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To persuade Lawrence Lessig that there is ample support in his district and beyond for a successful run at the U.S. Congress, let’s get 1,000 people in this coming week to donate to support his campaign and/or volunteer to work on the campaign. Ideally, each one of us will do both.
The account we’ve set up at ActBlue to accept contributions works like this: if Lessig decides to run, then the money is turned over to his campaign in full. If he does not decide to run, the contributions are sent in full to Creative Commons. Obviously, it’s a win-win for free culture. Donate now!
Some of the offers that have come in, if Prof. Lessig were to run, have been to co-host fundraising events. So far, plans are in the works for:
- San Francisco & Silicon Valley, of course
- Washington, DC
- Boston & Cambridge, MA
- Chicago
- New York
- Austin
Let us know (<info@draftlessig.org>) if you would be willing to co-host in one of these places, or another place, and/or willing to pledge a contribution if he were to run. As many have noted in the chatter about this possibility, how he raises money would be crucial, especially given the corruption theme. But no doubt he’d have to raise a lot, in a hurry, to make the campaign fly-wheel spin.
