Friday, May 13, 2016

Aiming for the Manatee County Commission


Organizer, Jaime Canfield
Approximately 30 people attended the Manatee Unitarian Universalist Potluck in Bradenton to learn more about Manasota Move to Amend's efforts to build a movement strong enough to amend the Constitution to end corporate personhood and allow the government to regulate campaign spending. Arlene Sweeting gave an overview of the history of Move to Amend in Sarasota and Manatee counties.  Then Jaime Canfield gave a detailed explanation of plans to present a resolution to the Manatee County Commissioners. Many Occupy Bradenton members were in attendance. The Manatee Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is one of 14 local groups that have endorsed Move to Amend.  As Jaime says, "Only by building a coalition of like minded groups do we have a chance of success."