Alliance for Democracy (United States) explained

Alliance for Democracy
Formation:1996
Founder:Ronnie Dugger
Founding Location:Hunt, TX
Headquarters:Hudson, MA
Location Country: USA

The Alliance for Democracy is a grassroots organization of United States citizens with the stated goal of "free[ing] all people from corporate domination of politics, economics, the environment, culture and information...establish[ing] true democracy; and...creat[ing] a just society with a sustainable, equitable economy."[1]

History

The organization's founding convention was held at Mo Ranch conference center, in Hunt, Texas, United States in 1996[2] by Ronnie Dugger, founding editor of the Texas Observer, whose article "A Call to Citizens: Will Real Populists Please Stand Up" was published in The Nation in August 1995.[3] He was assisted by Ohio lawyer Cliff Arnebeck. The Alliance's current campaigns focus on public banking, local food and self-governance, fighting the privatization of water and municipal water and sanitation systems, and working to pass local resolutions against the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The Alliance for Democracy's national office is located in Hudson, Massachusetts.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thealliancefordemocracy.org/about.html About Alliance for Democracy
  2. News: Texas Meeting Seeks A Rebirth of Populism. Verhovek. Sam Howe. 1996-11-25. The New York Times. 0362-4331.
  3. Dugger R. "A Call to Citizens: Will Real Populists Please Stand Up" at official website