Help Confront Corporate Power: Join the CvD Issue Committee
Published on May, 31 2019
By Marybeth Gardam
Chair, Corporations v Democracy Issue Committee
Corporate power plays an increasingly dominant role in our society and our politics. Help design WILPF’s response by joining our Corporations v Democracy Issue Committee. The relaunch organizing call is coming up on Tuesday, May 28. Join us on this important call to reorganize and develop a practical strategy in preparation for the 2020 elections.
The Corporations v Democracy Issue Committee meets monthly starting Tuesday, May 28th at 5:30pm PST/8:30pm EST.
Help us refocus our efforts in this important issue committee. There are so many areas of corporate abuse of power and profits-over-people. How many can we take on?
MORE if we have more folks to participate!
With our support, you could lead your own initiative if you have particular expertise on any of these issues:
- public banking,
- corporate and military polluters
- water quality and privatization
- control of the media
- food security and sustainable agriculture
- healthcare
- voting rights and gerrymandering
- energy justice
- school to prison pipeline
- corporate control of school curricula
Your passions and experience can help shape our committee’s workplan.
SKILLS SOUGHT: Project development, and project management, planning & outreach, communications and social media, training, outreach, a basic understanding of the history of corporate theft of constitutional rights from human persons.
Contact: Marybeth Gardam at mbgardam@gmail.com to say you’d like to plan a practical and effective WILPF response in time for the 2020 elections.
Please note that all potential members of WILPF US Standing Committees must be approved by the Board, a simple confirmation process.
