Your role in transforming democratic systems

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‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    OCTOBER 2024 Dear Friend, With the U.S. elections in just a handful of days, it's easy to feel like that is the only thing that matters. And while we're planning for the ways the results of the elections can impact people and communities, we're also staying focused on our strategic, long-term campaigns. Because we know that corporate campaigning is one of the most powerful tools we have to transform democratic systems in the U.S. and around the world. And Corporate Accountability has been waging successful corporate campaigns for nearly 50 years. Through corporate campaigning, we bring to light the multiple, hidden ways that corporations and the mega-wealthy few attempt to consolidate power and put a stranglehold on democracy. And we organize to stop them. Abusive corporations target Global South, Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color around the world. While it's tempting just to focus on what happens within the U.S. borders, we know that our work to hold corporations accountable is part of dismantling colonial and imperial forces that exploit and extract from communities around the world. Any lasting systems change must be global, and this work that we are engaged in together is exactly that. Here are just a few things you have been doing in the past month to challenge corporate power: Exposing the powerful truth behind the school-to-prison pipeline Many of the same corporations that once profited from slavery are now heavily involved in the US public education system. This has created a pipeline that funnels Black and Brown youth directly from schools into the prison system. The Black Collective has developed a documentary series to highlight these connections, starting with a video that explores the root causes of the school-to-prison pipeline. Watch and share the video, and donate so we can continue this research, advocacy, and re-grant to Black-led organizations that pioneered this work and continue to make strides. Demanding water justice across Africa Earlier in October, our longtime partner Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) convened the fourth annual Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatization with the Our Water, Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC). This year's week of action featured a region-wide press briefing that garnered media attention across the continent, a social media campaign that highlighted OWORAC's shared demands, and targeted in-country actions. And you were part of making it all happen because many of the activities were supported by Corporate Accountability's Movement Solidarity Fund. You can power this critical movement by donating today! Demanding an end to Citizen's United and dark money in our elections Corporate greed is out of control. Far too many corporate executives are profiting off the continued exploitation of people and the planet. And through their attempts to buy off lawmakers and influence policymaking processes. They're even going as far as interfering in our democracy. That's why we're joining a coalition of organizations that are demanding the US Congress to pass the Democracy For All Amendment. It's time we overturn unrestrained campaign spending and disrupt the flow of dark money that is corrupting American democracy. Add your name to this call today! Give now Corporate Accountability stops transnational corporations from devastating democracy, trampling human rights, and destroying our planet. We are building a world rooted in justice where corporations answer to people, not the other way around -- a world where every person has access to clean water, healthy food, a safe place to live, and the opportunity to reach their full human potential.  State Disclosures. Write to us at info@corporateaccountability.org or call us at +1-800-688-8797 (U.S.). Corporate Accountability 10 Milk St, Suite 610, Boston, MA 02108 Sent via ActionNetwork.org. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Corporate Accountability, please click here.