Sunday, February 15, 2015

February 24: San Francisco - Citizens United At 5: Inspiring a Grassroots Movement To Amend the Constitution


Bring your lunch and join us for a discussion about corporate personhood, the origins and aftermath of Citizen United, how Americans are coming together to overturn the decision, and what we can and must be doing to help renew the promise of freedom and democracy for people everywhere.  A limited number of books will be available to purchase with proceeds to benefit ACS.
Title:
Citizens United At 5: Inspiring a Grassroots Movement To Amend the Constitution
When/Where:
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Altshuler Berzon LLP
177 Post Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA
Speaker:
Jeff Clements is the author of Corporations Are Not People: Reclaiming Democracy from Big Money and Global Corporations. He is the co-founder and chair of the board of Free Speech For People, a national non-partisan campaign to overturn Citizens United v. FEC, challenge excessive corporate power, and strengthen American democracy and republican self-government. He co-founded Free Speech For People in 2010, after representing several public interest organizations with a Supreme Court amicus brief in Citizens United.
By:
The Bay Area Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society
Credit:
The American Constitution Society is a State Bar of California approved CLE provider. This event has been approved for 1.0 hours of CLE credit.
Cost:
Free
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