{"id":157180,"date":"2021-05-10T13:33:30","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T13:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=196752"},"modified":"2021-05-10T13:33:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T13:33:30","slug":"new-report-exposing-corporate-donors-of-attacks-on-voting-rights-and-peaceful-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/05\/10\/new-report-exposing-corporate-donors-of-attacks-on-voting-rights-and-peaceful-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"New Report Exposing Corporate Donors of Attacks on Voting Rights and Peaceful Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON – Today, Greenpeace USA released a robust analysis of corporate attacks on democracy in the form of contributions to anti-protest bills and anti-voting rights bills. The report, Dollars vs. Democracy: Corporations and the Attack on Voting Rights and Peaceful Protest, has many key pieces of evidence, including:<\/p>\n
Folabi Olagbaju, Greenpeace USA Democracy Campaigns Director, said:<\/strong> \u201cWe hope this report sheds light on who is behind the attack on our democracy and right to protest, and that it will push corporations to take a stand for strong national standards for voting rights and election reform and quit supporting politicians who sponsor or vote for anti-voter and anti-protest legislation. It\u2019s time to ensure all of us have a say in key decisions that affect us all and our elections reflect the will of the people, not corporations. It is now more urgent than ever to build a just transition away from fossil fuels AND fight off attacks against protest and our freedom to vote, so that we can have a planet our communities can thrive on.\u201c<\/p>\n Jana Morgan, Declaration for American Democracy Director said:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cDespite the promising news of corporations speaking out against anti-voter laws in states like Georgia, Greenpeace\u2019s latest report demonstrates that there\u2019s more to be done to make the promise of democracy real for us all. It\u2019s time to end the dominance of big corporations and big money in our politics, and ensure that our politicians are held accountable to the will of all Americans, and not just the wealthy and powerful.<\/p>\n \u201cTo do so, corporations and our political leaders must support passing the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. These transformative bills will ensure that politicians govern in the best interest of the people, and ensure the freedom to vote for all Americans. Corporate platitudes are not enough \u2014 we must build a system that ensures our elected leaders listen to every American. Our time is now: democracy cannot wait.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
\u201cA healthy democracy is a precondition for a healthy environment. When everyone\u2019s vote counts and when everyone\u2019s constitutionally guaranteed right to peacefully protest is protected, our government becomes more accountable and capable of meeting the demand for racial justice and enacting solutions to the rapidly accelerating climate crisis.<\/p>\n