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TOLEDO, OH: Democracy Day on March 23

Posted on Ohio Events by Greg Coleridge · March 21, 2023 4:57 PM

 

 

WHEN
March 23, 2023 at 5:00pm
WHERE
Toledo City Council
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OHIO: RELEASE: Citizens Testify at Local Public Hearings in Ohio to End Corrupt Elections & Corporate Rule

Posted on Ohio News by Greg Coleridge · March 21, 2023 10:26 AM

PRESS RELEASE

For immediate release, March 21, 2023

Contacts: Greg Coleridge, [email protected], 216-255-2184 | Dennis Slotnick, [email protected], 419-704-1863 | Brad Deane, [email protected], 440-488-1109 | Madelon Watts, [email protected], 216-291-4450

Citizens Testify at Local Public Hearings in Ohio to End Corrupt Elections and Corporate Rule

Twelve public hearings are taking place in Ohio this year on the corruption resulting from the explosion of money spent in political elections and multiple harms due to increasing corporate power to influence elections and public policies.

The hearings are a result of citizen-driven ballot initiatives organized by supporters of the national Move to Amend Coalition working to pass the We the People Amendment (HJR48), introduced again this year in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D, WA).

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East Palestine train catastrophe shows why corporations aren't 'people'| Opinion

Posted on Ohio News by Greg Coleridge · March 09, 2023 6:00 PM
Sandra Bolzenius
Guest Columnist, March 7, 2023

If ordinary people had a say on the factors, would last month's train derailment in East Palestine have happened?

Who among us would exempt companies from fully disclosing the contents of their toxic cargo?

Who would permit a train of 150 cars to operate with a crew of just two — and then deny railroad workers paid sick days? Which of us would even consider reversing a safety mandate to install new brake systems?

My guess is that nary a soul would agree to these or any conditions that put others at risk. That is not what people do.

Empowered by the U.S. Supreme Court’s stance that they are “people,” corporations push policies that reflect values very different than ours. Real people care about family, communities, the environment, and a sustainable future.

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VOICES: Protecting the public from corporate harm

Posted on Ohio News by Greg Coleridge · March 09, 2023 5:45 PM
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IDEAS & VOICES
By Deborah Hogshead

March 6, 2023

Protecting public welfare is a primary function of government, right?

When professionals such as doctors and lawyers break the law or violate standards of acceptable behavior, they aren’t just slapped with a fine, told to replace their office managers, and allowed to go back to business as usual. In the interest of public safety, state regulators hold these professionals accountable by suspending or revoking their license to practice.

But how do we hold a multibillion-dollar corporation accountable for misconduct or criminal activity in a way that also protects the best interests of the public?

I’m talking about FirstEnergy, the Akron-based utility company behind the largest public corruption scandal in Ohio history. The scandal involved Larry Householder, former speaker of the Ohio House, and Generation Now, a 501(c)(4) “social-welfare” nonprofit that can keep its donors hidden, or “in the dark.”

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OHIO: Move to Amend "Democracy Day" Public Hearings - 2023

Posted on Ohio News by Greg Coleridge · March 03, 2023 7:52 AM

Mandated municipally-sponsored public hearings following the passage of ballot initiatives organized by Move to Amenders. The initiatives had two components. [1] Municipalities were required to sponsor a public hearing, dubbed "Democracy Day" hearings, inviting residents and/or anyone to testify on the impact money in politics and corporate rule on their lives, communities or world. Congress that voters in these communities, and [2] Municipalities were required to send a letter to all state and federal elected officials representing their area summarizing the hearing and informing them that the voters of that municipality voted in support of a Constitutional Amendment to abolish all corporate constitutional rights and money defined as free speech. Several communities were considered more politically "conservative" or "moderate." 

Below is a schedule as of this date of hearings that have already taken place or are planned.

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[OHIO] Move to Amend Ohio Democracy Day Public Hearings - 2023

Posted on Ohio News by Greg Coleridge · February 27, 2023 9:17 AM

COMMUNITY "DEMOCRACY DAY" PUBIC HEARINGS

2023 Schedule 

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Defiance

February 9, 7 pm

Defiance City Hall 

Recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GToGp15IxC4

Contact: Dolores Whitman, Contact: [email protected], 419-633-9031 

Mentor

February 15, 5:30 pm

Mentor Municipal Center, Council Chambers

Recording?

Contact: Dave Lima, [email protected]il.com, 440-220-0204

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Move to Amend "Democracy Day" gathering is March 1 in Chagrin Falls

Posted on Ohio News by Greg Coleridge · February 25, 2023 6:33 AM


ACTION ALERT: Oppose efforts to weaken direct democracy via citizen-initiatives in Ohio

Posted on Ohio News by Greg Coleridge · December 09, 2022 12:53 PM

Secretary of State Frank LaRose and State Rep. Brian Stewart recently announced an effort to change the Ohio Constitution in order to make it harder for Ohio citizens to successfully pass ballot initiatives. House Joint Resolution 6 (HJR6) is a power grab, plain and simple. It is unnecessary, unfair, unpopular, and undemocratic. 

A broad coalition of groups is organizing to stop this attack on direct democracy in its tracks. 

TAKE ACTION:

1. The proposal may be voted on next week by a committee and the entire House. Tell your Ohio House Representative you oppose this undemocratic proposal. Find your House member (and contact information) HERE

2. Attend a statewide Rally for Democracy!, Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 11:15 AM, Trinity Episcopal Church, 125 E Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215. Details HERE

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Letter: Public invited to speak about money in politics at Democracy Day hearing in Kent

Posted on Announcements by Greg Coleridge · September 26, 2022 9:51 AM

Record Courier / Kent, Ohio / Sept 25, 2022 

https://www.record-courier.com/story/opinion/letters/2022/09/25/kent-public-hearing-to-focus-on-corporate-money-in-politics/69512581007/

Democracy Day public hearing

Our election system is broken because of the destructive influences of money in politics and the misguided notion that corporations may claim constitutional rights. With these rights, they are able to spend tremendous amounts of dark money through organizations and PACs to support the candidates who will serve their needs. And their primary need is profit. While profits are essential in a capitalist system, the needs of “we the people” should be primary since we are also a democracy.

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Video: Dennis Kucinich on Pulling the Plug on FirstEnergy Corporation

Posted on Ohio News by Greg Coleridge · August 30, 2022 10:18 AM
FirstEnergy’s headquarters in Akron. Source: Google Maps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU9Gildl8mU&t=3s

August 23, 2022

Presentation by and discussion with Dennis Kucinich

Former Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio State Senator, U.S. Congressperson and Presidential Candidate

Author of The Division of Light and Power

Sponsored by Ohio Move to Amend

[email protected]

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