Corporations are Persons? Get Real! How Real People are Reclaiming Democracy After Citizens UnitedIn Citizens United v. F.E.C, last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision that opened the floodgates for corporate money in electoral politics, the justices found that corporations are persons with the First Amendment right to freedom of speech, including a wide range of rights to contribute financially to political campaigns.

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, the activist co-founders of Ben & Jerry's Homemade, are bringing their business perspective to oppose the decision. Other panelists include Jennifer Taub, an associate professor at Vermont Law School, and David Cobb, an attorney and spokesperson for Move To Amend, a national organization dedicated to undoing corporate personhood through a constitutional amendment. Vermont Law School Professor Cheryl Hanna will moderate the forum.

The forum is free and open to the public. Ben and Jerry are bringing their signature treat for refreshments.

The forum is co-sponsored by Clean Yield Asset Management, a 25-year-old firm serving social investors with offices in Norwich and Greensboro, and the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG), the 25,000-member citizens' advocacy organization based in Montpelier.

 

]]>Christ Episcopal Church, 64 State St., MontpelierRick Hausman, Clean Yield Asset Management, (802) 526-7178, or Paul Burns, VPIRG, (802) 223-842120111129T17:00:0019700102T00:00:00