Seattle faith communities stand together for social and economic justice. January 21 marks the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which gave corporations the same free speech rights as individual citizens. This is considered an outrage by ordinary citizens who are unable to compete with corporations in buying air time for campaign ads. Occupy Seattle, in collaboration with Move to Amend, Common Cause, People for the American Way, and nine other organizations is staging a rally outside the US District Courthouse at 700 Stewart Street at 11:00 on January 20 to protest this corruption of our democracy by corporate money and influence. There will also be a rally at Westlake Park on January 21, followed by a march to the Federal Building at 915 Second Ave. As people of faith, we are called upon to actively oppose laws that are unjust. Let us stand together with all our brothers and sisters in faith. Contact Lauren Cannon (lcannon@plymouthchurchseattle.org) or Jonathan Tong (tongjm@comcast.net or 425/489-0354) or for more details.
"Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people". (Isaiah 10:1-2)
—Adele Reynolds, Social Justice Action Group
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