Public Events sponsored by Alliance for Democracy
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Alex Exposed - What has happened to our democracy
Date: Friday, July 14, 2017
Time: 7 PM, doors open at 6:30 PM Location: Eliot Chapel, First Unitarian Church, SW 12th and Salmon St, Portland OR Admission: Donation requested; no one turned away for lack of funds. Sponsors: Alliance for Democracy, Move to Amend PDX, Economic Justice Action Group of the First Unitarian Church |
"ALEX Exposed - The Workshop" tells the story of the American Legislative Exchange Council, founded to present corporate-favored, corporate written legislation to conservative business backed state legislators who take that legislation back to their state governments as if they had written it themselves. ALEC presented itself as a public interest gathering of legislators working for the public good while, in fact, they were writing and voting on legislation that would then get submitted in legislatures throughout the nation without disclosing the source.
This workshop was designed for people who knew enough to be alarmed, people who knew nothing, and people who understood what was happening and how serious this assault had been. The assault continues. After the screening, attendees will have an opportunity to submit questions to our panel: * David Delk - President of Alliance for Democracy and advocate for election reform and an end to corporate domination, he has been a chief petitioner for statewide limits on campaign contributions, advocated for fair trade agreements in place of corporate agreements like NAFTA and TPP, and currently heads an effort to create a public bank for the City of Portland. * Mayor Mark Gamba - Mayor of Milwaukie OR, founded a small environmental group to try and cause local change. Mark has served two years as a planning commissioner and was involved in code re-writes to make Milwaukie more sustainable. As Mayor, he works to make Milwaukie entirely equitable, delightfully livable, and completely sustainable. * Deb Mayer - spokesperson for Parents Across America, a non-partisan grassroots organization that connects parents and activists from across the US to share ideas, work together on improving our nation's public schools. PAA is committed to bringing the voice of public school parents - and common sense - to local, state and national educational debates. Admission: Donation requested; no one turned away for lack of funds. |
