<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Please post!</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">What led up to the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, and how will unfettered corporate funding of political campaigns affect elections and our democracy? What actions have been proposed in response to this decision? What can individuals do? Find out at "Democracy in the Balance: Corporate Power in Politics," a free public forum on Friday, March 19, 2010, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Trinitarian-Congregational Church, 54 Walden St., Concord, MA. </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">The forum will feature three experts on the issues raised by Citizens United: Mary Zepernick, a researcher for the Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy and a board member of the Women’s International League of Peace & Freedom, both of which filed an amicus curiae brief in Citizens United; Jeffrey Clements, the Concord lawyer who was counsel of record for that amicus brief; and John Bonifaz, constitutional lawyer, founder of the National Voting Rights Institute and legal director of Voter Action in Western Massachusetts. </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; ">This free forum is open to all, and will feature time for discussion of possible local actions in response to this ruling. It is co-sponsored by the Alliance for Democracy, North Bridge chapter; Carlisle Climate Action; ConcordCAN (Concord Climate Action Network); and the League of Women Voters of Concord- Carlisle. For more information, visit www.lwvcc.com, or email <a href="mailto:DemocracyForum@lwvcc.com">DemocracyForum@lwvcc.com</a>.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Thanks,</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Barbara Clancy</font></div></div></body></html>