LOKOL Looks at "Move To Amend" Activities on October 11
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:36 pm
The Lakewood affiliate of Move To Amend will update the community on their recent activities during our next LOKOL Public Forum on Friday, October 11 at 7 p.m.
Join local and state Move To Amend members in Lakewood Public Library’s Multipurpose Room for an informational presentation and Q&A and discussion session.
Move to Amend is a coalition of hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of individuals committed to social and economic justice, ending corporate rule, and building a vibrant democracy that is genuinely accountable to the people, not corporate interests. According to its website (http://www.movetoamend.org), they seek an amendment to the United States Constitution to unequivocally state that inalienable rights belong to human beings only, and that money is not a form of protected free speech under the First Amendment and can be regulated in political campaigns.
The forum will include the showing of a nine-minute video "The Story of Citizens United vs FEC.” The film will be followed by a discussion of the implication of money in politics, as well as an update on Lakewood City Council referral of a citizens’ initiative seeking passage of a city ordinance to create an annual Democracy Day in Lakewood to the Rules and Ordinances Committee for consideration.
Members of Lakewood's' Move To Amend affiliate discuss their initiative at a recent meeting of City Council’s Rules and Ordinances Committee.
Our LOKOL (Lakewood Observer Know Our Lakewood) Public Forum Series is designed to help The Lakewood Observer Project reach our mission: “to attract, articulate, and amplify civic intelligence and community good will in the city of Lakewood and beyond,” and our goal: “to help Lakewood residents and neighbors learn as much as possible about the city.”
Any Lakewood civic entity, non-profit organization, or special interest group interested in participating in our LOKOL Public Forum Series should contact Peter Grossetti, Associate Editor for Community Engagement at petergrossetti@hotmail.com. Input and suggestions from Lakewood residents on possible topics to be presented is highly encouraged.
Join local and state Move To Amend members in Lakewood Public Library’s Multipurpose Room for an informational presentation and Q&A and discussion session.
Move to Amend is a coalition of hundreds of organizations and tens of thousands of individuals committed to social and economic justice, ending corporate rule, and building a vibrant democracy that is genuinely accountable to the people, not corporate interests. According to its website (http://www.movetoamend.org), they seek an amendment to the United States Constitution to unequivocally state that inalienable rights belong to human beings only, and that money is not a form of protected free speech under the First Amendment and can be regulated in political campaigns.
The forum will include the showing of a nine-minute video "The Story of Citizens United vs FEC.” The film will be followed by a discussion of the implication of money in politics, as well as an update on Lakewood City Council referral of a citizens’ initiative seeking passage of a city ordinance to create an annual Democracy Day in Lakewood to the Rules and Ordinances Committee for consideration.
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Our LOKOL (Lakewood Observer Know Our Lakewood) Public Forum Series is designed to help The Lakewood Observer Project reach our mission: “to attract, articulate, and amplify civic intelligence and community good will in the city of Lakewood and beyond,” and our goal: “to help Lakewood residents and neighbors learn as much as possible about the city.”
Any Lakewood civic entity, non-profit organization, or special interest group interested in participating in our LOKOL Public Forum Series should contact Peter Grossetti, Associate Editor for Community Engagement at petergrossetti@hotmail.com. Input and suggestions from Lakewood residents on possible topics to be presented is highly encouraged.