Move to Amend Reports

JANUARY 21, 2016

Today marks six years since the Supreme Court opened the floodgates of corporate money into democratic process and the launch of our movement to amend the Constitution to address the root causes of corporate rule. Join us for a LIVE podcast where we reflect on our accomplishments in 2015 and discuss what's in store for 2016 with Move to Amend national board members David Cobb, George Friday, and Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap. Listeners are invited to call in to ask questions on the strategic plan or anything else Move to Amend! 

Beginning at 11:15am PST / 2:15pm EST, dial 646-652-2345 and press 1 after the prompt to ask a question.

JANUARY 14, 2016

Fresh sweet berries are nature’s candy, or so we like to think. But there’s nothing natural about the inhumane treatment experienced by the farmworkers responsible for bringing those berries to your table.

Join us for a conversation with farmworker and union activist with Familias Unidas por la Justicia Alfredo “Lelo” Juárez, and community organizer with Community to Community Development and Move to Amend board member Edgar Franks on the fight to expand democracy and procure human rights for migrant farmworkers, as we bring into focus farmworkers' union, Familias Unidas por la Justicia, and the ongoing boycott of berry products from corporate agribusiness, Sakuma Brothers Farms and Driscoll's.

Learn more about the boycott, visit boycottsakumaberries.com.

JANUARY 7, 2016

What’s it like to be the child of undocumented immigrants in the US and grow up in the shadows? We'll find out when we talk with Maru Mora-Villalpando, the founder of Latino Advocacy, LLC, an undocumented immigrant from childhood, a college graduate and social worker, who specializes in providing resources to organizations and individuals in the undocumented community. From immigrant rights to for-profit detention centers, Maru offers a firsthand account of living as an undocumented immigrant and how the undocumented community is organizing against institutional oppression.

DECEMBER 31, 2015

As you enjoy holiday celebrations with friends and family, we’re sharing a unique music compilation featuring artists, activists, and cultural organizers supporting the movement for real democracy. Special thanks to Soul Circuitry for their support and pro! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from Move to Amend!

 

Donae James Johican ft. Shamako Noble & Anya

Know the Way

 

Matt Sadillo

Call to Arms

Salene Chandler

Economic Bill of Rights

 

Bill Valenti

Put 'Em in Jail

Corporate Gods (The Hobby Lobby Blues)

Congress for Sale

 

Shamako Noble

Move to Amend

 

Shamako Noble & Will See Copeland

WTB 313

From the Bay to the D

 

Poesia

FTP Militant Minded

Breathing Life into an Occupation (Automatically Shining)

Machete

 

Jack Brown

It Takes Love

 

Jessica Munger

The Push

DECEMBER 17, 2015

From the beginning, the US Constitution has been very exclusive in who and what it protects, focusing on property rights while excluding basic human rights for most Americans. Citizens United represents just one in a very long string of Supreme Court decisions, past and since, which have rewritten our Constitution to give constitutional rights to corporations and other artificial entities, effectively preventing many of us -- particularly women, people of color, and indigenous communities -- from attaining the real promise of democracy. 

Join us for a conversation with DeNora Getachew about the efforts of the Brennan Center for Justice’s Democracy Program to reform campaign finance and elections to guarantee voting rights for all people.

DeNora Getachew serves as Campaign Manager and Legislative Counsel for the Brennan Center for Justice’s Democracy Program, where she manages advocacy initiatives aimed at improving our nation’s democracy and voting system. In particular, she provides strategic leadership for legislative and policy campaigns related to modernizing voter registration processes and reducing the influence of money in politics.  Ms. Getachew began her legal career as Legislative Attorney for the New York City Council’s Governmental Operations Committee, authoring legislation and advancing policy reform to improve the City’s lobbying laws, campaign finance system, and processes for administering elections. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, Ms. Getachew served as Policy Director for then Public Advocate Bill de Blasio working with diverse stakeholders to shape the Office’s policy priorities.

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Fresh sweet berries are nature’s candy, or so we like to think. But there’s nothing natural about the inhumane treatment experienced by the farmworkers responsible for bringing those berries to your table.

Join us for a conversation with farmworker and union activist Alfredo “Lelo” Juárez, and community organizer with Community to Community Development and Move to Amend board member Edgar Franks on the fight to expand democracy and procure human rights for migrant farmworkers, as we bring into focus the first farmworkers' union, Familias Unidas por la Justicia, and the ongoing boycott of berry products from corporate agribusiness, Sakuma Brothers Farms and Driscoll's.

Learn more about the boycott, visit boycottsakumaberries.com.

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Have you ever tried to ban fracking in your community, or tried to raise the minimum wage, only to find out that your community has no freedom to protect itself or your environment? You're not alone. As corporate power continues to expand under the court-created doctrine of "corporate personhood," so does the harm they cause in communities faced with increasingly reduced power.

We talk with co-founder and director of Movement Rights, Shannon Biggs, about the Rights of Communities and Rights of Nature, and how We the People can assert these rights above the claimed legal “rights” of corporations.

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

Howard Zinn provides some food for thought during the Harvest Holidays as he discusses America’s "Holy Wars." Recorded November 11, 2009, at Boston College, this is one of Zinn’s final lectures before his death in January 2010. 

Howard Zinn was an American historian, social critic, and activist. He is best known as author of the best-seller A People’s History of the United States. 

Watch the video or read the transcript featured on Democracy Now.

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

It’s hard to ignore the military-industrial complex in the United States: our government spends more than HALF of the national budget on the military, awards trillions of dollars in military contracts to private corporations, and then receive hundreds of billions in lobbying money to increase that military spending. The connections between corporate oligarchy and the US military are rarely explored within "mainstream" corporate-owned news. In fact, it's more likely for corporate media to defend the American war economy with nationalist propaganda while attacking any critic or anti-war activist who might work against it.

"Made Love, Got War" is how journalist, author, media critic, and activist Norman Solomon describes the military-industrial complex in his book by the same name. Solomon’s lifetime in journalism and anti-war activism have combined to provide his readers with accurate and responsible reporting and analysis. Don’t miss the conclusion of our enlightening two-part conversation about the future of democracy and the fates of whistleblowers and anti-war advocates with one of the country’s foremost independent journalists and experienced activists.

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

It’s hard to ignore the military-industrial complex in the United States: our government spends more than HALF of the national budget on the military, awards trillions of dollars in military contracts to private corporations, and then receive hundreds of billions in lobbying money to increase that military spending. The connections between corporate oligarchy and the US military are rarely explored within "mainstream" corporate-owned news. In fact, it's more likely for corporate media to defend the American war economy with nationalist propaganda while attacking any critic or anti-war activist who might work against it.

"Made Love, Got War" is how journalist, author, media critic, and activist Norman Solomon describes the military-industrial complex in his book by the same name. Solomon’s lifetime in journalism and anti-war activism have combined to provide his readers with accurate and responsible reporting and analysis. Don’t miss the first part of an enlightening two-part conversation about the future of democracy and the fates of whistleblowers and anti-war advocates with one of the country’s foremost independent journalists and experienced activists.