[with our current federal structure in the US, this is very good advice, and it only takes a very few people to cause major change - I voted on about 40 shareholder resolutions this last month, a very good sign, and change is happening - Will] ----- forwarded message ----- Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 20:21:59 +0200 From: info <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Corporate Campaigners Conference ----- forwarded message ----- Subject: Corporate Campaigners Conference Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 11:33:31 -0400 From: "Lisa Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello! Want to do something about corporate encroachment on democracy, and the unfair or abusive treatment of employees, communities and the environment, often while they promote themselves as generous, caring, environmentally-friendly and good corporate citizens? Want to get together with and learn from experts and other activists successful in changing corporate behavior? >From May 27 through May 30, 2001, activists and organizations from all over the US come together in Dallas, Texas, to do just that at the "Empowering Democracy: Challenging Corporate Power and Demanding Accountability" Conference and Day of Action. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 16TH! APPLY RIGHT AWAY. As corporate influence over the political process increases, it's becoming harder to achieve traditional solutions for mending environmental, social and other problems through legislative action. Campaigns to restrict the growing power of corporations or to reform or make them accountable to the public for their actions, called "corporate accountability campaigns", or simply "corporate campaigns", are proving successful. Under pressure from such campaigns, Home Depot stopped carrying rainforest lumber, Ford and General Motors withdrew from the Global Climate Coalition, companies divested from South Africa, and Nike and others are making strides towards eliminating the use of sweatshops. Whether you are fighting a local corporate bully or a giant transnational corporation, you can learn effective skills, tactics and strategies needed to convince or require corporations to include social, environmental and labor concerns as part of their "bottom line." We can be much more effective and powerful if we join together in planning campaigns. You can do all that at our conference. We urge you to visit our new web site at www.empoweringdemocracy.org <http://www.empoweringdemocracy.org> and read more about the "Empowering Democracy: Challenging Corporate Power and Demanding Accountability" Conference and Day of Action. It is updated regularly and has a downloadable preliminary agenda and application. We encourage you to fill in and submit applications as soon as possible, because space is limited and applications must be postmarked by April 16th. If you are interested in attending, but your organization's funding is so limited it wouldn't allow attendance, we will do all we can to arrange financial assistance. Please forward this message to others you think would be interested in the Conference. Together we can win! Thanks, Molly Rooke, Conference Organizer Empowering Democracy: Challenging Corporate Power and Demanding Accountability This conference has been organized by the Corporate Campaign Working Group, which includes Campaign ExxonMobil, Co-op America, Friends of the Earth, Global Exchange, Greenpeace, Infact, Rainforest Action Network, STARC, Corporate Watch, US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) and others. 6139 Stichter Avenue Dallas, TX 75230-5000 (214) 369-6667, Home/ Work phone (214) 762-3163 Cellular/Voice Mail (214) 369-6668 Fax (call first) [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.empoweringdemocracy.org
