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The People’s Congress is an invitation to form a broad based coalition of  organizations and individuals committed to meaningful and immediate reform of our Congress, our Elections, our  Media and Policy-making Agencies.   Participating groups understand that the essential obstruction to a more just society is the undue influence of corporate power on Congress. Because this power asserts itself on our elected officials, our elections, our media, our environment, our schools, our financial institutions, and because it ultimately threatens our biosphere, we have no choice but to challenge this power directly. The People’s Congress is a concise, focused and simply structured vehicle organized solely to address the obvious institutionalized practices that enable a very broken Congress to appear normal. Together we seek to re-balance our democratic institutions.

Participating organizations will determine how Members of the People’s Congress will be selected and will nominate as many as 1,535 Members to be seated in the People’s Congress on the Mall. Members will vote on legislation reflecting the concerns of the Agenda and send the legislation on the same day to the national legislature for consideration.  It is the goal of the People’s Congress to pass this legally binding legislation in order to reclaim our democracy and to restore the common good.

The People’s Congress will be held for 5 consecutive days, of which 3 days will be dedicated to the passage of specific reforms. Throughout those 3 days, legislation will be marched to the Capitol Building by the People’s Ambassadors, who will also be selected by participating organizations. Each Ambassador will lead a Parade to accompany him or her on the route to the Capitol Building. The Ambassador Parades will feature both Donkeys and Elephants and will portray a theme representing the legislation being delivered to Congress. People on stilts, floats, balloons, music, flags and lots of costumes and color will make this an irresistible media event. The People’s Congress and Ambassador’s Parades are the central focus of this call to action. It is through the specific legislation, spectacle and tenor of this event that we acquire both meaning, power, and results.

“A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”
Margaret Mead