Shaker Heights Democracy Day - September 8

In 2016, Shaker Heights voters passed, with an 82% “yes” vote, Issue 95 in support of a 28^th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, stating that:

• Only human beings, not corporate entities have constitutional rights, and
• Money is not speech, so money spent on elections can be regulated.

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Move to Amend’s effort to end political corruption and create justice and democracy by passing the We the People Amendment was among THE most important and repeated messages at the national Money Out of Politics rally on July 27 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.

A nearby lightning-strike and monsoon-like rain one hour into the rally led the National Park Service to cut short the event – but not before 3 people spoke, including MTA Co-Director Greg Coleridge.

Read Greg’s speech HERE

On July 27, Move to Amend is proud to cosponsor the March for Integrity rally in Washington, D.C., alongside a coalition of organizations committed to ending the corrupt influence of money in politics.

This is a crucial moment for all of us who believe that real democracy can only be achieved when corporations no longer hold constitutional rights, and when our elected officials are accountable to us—the people.

Medicaid Cuts are HERE as Part of Project 2025!

The worst-case scenario is unfolding before our eyes: The “One Big Baneful Bill Act,” which includes historic cuts to Medicaid as a core component of Project 2025, has just passed Congress and been signed into law on July 4, 2025. This is not a future threat; it is our current reality.

July 27th, Washington D.C. (and Nationwide) - March for Integrity 

Move to Amend is proud to partner in the March for Integrity on July 27, a nationwide day of action led by the Money Out of Politics Movement. 

The massive rally in Washington, D.C. and across all 50 states will demand an end to lobbyist gifts, congressional stock trading, and big money in politics - and to call for the passage of the We The People Amendment. More info on how to Pledge to March and join a local action here.

A Move to Amend representative will be among the speakers at the DC action.

If you plan to attend formal “Independence Day” and/or family events tomorrow or this weekend, please consider this super easy, quick and effective action that helps our movement grow: copy, cut and distribute our Declare Independence from Corporate Rule ¼ page flier. 

Cultural Change for the We the People Amendment

[seventh in the series] 

The American Revolution was the first time a European colony gained independence. The new nation, based on the principles of a republic, inspired many successive revolutions across the globe. 

There was widespread acceptance, if not support, for the British monarchy in the beginning. The King or Queen was not only the head of government and the Church of England and had command of one the most powerful military forces in the world, but benefited from the widespread belief that they possessed the “divine right” to rule.

Cultural Change for the We the People Amendment

[sixth in the series] 

The modern LGBTQ+ movement is  dated to the Stonewall Riots, a spontaneous rebellion led by queer patrons – many of them people of color and transgender – against police harassment at the Stonewall Inn in New York City in 1969.

The struggle for the dignity and rights of LGTBQs+ individuals and “against a system that criminalized their love lives and outward expression” dates to the 1950’s. The dominant religious and social narrative labeled them as perverse, sinful or mentally ill. They were victims of discrimination and violence. Being outed could mean imprisonment, loss of employment, or institutionalization. Criminalized love lives and outward expression.

Stonewall represented a collective resistance to be silent and shamed, but as human beings who sought not merely to be tolerated but who demanded liberation.

Personal transformation connected to Stonewall sparked the birth of a mass movement composed of political and cultural elements. 

This We The People Wednesday, we are celebrating a historic victory - and issuing a call to action.

Last night, in a major upset, Zohran Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo and the political establishment in the NYC mayoral race - a powerful example of what’s possible when grassroots movements organize, mobilize, and fight for bold, popular demands. This was a win for the people, by the people, and it sends a clear message: we don’t have to accept billionaire rule and corporate dominance as inevitable.

But we must keep going.