TALK ON CAMPAIGN CASH CONTROVERSY COMES TO CORVALLIS

Action Name: TALK ON CAMPAIGN CASH CONTROVERSY COMES TO CORVALLIS

Date: 2011-03-03

Event Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Organization: Corvallis Alternatives to War

Description: Firebrand Speaker David Cobb will Take On Corporate Power and the Supreme Court's "Citizens United" Decision

David Cobb, a fiery speaker and former Green Party presidential candidate, will be in Corvallis on Thursday, March 3, to talk about "Creating Democracy & Challenging Corporate Rule." The presentation will take place at the Corvallis Public Library at
7 p.m. and is open to the public. Admission free, donations accepted . Cobb will lead a workshop for local citizens interested in working on these issues following the talk.

Cobb is an organizer with Move to Amend.org, a coalition of over 100,000 people and organizations whose goal is to amend the United States Constitution to restrict corporate power. Last year, in its "Citizens United" decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that corporations can make unlimited financial contributions to candidates for federal office. The decision, which President Obama pointedly criticized in his State of the Union message, led to an astronomical increase in corporate spending during the mid-term elections.

Cobb will be speaking on the same topic as part of a panel discussion on Friday, March 4, at 2:30 p.m., at the University of Oregon Law School's Public Interest Environmental Law Conference. The panel, "Green Politics and the Green Future," will also feature Corvallis attorney and Pacific Green Party co-founder Blair Bobier.