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The goal of American Promise is to win the 28th Amendment to The Constitution to restore American democracy in which we citizens - not money, not corporations, not special interests - govern ourselves. Local chapter: North Bridge American Promise

Our Revolution will reclaim democracy for the working people of our country by harnessing the transformative energy of the “political revolution.” Through supporting a new generation of progressive leaders, empowering millions to fight for progressive change and elevating the political consciousness, Our Revolution will transform American politics to make our political and economic systems once again responsive to the needs of working families. Local Chapter: Our Revolution Concord Area (ORCA) - Contact Joanne Arnaud (Arnaud-jaarnaud@gmail.com) for more info.

Wolf PAC is an American non-partisan political action committee formed in 2011 with the goal of "ending corporate personhood and publicly financing all elections in our country", to include the restriction of large monetary donations to political candidates, parties, and groups. It began with an announcement at an Occupy Wall Street rally in New York City by The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur. Its strategy is to add a 28th amendment to the Constitution, thereby overturning multiple Supreme Court cases including Citizens United v. FEC and Buckley v. Valeo, which cumulatively have made it impossible to achieve Wolf PAC's campaign finance goals through simple legislation. Wolf PAC believes that Congress is too corrupt to pass such an amendment itself, and therefore advocates a convention of the States, which is a procedure outlined in Article V of the Constitution. As of September 2016, five states have passed resolutions calling for such a convention, though not all states have used identical language in their convention call. To volunteer or get futher information about the Massachusetts chapter, visit http://www.wolf-pac.com/massachusetts.

Common Cause is a non-partisan, non-profit public interest organization that joins individuals from across the nation in an effort to promote government accountability and democratic reforms. The Massachusetts state chapter has 10,000 members and is currently involved in redistricting reform, campaign finance reform, ethics reform, and citizen engagement efforts.

To combat Big Money in politics and dismantle our rigged political system by electing campaign finance reform champions and passing state ballot measures. These champions will work toward overturning Citizens United, ending unlimited money in politics, and ending dark money. We’ll work towards the mission by: (1) Electing pro-reform candidates, (2) Raising the issue of money in politics as a national priority and (3) Using grassroots membership to demonstrate political power on the issue of money in politics.

Our framers promised us a representative democracy. Our politicians have given us anything but. From the corrupting influence of money in politics, to the gerrymandering of congressional districts, to the games played to suppress the vote, to the absurd way that states allocate electoral college votes, our government has destroyed the core promise of a Republic – that citizens would be equal and represented equally. Equal Citizens — a nonprofit organization founded by Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig — is dedicated to reforms that will achieve citizen equality. We will launch a series of campaigns, both legal and political, that will end the corruption of our representative democracy by restoring the core promise of citizen equality in our Constitution.