Local democracy in action for a greener, more peaceful world

The Power of Cities: Home Rule and Public Power

Presenter(s): 
Dave Poklinkoski
Glenn Reynolds
Michael Shuman
Date & Time: 
November 7, 2009 - 9:30am
Location: 
Vilas Room, Inn on the Park

This workshop asks several questions. First, what are the limits of what cities and other local governments can actually do to protect, in the words of the Declaration, “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness,” or in the words of the Preamble, “promote the general welfare”? Can local governments set up publicly owned and operated renewable energy utilities? Can they protect their citizens against pollution from dirty coal and factory farms? And second, what should be done to remove those limits? Find out here.

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CONVENERS

Convened by Liberty Tree, Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, Western States Legal Foundation, Global Action to Prevent War, and Mayors for Peace in cooperation with Cities for Progress, Nukewatch, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Wisconsin Carbon Free/Nuclear Free, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice.

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BACKGROUND

Cities are assuming an active role in nuclear abolition and climate protection initiatives. Over 900 mayors have signed the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, pledging to work to implement the Kyoto Protocol in their own communities.

Future Cities 2009 follows on a similar, smaller conference hosted by Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie last October. For the details on that event, click here.