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Ultimate Civics
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Ultimate Civics is one of the projects sponsored by Earth Island Institute.

The goal is to build an alliance of groups who want to pass a constitutional amendment in the United States, which would give priority to human rights above corporate rights.

The United States was founded on the principal of “We, the People.” A government of, for and by the people was created with multiple checks and balances. Now, over 200 years later, through a series of court cases, corporations have gained the status of personhood, something the framers/founders may never have intended. The Ultimate Civics Project is an attempt to bring a diverse group of citizens together to rally for people’s rights over corporate rights worldwide. Limiting corporate free speech (which includes money, donations and lobbying) is necessary for individual persons to afford equal freedom of expression/speech.

History

Earth Island Institute was founded by David Brower in 1982 to encourage people to be bold and do good environmental work.

Ultimate Civics' Founding Members

Riki Ott

Gershon Cohon

Lisa Marie Jacobs

Other members:

There are almost 7,000 members following the project on Facebook: One Million Strong for the Separation of Corporation and State

Related Pages

corporate personhood debate

POCLAD

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

External Links

Official Site

Lessons of the Exxon Valdez

[http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2009/09/05/corporate_free_speech_since_when/ Boston Globe Article, "Corporate free speech? Since when?" By Jim Sleeper]