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| On December 1, 2020, the first People's Party state organization was registered in ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maine Becomes First State To Officially Register The #PeoplesParty|url=https://peoplesparty.org/maine-first-state-register-peoples-party/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=The People's Party|language=en-US}}</ref> | On December 1, 2020, the first People's Party state organization was registered in ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maine Becomes First State To Officially Register The #PeoplesParty|url=https://peoplesparty.org/maine-first-state-register-peoples-party/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=The People's Party|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| ==Platform== | |||
| During the convention, a video showing the potential party platform was shown. It said "We believe in: | |||
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| *Rebuild and modernize our infrastructure | |||
| *A fair ] and thriving ] | |||
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| *Fair trade policies that benefit U.S. workers | |||
| *Universal ] and a job guarantee | |||
| *Abolish money in politics and restore democracy | |||
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| *Defend ] and end ] | |||
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| *Respect ] and human potential | |||
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| *Free ] and cancelling ] | |||
| *A swift ] | |||
| *Respect ] | |||
| *Protect the environment and defend ] | |||
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| *Housing for all | |||
| *] and ending ] | |||
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| *] equality | |||
| *Honor ] and treaties | |||
| *Create a peaceful global community that benefits from technology | |||
| *End ] and invest at home | |||
| *Expand ] | |||
| *Harness the promise and mitigate the peril of accelerating technology | |||
| *Taking care of veterans"<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6u5xPJaW2s?t=13723</ref> | |||
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| == References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 06:00, 30 December 2020
Progressive pressure group
| Movement for a People's Party | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | MPP |
| Leader | Nick Brana |
| Founded | November 9, 2017 (2017-11-09) |
| Preceded by | Draft Bernie for a People's Party |
| Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism Progressivism Left-wing populism Environmentalism Anti-imperialism |
| Political position | Center-left to left-wing |
| Website | |
| https://peoplesparty.org/ | |
The Movement for a People's Party (MPP) is an American pre-party political organization aimed at creating a new progressive and social-democratic political party in the United States, which would be known as the People's Party.
It was started by Nick Brana following the 2016 presidential election as "Draft Bernie for a People's Party." Bernie Sanders declined becoming the party's figurehead, instead again seeking the presidential nomination within the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
History
The organization was founded by Nick Brana, who previously worked with the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign as the National Political Outreach Coordinator. In 2017, Brana had formed the group out of the "Draft Bernie for a People's Party" which had failed to gain the support of Sanders.
In 2018, the Movement for a People's Party posted their mission statement to pressure the major parties into adopting a progressive agenda.
Convention
The organization held a virtual People's Convention on August 30, 2020. The convention was covered live and viewed by 400,000 people on various social media platforms.
Speakers at the convention included former 2020 presidential election candidate Marianne Williamson, Harvard University professor and philosopher Cornel West, Sanders 2020 co-chair Nina Turner, former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura, journalist Chris Hedges, and podcasters Jimmy Dore and Ryan Knight.
"An entirely new way of being is struggling to be born, and we need a political container for it—one that puts humanitarian values before amoral economic ones, and breaks free of a 20th-century political paradigm that no longer serves our democracy or even our survival on the planet. 'A new birth of freedom' is struggling to be born, emerging from the hearts and minds of millions of people no longer willing to go along with systems that devolve rather than evolve our life on earth."
— Marianne Williamson, before the convention
The ultimate goal of the convention was intended to be to vote on forming a new political party to represent the interests of the people. Supporters viewing the convention online overwhelmingly approved the measure with a 99% majority.
2020 presidential election and future activities
While many of the speakers at the convention expressed frustration and distaste for the candidates for the 2020 presidential election, the organization did not contest the 2020 election and instead plans to form a party in 2021, run in the midterms in 2022 and possibly run a presidential candidate in 2024.
MPP later organised an online rebuttal to the 2020 United States presidential debates hosted by Rose McGowan.
On December 1, 2020, the first People's Party state organization was registered in Maine.
Platform
During the convention, a video showing the potential party platform was shown. It said "We believe in:
- A 21st Century Economic Bill of Rights
- Strong unions and workplace democracy
- Rebuild and modernize our infrastructure
- A fair tax code and thriving small business
- Rein in Wall Street and create public banks
- Fair trade policies that benefit U.S. workers
- Universal basic income and a job guarantee
- Abolish money in politics and restore democracy
- Free, secure and transparent elections
- Ranked choice voting and proportional representation
- Defend civil liberties and end mass surveillance
- A wealth tax
- Respect human rights and human potential
- Medicare for all
- Free public college and cancelling student debt
- A swift pathway to citizenship
- Respect disability rights
- Protect the environment and defend biodiversity
- A green new deal
- Defend animal rights
- Sustainable agriculture
- Housing for all
- Restorative justice and ending mass incarceration
- Legalize marijuana
- Racial justice
- Equal rights for women
- LGBTQIA equality
- Honor indigenous rights and treaties
- Create a peaceful global community that benefits from technology
- End wars and invest at home
- Expand social security
- Harness the promise and mitigate the peril of accelerating technology
- Taking care of veterans"
References
- ^ Ehrle, Carol (November 9, 2017). "Draft Bernie Launches 'Movement for a People's Party' Amid Explosive DNC Rigging Revelations and Record Support for a Major New Party". Draft Bernie For a People's Party (Press release). Washington D.C. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- Movement for a People's Party. "Our Platform". Movement for a People's Party. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Roque, Lucas (October 13, 2020). "Over Politics? Hold Up, the People's Party Wants You". YR Media.
- Crosse, Jacob; Kishore, Joseph (September 7, 2020). "The Movement for a People's Party: No program, no principles, no future". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- Haltiwanger, John (September 27, 2017). "Americans are desperate for a third major political party in the Trump era". Newsweek.
- Walker, Patrick (April 20, 2018). "Political Dynamite: Poor People's Campaign and the Movement for a People's Party". CounterPunch. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
- ^ Otterbein, Holly. "Marianne Williamson is back — to talk about forming a third party". POLITICO.
- ^ Griffiths, Shawn (August 31, 2020). "More Than 400,000 Tune In to 'People's Convention'; Overwhelmingly Vote to Form New Party". Independent Voter News.
- David Weigel (September 8, 2020). "The Trailer: It's not 2016 for third-party candidates". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- Movement for a People's Party (October 21, 2020). "Rose McGowan to Headline Movement for a People's Party Debate Response". PRNewswire (Press release).
- "Maine Becomes First State To Officially Register The #PeoplesParty". The People's Party. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6u5xPJaW2s?t=13723