Much of the time, you don’t find out much about an initiative till signature gatherers show up on corners and outside businesses, asking you to take a look and consider signing. The group behind proposed Seattle Initiative 103 – meant as a counter to the so-called “corporate personhood” ruling – is organizing meetups in neighborhoods around the city, and sent word of one set for May 21st in West Seattle – read on:
Initiative 103 Informational & Volunteer Meetup
5/21 6:30-8:00 PM at C&P Coffee 5612 California Ave. SW.
Learn about Initiative 103, get questions answered about the ordinance and get involved. For more general information about Initiative 103, visit http://i103.org.
Sign up and find out about additional meetings at http://www.meetup.com/initiative103/
Envision Seattle is holding a series of community based ‘meet-ups’ where people can learn about Initiative I-103, which elevates the rights of residents over those of corporations. The meet ups will provide information on how peoplecan help get the measure onto the Seattle ballot. Over 20,000 signatures are required to get the measure before the voters.
‘I -103’ is Seattle’s offering within a grass roots, nationwide strategy to counter the effects of the recent Supreme Court “Citizens United” decision granting ‘personhood’ to corporations. The proposed Seattle initiative bans corporate spending on elections within the city, creates a citizens bill of rights, and protects air and water quality by giving ‘rights’ to nature in law. Similar ordinance campaigns are underway in Bellingham, Spokane and Portland, and have been successful in other cities such as Pittsburgh PA and Dryden, New York.
To learn more about the initiative and read the proposed ordinance, go to http://envisionseattle.org. For more about the community rights movement see http://CELDF.org
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