdf iconhow to CP.pdf

Timeline of Personhood Rights and Powers

December 5, 2011
This timeline was developed by Jan Edwards of Point Arena, CA. Jan lead the effort to pass the first ever resolution to end corporate personhood in her town of Point Arena, CA in 2000.
 
This timeline is a great education tool to explain how corporations have used the legal system to gain constitutional "personhood rights" through court decisions and how people have organized to gain constitutional rights through amendments (with a few exceptions).
 
 
There are three pdf files which correspond to three print sizes. The content information is the same on them all.

The Prosecution of Judge Waite: Play Script and Powerpoint

November 6, 2011

Historians Jim and Tomi Allison have long studied corporate personhood's checkered history. Jim's play, "The Prosecution of Judge Waite" brings their research on the background behind the Santa Clara decision to audiences in an entertaining dialogue with Judge Morrison Remick Waite, who presided over (and who now reconsiders) the decision that was reinterpreted as giving corporations the rights of human beings. 

Model Language for Ballot Initiative Resolutions

July 18, 2011

Our preferred strategy for passing resolutions is through the initiative process. Ballot initatives provide the opportunity to build your group's capacity and bring this issue directly to the voters in your community. This will help us build our movement!

Click here to determine if your state has the initiative/referendum process.

Bring Move to Amend to Your Community

July 8, 2011
Move to Amend organizers are experienced and acclaimed speakers. Currently our primary traveling spokesperson is David Cobb (click here for bio).
 
David gives a rousing one hour talk telling the story of the American creation myth and the Constitution as it pertains to corporate personhood and illegitimate but legal corporate constitutional rights, followed by about an hour of facilitated discussion / Q and A.  
 
Document: 
application/pdf iconBIO-DavidCobb.pdf

Instructions for Making a Freeway Banner

July 7, 2011

We displayed this banner over Highway 101 in Arcata, CA on July 4, 2011:

Click here for instructions to build your own (thanks to the Backbone Campaign)!

This type of banner is awesome because:

Corporate Personhood Skit: Video, Script & Sound Effects

July 5, 2011

This skit was written by Democacy Unlimited (Humboldt Move to Amend) volunteers to perform at their town's annual 4th of July street fair on July 4, 2011.

Materials Needed:

Document: 
application/pdf iconCorporatePersonFrankensteinSkit.pdf

Outreach Materials Pricelist and Order Form

May 11, 2011

Outreach Materials for Order & Download

Order Move to Amend materials for your group or upcoming event.

All prices include US Postal service shipping charges. ALLOW UP TO 1-3 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY!

To place an order please use the online form below or download the PDF and mail in your order. If you have any questions please email us or call (707) 269-0984.

Move to Amend Petition

Document: 
application/pdf iconMTA-MaterialsList.pdf

Start a Move to Amend Group in Your Community

May 8, 2011

Move to Amend Affiliates and State Contacts

Is there a MTA group in your area? (Click or mouse over the markers for the link to each affiliate page.)

No group in your area? Start one up...

5 EASY STEPS TO GET STARTED

1. Hold a planning meeting.

Your first meeting can be small and in your living room! Pick a date, time and place and invite your friends. We can post your meeting on the Move to Amend website and send an announcement to the petition signers in your area if you register it with us two weeks in advance.

Document: 
application/pdf iconMTA-GettingStarted.pdf

Sample Email Blast for 125,000 Signature Campaign

May 3, 2011

Suggested Blast Language For 125th Anniversary Of The Santa Clara Decision Establishing Corporate Personhood

*Instructions below

Subject: 125 Years of Corporate Personhood is Enough!

Suhead: 125 years, 125,000 signatures

Dear friend,

Take Action Monthly Webinar Trainings

April 27, 2011

Join our monthly Take Action Webinar trainings!

First Tuesday of every month
4pm Pacific / 5pm Mountain / 6pm Central / 7pm Eastern

These online trainings are an opportunity for folks to connect with Move to Amend and learn about organizing tools and campaign opportunities, and to connect with other MTA community organizers across the country.

All are welcome - no past experience required!

To participate you will need a computer and a telephone that can dial long distance. 

Local Action and Affiliation FAQs

April 4, 2011

Refer to these answers if you have questions about affiliating with Move to Amend or taking local action. If your question isn't answered below, please contact us.

Affiliate Your Group with Move to Amend

March 2, 2011

Information on Affiliating with Move to Amend

WELCOME!
Thank you for joining the movement to amend the Constitution to abolish corporate personhood, remove big money from politics and empower local communities over large corporations!

If you're just getting started forming a MTA group, we encourage you to take a look at our "Five Easy Steps to Get Started."

Not All Responses to Citizens United Are the Same

December 13, 2010

NOT ALL RESPONSES TO CITIZENS UNTED V. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION ARE THE SAME
Know the differences. Support the one(s) that makes sense to you.

Document: 
application/pdf iconNot_all_responses_to_citizens_united_are_the_same.pdf

Organize Your Town to Pass a Resolution to Legalize Democracy and Abolish Corporate Personhood

September 1, 2010

Click here for a sample resolution that can be adopted by your organiation, town, city, county or state to support an Amendment abolishing corporate personhood.

Click here to download a sample resolution for college and universities.

Click here for tips on passing a resolution from the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

More resources can be found in our Local Action Toolkit.

Organizing for Local Action Toolkit

Amending the U.S. Constitution is a long-term campaign that will require the participation of groups across the country to be successful. Thank you for your interest in working locally towards this important goal, and welcome to the Move to Amend movement!

This toolkit provides guidance on how to organize in your local community, region or state, and how to implement successful campaigns that will move all of us closer to our long-term goals. We invite you to use the suggestions and documents provided in this toolkit and to adapt them to your local needs.

What Would it Mean to End Corporate Rule?

Corporations have gained the legal status of persons, accumulated rights, and now tell the government what to do. Ending corporate personhood and the legal fiction that money is speech is the first step in giving democratic government the legal ability to take a number of actions that are currently "beyond our authority.

Document: 
application/pdf iconMTA-WhatCouldChange.pdf

Declaration of Independence from Corporate Rule

Proclaim the independence of all levels of our government from the domination of corporations. Download .pdfs and .doc versions of this timely re-write of the Declaration: 

Document: 
application/pdf iconMTA-Declaration.pdf
application/pdf iconMTA-Declaration2up.pdf

Move to Amend Petition: Help Grow the Groundswell!

If you're tabling, demonstrating, or hosting an event, you can sign people on to the Move to Amend call for action by downloading and printing our petition.

Click here for instructions for what to do with completed petitions.

Document: 
application/pdf iconMTA-Petition.pdf