Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

Issue Committees Building the Beloved Community Dr. Martin Luther King's Beloved Community Statement Invitation Past Activities Resources/Readings Contact Corporations Vs. Democracy Invitation CCP Update Study Groups Browse and download the 10 session study packet Corporate Personhood Organizing Packet Actions/Alerts/Events Headlines/Statements Past Activities Headlines/Statements Past Activities Resources/Readings Links Committee Contacts Civil Liberties Disarm Action Alerts Abolition Eye on Congress MilCORP ConneXion Headlines/Statements Past Activities Resources/Readings Contacts Haiti LGBT Women and Cuba Advancing Human Rights/CEDAW Health as a Human Right US Shadow reporting SCR 1325 in the US	Challenging Corporate Power, Asserting the People's Rights
		Abolish Corporate Personhood Organizing Packet This organizing packet is designed to help you join with others to Abolish Corporate Personhood. This is an opportune time to build coalitions and public support in communities all over the country around the notion that only human beings should govern. Corporations have no “business” impersonating us! The 2003-2005 goals of this effort are to: insert the issue of corporate personhood into the 2004 election campaigns; pass town/city resolutions abolishing corporate personhood in 50 communities; change the ACLU position on corporate free speech. The leadership team of WILPF’s campaign to Challenge Corporate Power, Assert the People’s Rights will serve as a clearinghouse for activities and a resource for further actions. Check our actions and alerts for the latest developments around the country. Tackle corporate personhood with gusto and let us know what’s happening! In creating our ten-session study group packet, as well as this packet, we want to acknowledge the valuable information and analysis provided by the Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy (POCLAD). In solidarity, Campaign Leadership Team Abolish Corporate Personhood Flyer Abolish Corporate Personhood flyer (PDF, 1.4Mb, 2 pages) Organizing packet for WILPF's Campaign to Abolish Corporate Personhood Complete Organizing Packet (PDF, 716Kb, 36 pages) Cover Page Cover Letter "Abolish Corporate Personhood," a presentation Timeline of Personhood Rights and Powers with explantory notes Declaration to Abolish Corporate Personhood Personhood Song Quo Warranto Song (available in hardcopy packets) Democratic Arts: What it Takes to Do Democracy What Could Change If Corporate Personhood Were Abolished "Racism and Global Corporatization," an article from Peace & Freedom (WILPF's quarterly publication), Fall 2001 “Corporate Personhood and the ‘Right’ to Harm the Environment,” an article from Peace & Freedom, Spring 2002 "As the Country Turns," a short drama “Interview with a Corporate Person,” a short skit Matt Wuerker cartoon "Corpenstein" (GIF, 149Kb) Ten Ways to Get Involved Tips on Passing a Resolution Sample Resolutions Point Arena City Council National Lawyers Guild American Academy of Family Physicians Santa Clara Blues Booklet Santa Clara Blues* (PDF, 138Kb) Note: Our Santa Clara Blues* booklet was printed on 8.5" x 11" paper and then folded in half. This PDF file does not print that way; it prints each 8.5" x 5.5" booklet page on one sheet of paper. For distribution purposes, we recommend that you obtain multiple copies of the printed booklets from the WILPF office; the price is $2 each. Flier for Unequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance and the Theft of Human Rights, by Thom Hartmann back to top