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Who Decides What Happens In Your Community, And How Did It Get That Way?
Wonderingwhy corporations have more power than those of you livinginyourcommunity? Wonderingwhy Harrisburg licenses and permits corporations to harmyourcommunity? Wonderingwhy Harrisburg routinely prevents you from making decisionsthatareinthebestinterestsofyourcommunity?
WorkshopDetails
SponsoredbyShaleJustice:ACoalitionofOrganizationsUnitedfortheEnvironment,thePennsylvania CommunityRightsWorkshoptakesanin-depthlookathowPennsylvania'spoliticalandlegalstructureshave beensetuptoprotecttheinterestsofaneliteminority,attheexpenseofthemajorityofPennsylvanians.We'll lookathowPennsylvania'sconstitutionhascontinuallyevolvedsincetheAmericanRevolutiontoprotect wealthandprivilegeovercommunityself-government;we'lllookathowcorporationsinPennsylvaniahave receivedmorerightsandprotectionsthanthoseofyoulivinginyourcommunity;andwe'lllookathow Pennsylvanianshavepushedbackagainsttheseoppressivestructurestoreclaimdemocracyintheir communities. Finally,we'llconsiderwhatitwouldtaketocreateaPennsylvaniaconstitutionthatprotectstherightsofpeople, communities,andnaturebysecuringourinalienablerighttolocalself-government,freefromcorporateand stateinterference.
WorkshopInstructors
BenPrice,ProjectsDirector,CommunityEnvironmentalLegalDefenseFund ChadNicholson,PennsylvaniaCommunityOrganizer,CommunityEnvironmentalLegalDefenseFund