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Corpus Christi, April 24, 2014
Move to Amend Barnstorming  Tour

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Move to Amend representative and former Green Party Presidential candidate David Cobb spoke at Del Mar College.

The talk on the history of corporations, corporate personhood, and money in politics was cosponsored by the Corpus Christi chapter of the League of Women Voters, the Del Mar College History Program, and Move-to-Amend Corpus Christi.  Approximately 70 people attended.

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Houston TUTA members on KPFT Radio show with Egberto Willies 
April 7,2014

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"This week the Supreme Court removed the aggregate limit of dollars that anyone can spend in any election cycle. This puts our entire democracy up for sale to the highest bidder. There are organizations throughout the nation building grassroots movements to amend the constitution in order to fix this constitutional aberration. One of the most successful  is Move To Amend.,

After the Supreme Court ruling, an affiliate of Move To Amend, Houston Area Move To  Amend(Facebook) effected a successful protest in Houston. I am honored to have three of their leaders discuss the corrosive nature of money in our body politic, the apathy that it has caused, and the solutions. Madeleine Crozat-Williams, Mike Badzioch, and Ben Ball will spend the hour with us and will be ready to answer questions." from Egberto Willies.com


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Texarkana Public Outreach program Jan 14, 2014

At a meeting in Texarkana, Jo Ann Duman, TUTA coordinator in Bowie and Cass Counties, displayed the Corporate American Flag, having the stars replaced with corporate logos, signifying the undue influence corporations have in our government. The meeting took place at the Texarkana Public Library. The group screened and discussed the short video " The Story of Citizens United," including efforts to amend the US Constitution to make clear that corporations are not persons and "we the people" have the right to enact laws to regulate corporations including limiting or outlawing their campaign contributions. 

Jan 14, 2014

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The Lower Rio Grande Valley contingent 
discussed the issue of unlimited spending in politics and 
collected signatures on local petitions 
at the PEACE & JUSTICE conference in Weslaco, TX
Feb 1, 2014
9th Annual Peace and Justice Gathering


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Martin Luther King Jr Festival Austin Tx

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Joanne Richards (Austin Organizer) and Rochelle Day (Caldwell County Organizer) spent the day at the MLK festival gathering signatures and talking with people about money in politics. 
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Money & Justice Forum
Is Texas Ripe for Judicial Reform?

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Judicial reforms will be considered by a special committee 
of the Texas Legislature in public hearings in 2014.  In 
preparation for these  hearings, The Texas Fair Courts Network invited committee leaders to come together on 21 November 
2013 to discuss alternatives to the current system of partisan 
elections of judges in Texas.

TUTA representatives were invited to participate in this event. 
For more information, source documents, list of speakers and reviews by attendees click here.

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Move to Amend Regional Convergence

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Move to Amend National Leadership team held a conference in
 Austin October 11-13, 2013.
Attendees came from Austin, Houston, San Antonio, 
Dallas and as far away as Texarkana.





More About the MTA Convergence 2013
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                                2013 Rally at the Capitol

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Click it to view slideshow of photos from the rally

Rally at the Capitol for the third anniversary of  Citizens United and to support Legislation in the Texas  Legislature  calling  for  an  amendment  to  the  US  Constitution.  Speakers from Public  Citizen,  Wolf  Pac,  NAACP,  Occupy Austin, Sierra Club, Worker’s Defense Project, Teachers,  Workers,   Poets,   Musicians,   Spoken  word   artists  and  many  more  helped connect  the  dots   between    money    in    politics    and    issues   that   effect   our   lives.
Daniel Llanes  led  the  parade from the Public Citizen Office playing his flute and singing followed by  his giant colorful puppets representing greedy corporations and politicians in bed together.
Over   300  people   attended  the   rally,  coming  from  Dallas,  Houston,  San Antonio and even as far as Wichita Falls!
Most remarkable though, were the folks from the gun rally on the other side of the Capitol who joined us. Our ambassadors went over to speak with those folks and invited them over. A surprising number did come to listen to our speakers and sign our petition.  Now  that is outreach!





Rally at the Capitol slideshow
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Texans United to Amend Lobby Day, March 2013

Our First Lobby Day brought more than 40 members from as far as Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. We spent the day speaking with Legislators about the resolutions pending in both the House and Senate, also presenting signatures from our petition.
About Lobby Day 2013
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 Citizens United 3rd Anniversary event in Brownsville
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Funeral for Democracy in Corpus Christi

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TUTA members in Corpus Christi held a New Orleans style Funeral for Democracy on the anniversary of the Citizens United decision.
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