Attend or Host an Organizing Party on December 15

Build the Movement to Reclaim Democracy from Corporate Influence


Public Citizen is teaming up with our friends at Common Cause, Free Speech for People, Move to Amend and People For the American Way to host house parties all over the country.

Help lead the movement for a constitutional amendment to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court’s disastrous ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which allows a flood of corporate money to inundate our electoral process.

These organizing parties will be a chance for you and others to plan for public events around January 21, 2012 — the two-year anniversary of the Citizens United ruling.

To RSVP to a party near you, use the map below. Follow this link enlarge the map and view a listing organized by state.


Enlarge map and view listings by state.

Please make sure you RSVP, as some parties have limited space. If you do not see a party near you, please sign up below to host one yourself. You can host one at your home, at a café, in a library, or any community center.

Host a House Party: Sign Up Below

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