Sharon Delgado

Pastor, Author, Speaker, Activist

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Tag: corporate bill of rights

  • Awakening a Sleeping Giant

    Update, June 13:   Fast Track was defeated in the House of Representatives… for now.  We can do this if we are in the struggle for the long haul.  Success! My dear friends, If you ever plan to participate in decisions made by so-called “leaders” on your behalf, today is the day to do it. …

  • A Corporate Coup

    The World Trade Organization (WTO) is meeting this week in Bali, Indonesia, where anti-WTO demonstrators have taken over the streets.  On Tuesday, the first day of the talks, demonstrations were held around the world to mark the Global Day of Action Against Toxic Trade Agreements. A particular focus for protestors here in the United States…

  • Agenda 21 vs. the TPP

    A new wave of reaction to Agenda 21 threatens to confound the public and undermine efforts toward global cooperation on both environment and development.  Meanwhile, those who raise the alarm about Agenda 21, a non-binding agreement, are silent about negotiations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a binding agreement that would grant corporations new rights to…

  • Amend the Constitution to Limit Corporate Power

    Tonight is the first 2013 meeting of our local Nevada County Move to Amend coalition.  We are part of a national coalition that is working to pass a constitutional amendment that would abolish corporate personhood and make clear that money is not the same as free speech. Why get back to work on this issue? We’ve…

  • Global Agreement from Hell

    The Trans-Pacific Partnership:   A Global Agreement from Hell: In Seattle in 1999 and again in Cancun in 2003, I joined in nonviolent direct action to shut down the meetings of the World Trade Organization, one of the most powerful and anti-democratic global institutions this world has ever seen.  Public opposition has taken its toll…