Mercedes Schneider reviews the new NPE report “Hijacked by Billionaires” and discusses her role in its early days.
She adds:
“For those wishing for more insight on following the money behind elections, I can offer another resource. Along with New York professor, researcher, and journalist, Andrea Gabor, Darcie Cimarusti and I will be participating in the following presentation at NPE’s 5th Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 20 – 21, 2018:
“Where Did All of This Money Come From?? Locating and Following the Dark Money Trail
“In this session, presenters will discuss the ways in which they use publicly available sites, including those of secretaries of state (campaign funding) and nonprofit tax form search engines, to discover individuals and organizations seeking to systematically spread ed reform privatization to cities and states across the nation. Audience members will be afforded opportunity to engage in Q&A with speakers and with each other. The intended audience includes individuals seeking practical information on how to discover exactly who is funding local/state elections, ballot initiatives, and pseudo-grassroots education groups.
“Come and learn how to expose the billionaires’ election purchasing.
“The more attention that is brought to this issue, the better.”
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The report is amazing. So much the better if you can attend this session.
Please, God, tell me you will have a recording of this presentation, slides, notes, ‘how-to’s’ and anything else you can come up with.
NOTHING in privatization reform is more important.
This applies to ALL attempts, be it Education, Prisons, Child Protective Services, the USPS, etc.
Please, please, please, please, please!
Come to NOE Indy 2018.
See Mercedes in person.
The NPE report is impressive in its depth and breadth. It gives the reader a guide to connecting dots of the various billionaires and groups trying to destroy public education. It follows the money very clearly in various states. It is a great tool for groups or individuals working to defend public schools and allows the reader to “know the enemy.”
I hope many members of the press attend.
Speaking of dark money, please watch this absolutely amazing film that covers Montana’s efforts to fight against dark money.
https://www.darkmoneyfilm.com/