PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Move to Amend group will host a community forum on “Creating Democracy and Challenging Corporate Rule” 6-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24,  at the SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St.

The guest speaker will be David Cobb of the Move to Amend campaign. The recent U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. FEC opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate spending on elections. Cobb, an attorney and organizer for the Move to Amend coalition, will help local residents understand the history behind the recent decision and how they can work to abolish “Corporate Personhood” and reestablish a government of, by, and for the people.

“Corporate Personhood” commonly refers to court-created precedent that gives corporations constitutional rights intended solely for human beings. “Corporate personhood is not an inconsequential legal technicality. The Supreme Court ruled that a corporation was a ‘legal person’ with 14th Amendment protections before they granted full personhood to African-Americans, immigrants, natives, or women”, states David Cobb, a spokesperson for Move to Amend and an attorney helping to lead the coalition.

The forum will focus on how Maine can join the national movement against Corporate Personhood. Cobb will provide information about the issue and facilitate a discussion about local action in Maine and in communities across the United States to win the amendment campaign through grassroots mobilization.

Over 229,155 people have signed an online petition supporting a constitutional amendment at www.MoveToAmend.org.

The local forum will take place on September 24, 2012 from 6:00-8:00 PM. For more information call (707)269-0984 or visit www.MoveToAmend.org.