MoveOn.org is hosting a forum in Las Cruces this evening to talk about the “problem of corporations and lobbyists.”
According to a news release, residents will gather at the forum to discuss “how to make Washington work for regular New Mexicans, not the top 2 percent of corporate lobbyists and CEOs.”
The event will be held in the PSL Auditorium on the New Mexico State University Campus from 7-8:30 p.m.
“Our economy is in crisis, and people here in Las Cruces are struggling. Meanwhile big corporations and CEOs continue to spend hundreds of millions lobbying to advance their own interests at the expense of the public,” Chuck Tyler, a local MoveOn member, said in the news release. “We’re here today to talk about how we can make our democracy work for the 98 percent of us who don’t have high-paid lobbyists representing us in Washington.”
The forum is co-sponsored by Common Cause New Mexico, Operation Free, League of United Latin American Citizens, Health Securities for New Mexicans Campaign, and Indigenous Nations Community Action.