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<p><span style="font-size:x-large"><font color="#800000" face="Arial"><b>Want democracy? Come to Minneapolis this August!</b></font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:medium"><font face="Arial"><img src="http://org2.salsalabs.com/o/5228/images/2017demconsmall.png" alt="" align="right" hspace="10" height="257" width="260" vspace="4">If July 4th left you hankering after some real democracy, come make the connections, hear the ideas, and share the skills that will invigorate your movement-building at the </font></span><font face="Arial"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Y0oaeX4IP7C0ax5i9o2AnGHxagHPcMfC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium">Democracy Convention III</span></a><span style="font-size:medium">, August 2 – 6, at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis. <br>
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The Alliance for Democracy will be there, organizing the Earth Rights and Global Democracy Conference linking global work to defend Mother Earth and the rights of communities and ecosystems to thrive and survive to the issues important to us in the US, such as: fair trade, water, food and agriculture, climate.<br>
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Read the Earth Rights and Global Democracy statement </span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=0jecD8XO%2FJTPupuDJLr1l2HxagHPcMfC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium">here</span></a><span style="font-size:medium">. AfD’s Co-chair, Nancy Price is organizing a series of panels. Here’s a partial list of Convention </span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VXxslaUdiXxWp6zBNGYcaWHxagHPcMfC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium">presenters</span></a><span style="font-size:medium">; the full program will be posted soon. <br>
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Here’s just a taste of the Earth Rights & Global Democracy panels: the Renegotiating NAFTA panel will add a gender and racial justice analysis; and panels on the false solutions to global warming of cap and trade and carbon tax, stopping GE Eucalyptus forests slated for our southeastern states responsible for the terrible fires in Chile and Portugal, on bottled water, frac-sand mining and more. <br>
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Ronnie Cummins, International Director of the Organic Consumers Association, will speak on “Connecting the Dots: Bringing the Food, Climate, Natural Health and Democracy Movements Together in a Powerful Force for Revolution.” The great line-up of Convention Plenary speakers will be posted soon. <br>
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Earth Rights and Global Democracy is one of eight distinct, yet interrelated conferences at this third Democracy Convention. You can also connect with </span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=WAF1GKBEuOchMRqFhtE1b2HxagHPcMfC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium">Representative Democracy</span></a><span style="font-size:medium">, </span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QUProALV1BWuZJKjQACWq2HxagHPcMfC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium">Racial Justice for Democracy</span></a><span style="font-size:medium">, </span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ubc9CseOGho%2FtzjNWYHS8mHxagHPcMfC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium">Peace and Democracy</span></a><span style="font-size:medium">, </span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=0IqHHZfcZNvhZBAXCAyhvVak%2FCGkjY%2Fh" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium">Media Democracy</span></a><span style="font-size:medium">, </span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=egqvAnCbOwo73eijj08NWGHxagHPcMfC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium">Education United for Democracy</span></a><span style="font-size:medium">, </span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=4FcHbZM93Cf9nXIbwDd0WGHxagHPcMfC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium">Democracy and the Constitution</span></a><span style="font-size:medium">, and Community and </span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VWVKvZ93H21nzVIGQ2AtSmHxagHPcMfC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium">Economic Democracy</span></a><span style="font-size:medium">. In addition, two tracks, on </span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VWVKvZ93H21M8H8gb0CFg2HxagHPcMfC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium">Overcoming Oppression, Building an Inclusive Movement</span></a><span style="font-size:medium">, and </span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tmXDRmw0Y4uo8xiHCySyy1ak%2FCGkjY%2Fh" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium">Skills and Arts</span></a><span style="font-size:medium"> provide a toolkit for activists seeking to broaden their allies and impact. <br>
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<p><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:medium">Register Now: The </span><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pV6pOPJsRsvsiPHjV7Qu%2BWHxagHPcMfC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:medium">Democracy Convention website</span></a><span style="font-size:medium"> has all the information you need on registration, lodging and meals (including affordable options on campus), and getting to and from Minneapolis. You can also donate or sponsor the convention. <br>
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As conference organizers at the 2013 and 2015 conventions, we are excited to be working again with so many sharp and committed people. Previous conventions were a tremendous coming-together of activists across the issues and the miles. <br>
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We look forward to seeing you again – this time in Minneapolis, August 2 – 6. Look for our table! <br>
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Nancy Price, Co-chair and Barbara Clancy, National Campaigns Coordinator</span><br>
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