There is growing public awareness and concern about the corrosive effects of corporate money on American politics and democracy.

Virginia is one of the few states in America that allows powerful corporations and other wealthy donors to make unrestricted campaign contributions to candidates for the General Assembly. It is past time to declare that the Commonwealth of Virginia is no longer for sale to the highest bidder. Every member of the General Assembly will be up for election in 2019, and the flood of corporate money has already begun flowing into campaign accounts.

Please save the date, November 28, 2018. The Forum will include progressive state legislators, candidates, and advocates discussing measures to address the issue and listen to your views and concerns.

Speakers

• Josh Stanfield, Executive Director, Activate Virginia;
• Yasmine Taeb, Virginia Member of the Democratic National Committee and candidate for the Democratic nomination for Virginia Senate District 35;
• Virginia State Delegates Mark Keam, Marcus Simon, and Lee Carter;
• Virginia State Senator Chap Peterson;
• Andrea Miller, Executive Director, People Demanding Action (PDAction);
• Stephen Spitz, Virginia State Coordinator, Progressive Democrats of America and Co-Chair, End Corporate Rule Issue Organizing Team, PDAction ;
• Boyd Walker, Chair, Our Revolution Alexandria;
• Kenny Boddye, Criminal Justice Chair, Prince William County NAACP;
• Janine Gaspari, Transparent GMU Student Leader;
• Laurie Dodd, Our Revolution Northern Virginia Steering Committee member;
• Rio Tazwell, Government by the People Campaign Manager, People for the American Way;
• John Boyer, American Promise Association- Virginia;
• Jeff Thomas, author of Virginia Politics and Government in a New Century: The Price of Power

Sponsors
The Forum is sponsored by People Demanding Action, the End Corporate Rule Issue Organizing Team of People Demanding Action, Progressive Democrats of America-Virginia, Our Revolution Northern Virginia, Our Revolution Alexandria, Our Revolution Arlington and Loudoun Progressives, among others.