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DESCRIPTION:Occupy Forum presents:\n \nROOTSTRIKERS \n \n GETTING AT THE HEART OF THE 
 PROBLEM- \n \nFROM HOUSING TO GLOBAL WARMING, FROM INCOME INEQUITY TO A 
 DEMOCRACY OF AND FOR THE MULTINATIONAL CORPORATE ELITE, ALL ROADS LEAD TO 
 “ROME.”\n-Washington/wall Street- \n \nRootstrikers is a nonpartisan 
 organization of activists founded in 2011 by Lawrence Lessig following the 
 success of his book Republic: Lost.  We believe that we cannot make 
 progress on any issue until we address the root problem of our corrupt 
 system of campaign finance and special interest lobbying.  Corruption is 
 our issue.\n \nAaron Lifshin is an activist, manager and software 
 professional.  He has lived in the Soviet Union, the East Coast, the UK and 
 now makes his home in San Francisco.  Aaron has been a dedicated 
 Rootstriker since 2012.\n \n “Our government is corrupt. Not corrupt in 
 any criminal sense. But corrupt in a perfectly legal sense: special 
 interests bend the levers of power to benefit them at the expense of the 
 rest of us. Both parties are part of the problem. Both have become 
 dependent upon the campaign funding of the tiniest slice of the American 
 people — not to mention the funding of corporations and other 
 non-citizens. That dependency is this corruption.\n\nOnly the people can 
 force lasting change on this broken system. And that change begins with 
 understanding: The people must recognize that corruption is not just one 
 among many important problems. Corruption is the root problem, that makes 
 solving the others so difficult.\n\nAs Henry David Thoreau wrote — "There 
 are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at 
 the root." — so will we practice. Our aim is to recruit teachers — 
 citizens from every part of society who will work with us to spread the 
 recognition of the corrupting influence of money, and help us build the 
 movement to reform it.” \n \nInformation, discussion & community! Monday 
 Night Forum!!\nOccupy Forum continues Monday, March 11th from 6 - 9 
 pm\nGlobal Exchange 2017 Mission Street\n \n Time will be allotted for Q&A 
 and discussion. \nGlobal Exchange 2nd floor (#200 on keypad) near Mission 
 and 16th BART. Donations to Occupy Forum to cover our costs are encouraged; 
 no one turned away!\n \n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/08/18733313.php
SUMMARY:Occupy Forum Presents: Rootstrikers--- Getting At the Heart Of the Problem
LOCATION:Global Exchange 2017 Mission Street. BART on mission and 16th. MUNI 14 and 
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