Category: Economic Justice

“FREE” TRADE IS NOT FAIR TRADE

Stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP.  It is up to all of us to learn about this latest deal and call our Washington DC representatives to STOP FAST TRACK.  Our national legislators hope to ram this through during the lame duck session of congress. The FAST TRACK web site is here.  From this site you …

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THERE IS GOOD NEWS IN THIS ELECTION

Not only did many municipalities throughout the country pass legislation asking for an overturning of Citizens United and getting money out of politics but in Tallahassee, Florida another exciting vote occurred which you can read about below. On Nov. 4th, 2014, voters in Tallahassee, Florida made history by approving the first city Anti-Corruption Act in the …

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KICK OFF WEEK OF ACTION – PROTEST TPP

THEATER – “GO GRANNY D” TONIGHT

A reminder about this opportunity to see live theater and learn more about one person’s actions helping the movement to overturn the Citizen’s United Supreme Court ruling in 2010.  The information is on the flier below.   

MONTHLY MOVIE NIGHT STARTS TONIGHT!

OCCUPY BELLINGHAM builds on our ongoing action of education starting with tonight’s movie “The Corporation”.  Our mission is about calling out, exposing and opposing the capitalist and corporate entities that are derailing our democracy.  We start with this movie that depicts a view of the corporation to help us understand the power behind these organizations.  …

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GET MONEY OUT OF POLITICS

AT THE FARMERS MARKET AFTER THE SKI TO SEA PARADE. WORKING HARD TO GET THIS ON THE BALLOT  

END MULTINATIONAL CORPORATE RULE

We had a great rally last night.  Kim Jordan from WAMEND cheered us on with great video and information.  We gained many new volunteers for the effort to collect signatures and we are one our way to getting our totals.  Lets hear more about this effort to get money out of politics and Amend the …

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LEARN ABOUT I-1329

CHANGE THE MESSAGE TO FAIR TRADE

ANYTIME YOU  HEAR “FREE TRADE” PLEASE CORRECT THE MESSAGE & SAY FAIR TRADE. WATCHING THE FOLLOWING VIDEO WILL HELP YOU LEARN TO SAY FAIR TRADE. IT WILL GIVE YOU TALKING POINTS TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE.   Thanks to C2C for posting this video on their Facebook page

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO PUBLIC EDUCATION

Words from Marcia:  “The privatization of public education has become an issue of high importance to me since the GED test was privatized  and made into a test that very few of my students will be able to pass without extended study and without revamping the program. As would be expected by the for profit …

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