Powerpoint presentation developed by Dave Lewit for Democracy and Relocalization segment of Mass Coalition for Healthy Communities conference on relocalization, October 18, 2009, Boston, Massachusetts
Powerpoint presentation developed by Dave Lewit for Democracy and Relocalization segment of Mass Coalition for Healthy Communities conference on relocalization, October 18, 2009, Boston, Massachusetts
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Powerpoint presentation developed by Dave Lewit for Democracy and Relocalization segment of Mass Coalition for Healthy Communities conference on relocalization, October 18, 2009, Boston, Massachusetts
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Presented at Mass Coalition for Healthy Communities conference on Relocalization, October 18, 2009 Boston Tea Party • Bold action for democracy. • Defying distant corporate and government rule. • Regional systems are already working Corporate Personhood • Nowhere in the Constitution are corporations given any rights. Towns say no to corporate privilege • Voters pass laws asserting local authority over corporations. • Instant runoff voting (IRV) enables folks to vote their mind; encourages new parties. Participatory Budgeting (PB) • A tradition in New England town meetings. • Now in big cities with big revenues. Education and Media • Today they domesticate. Tomorrow they could liberate. • They could wither discrimination and corporate power Justice • Try restorative justice, not retribution. • Don’t let lawyers eliminate sophisticated jurors Globalization’s Local Impacts • Citizen trade commissions are up and running. Subsidiarity • Empowerment through local decisions. • Not top-down patronizing and fostered helplessness. Regional Integration • United Communities. • Reform of Home Rule law a first step.