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Democracy vs. Corporations Human Rights over Corporate Rights END CORPORATE RULE!
Contents: Statements Articles/Letters Creating Democracy Workshop Media Coverage Talks/Testimony Create Real Democracy Blog Books/Reports/Videos Upcoming Events/Activities Links STATEMENTS 2/8/10 - MINUTE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND CORPORATIONS (pdf) 1/21/10 - Supreme Court Decision is Pearl Harbor for American Democracy (pdf) 11/2/05 - Press Release - AFSC's Statement regarding State Issue 1 4/11/03 - Open letter to Ohio House Of Representatives to Support Ratification of 14th Amendment to Protect Only Human Beings by Greg Coleridge AFSC Response to Bush regarding Corporate Accountability by Greg Coleridge ARTICLES/LETTERS 5-19-10 - "The Biology of Oil and the Sociology of Democracy" by Greg Coleridge - OpEdNews.com 7/17/09 - "Open Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee re Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor" by Greg Coleridge - OpEdNews.com Spring 2008 - " The Spirit of Change" by Greg Coleridge - By What Authority, a publication of the PROGRAM ON CORPORATIONS, LAW & DEMOCRACY (POCLAD) Vol. 10, No. 1 Spring, 2008 www.poclad.org 10/26/08 - "Weighing the pros and cons of Ohio ballot issue" (pdf) by Greg Coleridge - Letters to the editor, Cleveland Plain Dealer 10/7/08 - "Who's driving the plan to lease Akron's sewer system?" (pdf) by Greg Coleridge, Akron Beacon Journal 10/7/08 - "Letter To The Editor on selling Akron's sewer system" (pdf) by Greg Coleridge, Cleveland Plain Dealer Spring 2007 - "A U.S. Constitution with Democracy in Mind", Second in a series of two articles on the U.S. Constitution by Greg Coleridge and Virginian Rasmussen. By What Authority a publication of the Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy [POCLAD] Winter 2007 - "The U.S. Constitution: Pull the Curtain" First in a series of two articles on the U.S. Constitution by Greg Coleridge and Virginia Rasmussen. By What Authority a publication of the Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy [POCLAD] 11/7/07 - "I Sell, Therefore I Am" by Greg Coleridge - Cleveland Free Times 10/7/07 - "Blackwater USA killings expose impotence of Iraqi government" by Greg Coleridge -Plain Dealer 9/21/07 - "Controlling Blackwater and other Corporations" (pdf) - by Greg Coleridge - Plain Dealer 9/13/07 - "Honor Democracy in Iraq" (pdf) - by Greg Coleridge - Akron Beacon Journal 4/1/07- "Corporatization of Everything Local" (pdf) - by Greg Coleridge (re: Ohio Senate Bill 117) 1/23/07 - "OCCUPYING BUSH’S STATE OF THE UNION" by Greg Coleridge 11/20/06 - "Globalization is a Choice" by Greg Coleridge - Akron Beacon Journal 11/8/06 - "Will changed faces result in changed policies?" (pdf) by Greg Coleridge - Cleveland Free Times - View it on their website HERE. 6/5/06 - " Questions for Candidates " by Greg Coleridge -Akron Beacon Journal 11/5/05 -" Issue 1 lets Ohio buy into companies..." by James McNair - Cincinnati Inquirer 10/20/05 - "Letter to the Editor" by Greg Coleridge on State Issue 3 - Akron Beacon Journal 2/11/02 - "Enron points up need for charter
reform" by Greg Coleridge - Letter
to the Editor, Akron Beacon Journal 2000 - "Reflections on Elections, Corporations, Democracy & Beyond" - by Greg Coleridge "A Fraction of Democracy" by Greg Coleridge (pdf) CREATING DEMOCRACY WORKSHOP An introductory, participatory workshop on how to change laws and assert citizen authority and power. Sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee. Cost of the workshop is $10.00 per person. Download pdf brochure. If you group is interested in hosting a workshop, e-mail gcoleridge@afsc.org MEDIA COVERAGE 7-21-10 - Opponents say Akron commission's ideas work against what public stated in elections Foes blister charter proposals by Stephanie Warsmith Beacon Journal staff writer 7-13-10 - Council OKs comment period - by Stephanie Warsmith Beacon Journal staff writer 7-7-10 - Keeping out the big money - Letter to the editor by Patti Longville, Akron Beacon Journal 7-7-10 - Amend the U.S. Constititution to abolish corporate personhood by Greg Coleridge, Plain Dealer 6-30-10 - Cobb to speak - News Briefs, Akron Beacon Journal 6-27-10 - Speaking Time -Yet another city ballot issue? Know the source - Opinion piece, Akron Beacon Journal 6-23-10- Petitions to target Akron City Council - Stephanie Warsmith, Akron Beacon Journal 6/4/10 - Corporations Are Not People - YouTube Video 4/6/10 - “All Sides with Ann Fisher” 11:20 AM – noon EDT WOSU, 820 AM Columbus, Radio interview with Greg Coleridge on “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission” decision 10/20/09 - Community Media Workshop Chicago Water For Sale? by Curtis Black 10/10/09 - Making the Case WJCU Interview with Greg Coleridge 11/11/08 - NEW!! "Doing Democracy" Interview with Greg Coleridge re: Citizens to Save Our Sewers and Water
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STREAMING AUDIO, Press play button 10/7/08 - Akron FOP Lodge 7 Votes On Issues AkronNewsNow.com 9/26/08 - Locals protest bailout of Wall Street Northeast Ohio group says taxpayers' needs should be put first By Carl Chancellor Beacon Journal staff writer 9/24/08 - Public dollars, public trust (pdf) Cleveland Plain Dealer Posted by Joe Frolik Categories: Opinion 9/18/08 - The Corporate Control of Water Takes an Unexpected Twist by Jon Keesecker, AlterNet 9/10/08 - Akron Seeks Sewer Lease /Plan to Fund Scholarships Up to Voters (pdf) by Caitlin Devitt / The Bond Buyer 10/19/03 - "How 'corporation' became 'person'" Toledo Blade Article 6/26/03 - "The Company Way " - by Michael Gill, Cleveland Free Times TALKS/TESTIMONY 9/19/09 - Corporations, G-20, and Democratic Self-determination Workshop – Peoples’ Summit by Greg Coleridge 2/26/07 - Text Version of Greg Coleridge's speech at the USLAW National Conference in Cleveland (pdf) 2/26/07 - Employee Free Choice Act - By Greg Coleridge - Talk at Akron-Summit Co AFL-CIO sponsored forum 12/17/07 - TESTIMONY PROVIDED TO CUYAHOGA COUNTY (OHIO) BOARD OF ELECTIONS (pdf) Cleveland, Ohio 12/15/04 - Testimony of Greg Coleridge in regard to SB 1 7/7/03 - Corporate Personhood and Democracy - Statement by Greg Coleridge to the First UU Church, Columbus, Ohio 4/25/03 - THE DEATH OF DEMOCRACY? “Take Back our Country” Rally, Sponsored by the Northeast Ohio Anti-War Coalition [NOAC], - Cleveland - Statement by Greg Coleridge, American Friends Service Committee, NOAC 10/24/02 - COMPLAINT BEFORE THE OHIO ELECTIONS COMMISSION - Filed October 24, 2002 by Greg Coleridge/Northeast Ohio American Friends Service Committee against "Informed Citizens of Ohio" regarding exclusive corporate funding of Supreme Court Justice candidate, Evelyn Stratton. 4/28/01 - The Old and New of Corporate Rule May Day Program Cleveland 2001 - Blue Crossed: A case study of corporate influence in Cuyahoga Falls and Summit County government and the threat is poses to democracy 2001- Blue Crossed Across Ohio CREATE REAL DEMOCRACY BLOG Visit the "Create Real Democracy" blog! BOOKS/REPORTS/VIDEOS 7-10 - Preserve Direct Democracy in Akron - by AFSC committee member Patti Longville - YouTube David Cobb in Akron July 3, 2010 (video) ----------------------------------------
(June 2010 version) View and Download "This is What Democracy [In Ohio] Looks Like" (pdf) ---------------------------------------- April 10, 2009 Linking the Bank Bailouts and Corporate Personhood: Greg Coleridge on Democracy Now
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Citizens
Over Corporations; A Brief History of Democracy in Ohio and Challenges to Freedom in the Future ---------------------------------------- Citizens vs Corporate Power Timeline in Ohio ---------------------------------------- CorpOrNation
WATCH ENTIRE MOVIE (Click on Links Below): Video Documentary produced by the Northeast Ohio American Friends Service Committee in 2003 UPCOMING EVENTS/ACTIVITIES LINKS
Cleveland Corporations, Law & Democracy Survey on Democracy and Corporate Power (pdf) CORPORATE RIGHTS...CORPORATE POWER...CORPORATE
RULE... What You Can Do in the Battle Against "Corporate Authority"... Follow the actions suggested on "How to Challenge Corporate Authority in Ohio" Sign and distribute the Resolution to Abolish Corporate Personhood in Ohio
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