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Don't Get Stopped at the Polls on Election Day
What does it take to vote in this critical election? Did you know that Arizona is the only U.S. state to require proof of citizenship in order to register to vote? Or that Florida and Michigan require photo IDs at the polling machines? New American Meadia is here to help sort out these rules and conditions in many battleground states.
New America Media, the country’s first and largest collaboration of ethnic news outlets, presents a series of print and radio public service announcements to inform ethnic media audiences with what they need to cast a vote on Election Day. NAM is partnering with voter-engagement groups to execute a succinct, attention-getting public guide to voting. This initiative is founded on the belief that no voting information should be taken for granted as common knowledge in an election year—especially when threats to American election integrity are widespread, and when election laws vary dramatically on a state-by-state basis.
Focusing on nine states—Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—New America Media will create multi-lingual pre-produced public service announcements that tell readers “What to Bring to The Polls on Election Day.”
For more information on how to run one of these PSA's, or to learn more about “What to Bring to The Polls on Election Day," contact Dan Rader or Laura Goode at New America Media:
Dan Rader: drader@newamericamedia.org
Laura Goode: lgoode@newamericamedia.org
New America Media: 415-503-4170
Laura Goode: lgoode@newamericamedia.org
New America Media: 415-503-4170
Voter Caging in Michigan
Two weeks ago, the Michigan Messenger ran a story about the GOP’s plans to use a list of foreclosed homes to stop people from voting. Now the Michigan Republican Party is threatening to sue the Messenger for Libel. The Messenger is holding their ground, but unfortunately this is just one of many stories of voter disenfranchisement appearing as the 2008 election nears.
From voter caging and disenfranchisement, to youth organizing, voter registration, suppression and unreliable electronic voting machines, preserving the integrity of the vote is of critical concern this election season.
This is why Live From Main Street Columbus will devote an entire week to revealing and discussing these issues, and help prevent 2004 from happening again.
Live From Main Street Columbus: Will Your Vote Count? will be a week-long virtual town hall series, hosted by radio personality Laura Flanders, that kicks-off on September 29. Each day, Live From Main Street's virtual town hall will broadcast Ohio-based news on election protection issues to a national audience via television segments, articles, blogs, live chats, radio pieces, short investigative documentaries, panel discussions, one-on-one interviews and a statewide conference call with local leaders.
Flashing back to LFMS Minneapolis
In light of this week's violations of civil liberties and the unlawful arrests of journalists at the RNC, we thought it would be a good time to revisit this clip from LFMS Minneapolis. It features Bruce Nestor of the National Lawyers Guild, who has been all over the media in the follow up to last weekend's raids.
YouTube clips are in!
Clip #1: Laura Flanders opens Live From Main Street and discussion of change with panelists Van Jones and David Barsamian.
Clip #2: The Kind of Change We Need: David Barsamian, Faye Wattleton and Jim Hightower.
Clip #3: Live From Main Street Laughing in the Aisles: Lee Camp of Laughing Liberally.
CHANGE WE ALL BELIEVE IN
LIVE FROM MAIN STREET TOWN HALL DRAWS STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD IN CONVENTION KICK-OFF EVENT
By Adam Doster
Live Feed Starting at 6 p.m. EST/5 CST/4 MT/3 PT
Click the play button below to view the live feed! Live From Main Street Denver begins at 6 EST/5 CST/4 MT/3 PT.
Can't Make it to Denver? Watch Live, Streaming Video Tomorrow
The Live From Main Street team is on the ground in Denver and counting down until tomorrow! We've toured the Big Tent and are all busily finalizing our plans for a smash-up town hall. If you aren't going to be at the DNC, you can watch tomorrow's event live and streaming at the following sites:
You can also watch the feed here, on LiveFromMainStreet.org. And please feel free to make use of our Twitter feed and Facebook status updates to keep in the know and give us your feedback.
Challenges of Change Week
As part of our lead-up to the DNC and Sunday's Live From Main Street in Denver, The Media Consortium has produced a special report on the ideas behind the new green economy--and the challenges facing the movement and its leaders as it moves forward. Click here for the full text.
Join us on stage in Denver!
We're upping the ante for Denver and offering LFMS audience members a chance to be on stage and on camera to ask our panelists and host Laura Flanders their questions about change.
Do you want to know more about the opportunities of a green economy? Maybe you have a criticism of the "change" fever that is sweeping the party. Now is the time to make your voice heard!
If you've RSVPed for Sunday's event and have something you want to say, please email erin@themediaconsortium.com or erin.consortium@gmail.com your name, phone number and question for the show. The Live From Main Street team will then select questions that best represent the audience and feature those individuals on stage as a part of the program.
If you haven't RSVPed, please do so now and be a part of a live, televised event! The deadline to submit questions is 8:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22.
