See You in Cincinnati to Protest ALEC!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: ALEC Protest Press Team
Tel. (614) 259-8146
Email: contact@protestalec.org
Website: www.seeyouincincinnati.com

PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION AGAINST ALEC’S ANTI-SOCIAL POLICIES

Planned Teach-ins Offer Public Interest Alternatives

They meet in secret. They write our laws.  And they want us silent.

On April 29^th, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the organization responsible for the recent surge in anti-social legislation targeting working people, women, ethnic and racial minorities, and the LGBTQ community will be holding their spring strategy task force meeting at the Netherlands Plaza Hilton in downtown Cincinnati.

This organization has been a coordinating force behind the recent attempts to strip public workers of their human right to bargain collectively in Ohio and Wisconsin. In Indiana, the organization has provided model text for resolutions calling for an end to much federal environmental regulation. Throughout the Midwest, ALEC has promoted voter ID laws that will disproportionately impact student and lower income communities. In 2009, ALEC model legislation formed the basis for over 800 pieces of state legislation. Despite this high level of influence, ALEC has refused to publicly disclose its donors, elected members, the text of its model legislation, and where this has influenced state legislation.

The ALEC Protest Team will be coordinating a day of protest against ALEC’s anti-social policies on April 29^th.  At Noon, we will be holding a public demonstration at Fountain Square. (Corner of Vine & 5^th) A number of leaders active in the fight to protect the public interest in Ohio and beyond will be speaking at the event. This demonstration has been endorsed by Noam Chomsky and a number of others unable to attend.
The fight for the public interest begins in Cincinnati this spring.  Plans are currently being made to carry opposition to ALEC’s anti-social policies forward to their fall meeting in New Orleans.

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Media is advised to check in behind the main stage (on Vine St) prior to the start of the demonstration. More information, including time and location of teach-ins is available on our website, www.seeyouincincinnati.com. To schedule an interview, please call (614) 259-8146 or email contact@protestalec.org.