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MoveOn.org action planned for Wednesday evening along Aurora

What do you think? (1 Comment) September 7, 2010 at 8:41PM

A MoveOn.org “Stand for Democracy Action” is coming our way. The event will begin at Woodland Park (Aurora Ave N & N 59th St) tomorrow (Wednesday, September 8, 2010) at 4 p.m.

The Seattle MoveOn Council plans to start the event by making big signs that will display “light hearted rhymes tying corporate money to our lack of real representation.”  Participants will then stand in pairs along Aurora Ave N at half- to one-block intervals, “sending our message to drivers in as long of a swath as participation allows.”  They plan to spend an hour holding the signs.

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  • http://moveonseattle.wordpress.com/ Sandra VanderVen

    Thanks for covering this! I wanted to let you know we are hosting a press conference Tuesday to release a report on secret campaign contributions.

    MoveOn.org
    Political Action

    MEDIA ADVISORY FOR CONTACT: Sandra VanderVen, 206-369-1713
    October 12, 2010

    Corporate Front-Groups Spending Undisclosed Money in Washington State Elections Exposed by MoveOn.org
    New report details secret donations for Rossi in WA
    On Tuesday, October 12, MoveOn members will hold a press conference to release a new report detailing the amount of money right-wing corporate front groups are spending in Washington elections in support of Dino Rossi.
    The report shows expenditures made by organizations that exist to do the bidding of the corporations that fund them. This amounts to buying the election. Since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, which allows unlimited secret corporate spending in politics, front groups funded by Big Oil, financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and others, have been spending tens of millions of dollars in support of Republican candidates. Right wing interest groups have outspent Democrat aligned groups by 7 to 1 nationally. During the 2008 general election, it was found that in 94% of Senate races, the candidate who spent the most money won.
    Just last week, two of the biggest-spending corporate front groups, the Chamber of Commerce and Crossroads GPS, came under fire. It was reported that some of the $75 million the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is spending this election cycle came from foreign corporations, while the IRS was asked to investigate the legality of the spending of Karl Rove’s group, Crossroads GPS, which already spent $18 million this election cycle.
    “Washington voters have a right to know who is spending all this money in support of Rossi, and why,” says Billy Kemp, a local MoveOn member. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are pouring into our state from deceptive front groups set up to hide giant contributions from foreign corporations, Big Oil, financial institutions and other corporate interests. The effects on our democracy are devastating. It’s impossible for ordinary voters here to make informed choices or have our voices heard, and with corporate CEOs and lobbyists shelling out big money to buy misleading ads in support of Rossi, he’s going to owe them. Who’s going to represent ordinary families in Washington then?
    WHAT: Report release on corporate front-group spending
    WHO: MoveOn members
    WHERE: Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1301 5th Ave
    WHEN: Noon, Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

    ***VISUALS: Signs/crowd ****

    MoveOn.org Political Action is a political action committee powered by 5 million progressive Americans. We believe in the power of small donors and grassroots action to elect progressive leaders to office and to advance a progressive agenda. We do not accept any donations over $5,000, and the average donation to MoveOn.org Political Action is under $100.
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