Fwd: What are you doing on April 20th?

[Bruce Preville]

An awesome agenda on Apr 20 and an awesome list of speakers!  Check it out and attend if you can.  RSVP at bottom.

Bruce

$$$ Out! People In!
A Northern CA coalition dedicated to getting big money out of politics

Invites you to attend this important Northern CA event, dedicated to tackling the corruption that threatens our democracy.  Activists, experts, and citizens of all political stripes will debate some of the most challenging questions about the reform this country needs.  

THE CONFERENCE TO RESTORE THE REPUBLIC

Saturday, April 20, 2013
San Francisco State University
9:30-4:30

Free admission
Register to attend plus detailed information at rootstrikers.org/conference

AGENDA

9:00 – Registration
9:30 – Opening Remarks
9:45-11:15 – Public funding: Classic v. Matching v. Vouchers
11:15-11:30 – Break
11:30-1:00 – Voting rights; Is campaign finance reform a voting rights issue?
1:00-1:45 – Lunch break
1:45-3:15 – Corporate Personhood: Is its repeal a necessity?
3:15-3:30 – Break
3:30-4:30 – Keynote by Lawrence Lessig
4:30 -5:00 book signing and mixing

SPEAKERS
(More detail on registration link)

Lawrence Lessig – Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard U. and founder of Rootstrikers
Marge Baker – oversees People for the American Way’s policies and campaigns
David Cobb – National Projects Director of Democracy Unlimited and spokesman for Move to Amend.
Loni Hancock – State Senator and former member of the State Assembly
Jakada Imani – Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
Trent Lange – Director of the California Clean Money Campaign
Adam Lioz – Lawyer with Demos focusing on political equality and democratic fairness.
Mark Meckler – Co-founder and national coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots.
Daniel G. Newman – President and Co-Founder of MapLight, a nonpartisan nonprofit, revealing money’s influence on politics.
Richard W. Painter – Professor at U. of Minnesota and from 2005-2007 he was Associate Counsel to the President.
Trevor Potter – Former commissioner and chairman of the FEC.  He is Stephen Colbert’s attorney.
Ann Ravel – Chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission.
Buddy Roemer – Governor of Louisiana from 1988-1992 and member of the US House of  Representatives from 1981 to 1988. 
Cenk Uygur – Host of the internet and talk radio show, the Young Turks.

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Bruce
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Bruce Preville

San Jose CA Rootstrikers

408 866-3333

What we have now is the Conquest Game:  a zero sum, winner-take-all game where those who control money and assets get to define public policy and direct future wealth toward themselves.  We need a new societal game, the Cooperation Game, where success is measured by the increasing quality of life for all people.

"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to every one who is striking at the root."  - Thoreau

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From: Bruce Preville <br...@preville.net>

Date: April 10, 2013 10:06:27 AM PDT

To: rootstriker...@googlegroups.com

Cc: Bruce Preville <br...@preville.net>

Subject: Fwd: What are you doing on April 20th?

See below ooportunity.

Best,

Bruce
___________________________________________________________________
Bruce Preville

San Jose CA Rootstrikers

408 866-3333

What we have now is the Conquest Game:  a zero sum, winner-take-all game where those who control money and assets get to define public policy and direct future wealth toward themselves.  We need a new societal game, the Cooperation Game, where success is measured by the increasing quality of life for all people.

"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to every one who is striking at the root."  - Thoreau

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From: "Szelena Gray, Rootstrikers" <in...@rootstrikers.org>

Date: April 8, 2013 5:38:15 PM PDT

To: Bruce Preville <br...@preville.net>

Subject: What are you doing on April 20th?

Bruce -- In less than two weeks Rootstrikers will convene activists, experts, and citizens of all political stripes to debate some of the most challenging questions about the reform this country needs. The Conference to Restore the Republic is a daylong event dedicated to tackling the corruption that threatens our democracy. Registration is filling up fast, so sign up now. Here are just a few reasons why you might want to: It's FREE. It's fundamentally and critically crosspartisan. There is no better opportunity to activate against the corruption that threatens our democracy than a conference of this caliber. Co-sponsors include unPAC, The Reform Project, and Wolf-PAC. You'll not only hear from an unprecedented lineup of experts on corruption, you'll have an opportunity to connect with other activists and Rootstrikers, including the ones who made this happen. Register here. And keep striking. - Szelena Gray and the Rootstrikers team PS - Want to help make sure the conference is successful? We need volunteers! Sign up here to join the team.

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