Local and Regional Groups Working to Promote Democracy
Last updated December 2, 2009
ReclaimDemocracy.org Chapters
California
Orange County
Kansas and Missouri
Kansas City Area
Interested in organizing a ReclaimDemocracy.org chapter? Please read our Chapter Affiliation Guidelines, and then contact us to discuss your ideas.
Allied Organizations
California
Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County (Eureka) educates citizens about the illegitimate seizure of our authority to govern ourselves.
Mendocino Coast Alliance for Democracy
Redwood Coast Alliance for Democracy (Point Arena/Gualala area). Contact: Jan Edwards
Montana
Montanans for Corporate Accountability is a new coalition involving The Policy Institute, ReclaimDemocracy.org, and other MT-based citizen groups. Due to vandalism issues, the wiki page we provided for MCA is currently disabled. Please contact us about opportunities to engage in Montana.
Ohio
Northeast Ohio American Friends Service Committee, based in Akron, has produced a booklet and video detailing Ohio's corporate history and organizes to revoke illegitimate corporate power.
Pennsylvania & Washington
The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund has passed landmark local initiatives like the Porter Township Ordinance and offers workshops nationwide.
Related Local and Regional Efforts
You may also want to see if there's a group fighting big box development or Independent Business Alliance in your area. Many of these groups are fighting for citizen empowerment against corporate usurpation of democratic authority. State-level Public Interest Research Groups and Common Cause chapters engage in many worthy electoral reform efforts.