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Second "Democracy in the Balance" forum brings viewpoints from Move To Amend, POCLAD, and Massachusetts legislators to Concord

A thank you to speakers Mary Zepernick, Rep. Cory Atkins, and Brandon Jarboe, legislative aide to Sen. Jamie Eldridge, for participating in the second Democracy in the Balance forum on May 19 in Concord. It was a wide-ranging look at corporate power and personhood, with Mary contributing the historic view and the Move to Amend coalition's call for a broad constitutional amendment against corporate personhood, and Cory and Brandon bringing us up to date on what the Massachusetts legislature may accomplish to curb potential harms of the Citizens United decision.

DVDs of the first forum, featuring John Bonifaz and Jeff Clements from Free Speech for People are available, too--please consider submitting this 59-minute, very professional dvd to your town's community access station, and spread the word!

The forum was co-sponsored by the North Bridge chapter of the Alliance for Democracy, Concord Climate Action Network, and Carlisle Climate Action. Thanks as well to the League of Women Voters of Concord-Carlisle for their logistical and organizational support.