Panel discussion and presentation on the state of our Democracy

Please join Friends of the Earth & Common Cause for a discussion about the growing national movement to reclaim a people centered democracy.

From Presidential candidates to Oscar winners, everybody is talking about the negative impact unlimited campaign money is having on our democracy.  Sometimes it feels like there’s nothing we can do about it. But the truth is, we can reclaim our political system so that it represents our concerns for the environment, and not just those of corporations and the super-rich. Now is the time to take action. It has been six years since Citizens United opened the floodgates for anti-environmental mega-donors like Monsanto use their deep pockets to poison our planet. It’s clear that to make progress on the issues we care most about, we need to stand up and fundamentally change the way we do politics – locally and nationally.

What: Panel discussion and presentation on the state of our Democracy

I’ll be joined by Berkeley Council Member Kriss Worthington, who will talk about the city’s plans to address money in politics; UC Berkeley Common Cause member Celeste Alexandra Pylko, who will share about student’s work to get money out of politics on UC campus; and Helen Grieco from Common Cause who will talk about the upcoming Democracy Awakening mass mobilization on Washington DC.

Sign up HERE or via Face Book to reserve your space! Find out more about how the current state of our democracy blocks progress on the issues you care about, and how you can take part in the largest pro-democracy mobilizations our nation has seen in decades!