JusticeVision
Democracy Univ. Vol 2: Korten/Grossman/Clarke/Zinn/Ivins Video
FROM: Justicevision TO: DTI (Democracy Teach-In) and Stop MAI (Multilateral Agreement on Investments) event organizers and others concerned about the growing influence of corporations upon the political process and our lives Welcome to Democracy University- Justicevision has put together a 6-hour videotape that contains four exceptional presentations on and related to Corporate Rule and the MAI. One is of a talk by Tony Clarke, Canadian labor-rights activist and author of a number of books on corporate rule, including "Silent Coup" and a new one entitled "MAI". His talk was given 10/30/97 at the 2nd annual Alliance for Democracy convention, and is 1 hr. 15 mins. with q&a. Also on the video is an A-V presentation on Corporate Global Dominance by Dr. David Korten, author of "When Corporations Rule the World" and "Getting to the 21st Century", given at the founding convention of the Alliance for Democracy, Nov. '96. It is 39 information-packed minutes long. Another included presentation is by Jane Anne Morris (author of the NIMBY Handbook), Michael Ferner, and Peter Kellman, all of POCLAD (Program On Corporations, Law, and Democracy) which is on the theme of "It's not what corporations do wrong, it's what they do." This presentation is also from the AfD founding convention and is 1 hr. 15 mins. The videotape also has a presentation by Richard Grossman (who launched the corporate charter revocation movement) and Ward Morehouse ("Maximum Wage" advocate and publisher of the "Too Much" newsletter), as well as the talks given by Howard Zinn and Molly Ivins at the founding convention of the Alliance for Democracy (about 30 minutes each), and 4 entertaining and informative songs by protest singer- guitarist Tom Neilson. We will be happy to send you all of this on one 6-hour videotape for unrestricted use, if you will send us a donation of $10 (or more) after you receive it. We also ask that you help us maintain our accessible price by doing a little word of mouth advertising for us, so that we can focus on making and sending out videos (traditional advertising would require us to at least double our price). Please post and pass this information to everyone that might be interested (see the Volunteer Incentive Plan in the Footnote below). You may order by phone or email. Please leave your name, address, a phone number for our records, and tell us which tape you are requesting. You can call this tape Democracy University Vol. 2, or simply DU#2, or just the MAI tape. Thank you very much for supporting this effort! Sincerely, Ralph Cole, organizer, Justicevision (213) 747-6345; Email [email protected] FOOTNOTE: This message would not have reached you had it not been for those that took the time to pass it on to you. I know they would appreciate your thanks and maybe a small donation (perhaps $1 to each to compensate them a little for their time and effort) if you care to show your appreciation in that manner, whether or not you choose to order the video tape. In case I am unable to fill your order promptly for some reason (like I get overwhelmed with orders or something), you should wait until your tape arrives. (Although I am always appreciative of donations, if my name is included it is merely as a place holder to start off the list, and should be considered as such.) REMINDER: your $10 pledged donation for the videotape itself is to be sent to Justicevision AFTER we send you the videotape in the mail (to avoid misunderstandings we prefer that you do not pay in advance). Thank you gifts to the following list are optional; they are separate from the pledge and can only be in addition to it, since they do not help to pay the cost of making the 6-hour Democracy University videotape and sending to you. The five volunteers (or organizations) last responsible for passing this information to you are: 1. Ralph Cole, Justicevision 1425 W.12th St. #262 Los Angeles, CA, USA 90015 (place holder only-see preceding paragraph) 2. Ralph Cole, Justicevision 1425 W.12th St. #262 Los Angeles, CA, USA 90015 (place holder only-see preceding paragraph) 3. Ralph Cole, Justicevision 1425 W.12th St. #262 Los Angeles, CA, USA 90015 (place holder only-see preceding paragraph) 4. Ralph Cole, Justicevision 1425 W.12th St. #262 Los Angeles, CA, USA 90015 (place holder only-see preceding paragraph) 5. Michael Stec 2131 Westmount Rd NW Calgary,Alberta Canada T2N 3N3 VOLUNTEER INCENTIVE PLAN: I devised this plan in the hope that it will enable me to focus on making tapes instead of on getting orders. My thinking is that the same thing that motivates people to donate for a tape they have already received will motivate many of them to send something to those that brought them the information, as well. To participate in the volunteer incentive plan, add your (or your organization's) name and address in space 5 and move everybody else up one (dropping the name at the top). Then fax, email, snail mail, post, or whatever, this entire message anywhere it is not inappropriate to do so. Please use discretion and be careful not to post or send it where it is going to bother or offend someone. Fresh and/or updated copies of the body of this letter will be emailed upon request (specify the DU#2 letter). If you do get a fresh copy from me, be sure to paste in the volunteer list you received (revising it to include you, of course). Suggestions for revisions would be appreciated and will be considered. You do not have to order the tape to participate in the volunteer incentive plan. Thank you very much for volunteering. I have no idea how this is going to work, or what to expect. I just hope Margaret Mead is not disappointed, wherever she is. I hope the incentive plan succeeds in providing our volunteers with a just and/or sustaining compensation for there contributed time and effort. Please share your experience with me from time to time. Thank you very much for joining in the effort to make Democracy University a success!Back to JusticeVision Main Page
