Fighting for Election Justice and Integrity; Saturday, May 7th

[liberalnurse]

I thought I'd share this so folks from other areas outside Ohio may be informed. This Teach-In is a gift for Democrats who want to learn how reform the election process and become savvy.


Already know you’re attending? Take the following link to register: http://freepress.org/e_conf_reg.php
Map: http://tinyurl.com/csvre

This Teach-In will help you learn more about what went wrong and give you a chance to help make things right in the future. More background material here: http://freepress.org/e_conf.php

This event is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted to help cover expenses. The keynote address will be delivered by Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones. Cleveland Congresswoman Tubbs Jones contested the Ohio vote in Congress January 6th and has introduced federal legislation to address election integrity.

Other presenters include:

Gregory Moore, Executive Director, NAACP National Voter Fund
Bob Fitrakis, Free Press editor and election contest attorney
Cliff Arnebeck, Common Cause and Alliance for Democracy
Rev. Bill Moss, Ohio challenger of the 2004 election
Richard Hayes Phillips, statistician
Phyllis Huster, citizen auditor of Diebold DREs in Georgia
Lynn Landes, election investigator and columnist
Vicki Lovegren, election investigator at the precinct level
Linda Byrket, documentary film maker and producer of DVD Video the Vote.

You must register for this FREE Teach-In
since a lunch and teaching materials will be provided. Go to http://freepress.org/e_conf_reg.php

We suggest a donation of $25 per person. This will allow us to put on a comfortable teach-in without charge. If we get many such donations we can step up our educational efforts. If you are interested in donating to the conference but are unable to attend, go to Pay Pal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr

If you'd rather not pay online, please make out a check with the donation of your choice to the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and send to:

The Free Press
“Teach-in”
1240 Bryden Road
Columbus, Ohio 43205

Check the CASE website for updates: http://www.caseohio.org
Call CASE Ohio: 614-224-8771, or Phil Fry: 937-362-4493
Email: Marj at [e-mail]

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John Burik M Ed, LPCC
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[marions ghost]

1. kick

this looks very worthwhile. Please let us know how it goes...

[liberalnurse]

2. I am so excited about the Teach-In.

This is how things get changed! People taking time to make a difference, learn the curve and how to move beyond the corruption. Many talk the talk....but I'd love to see more walk- he walk.

Come join the training!

[mod mom]

3. Also Dick Gunther (OSU Prof) and Dave Kolby (AFL-CIO) will discuss

The three Ohio Constitutional Amendments that could help correct Ohio's dysfunctional system. 1. Get the SOS out of partisan politics 2. address ridiculous campaign financing that Ohio recently adopted and 3. address the re-districting nightmare that the republican have put into place. These have been put together by a bi-partisan group interested in meaningful reform. the amendments are well thought out, and polling indicates the public is behind these issues.

[mod mom]

4. Your list is incomplete. Jonathan Simon from Coalition Against Election

Fraud, Susan Truitt, from CASE Ohio, will also be participating as Workshop leaders.

[liberalnurse]

7. I speculated that Susan would be there.

Lots of the same group from the December Rally. This is indeed a special group of First Class Activists! I feel privileged to get the opportunity to learn from them.

[meganmonkey]

5. Oh, man...I'm thinking I may be able to go!

This would be awesome. I was in Columbus for the Dec. 6(?) rally and symposium, a lot of the same speakers were there - I would love to be there!

:bounce:

[mod mom]

6. Please do come! Bring friends. nt

[liberalnurse]

8. It will be worth it!

A great educational investment. And most of all....it's what we all need to do.

[meganmonkey]

9. You're right. And it will be inspiration

for me to get back on the ball with this issue. I read the info and I will be registering tomorrow, after I check out a couple schedule things.

:bounce

[meganmonkey]

10. I'm signed up!

:D

Kick!

[meganmonkey]

11. Kick!

:bounce:

[liberalnurse]

12. I have 2 additional friends

who signed up.Both have been great grassroots activist on the kerry campaign and with local/state issues. We are getting rooms and making it a 3-day weekend!

[meganmonkey]

13. Excellent!

I may be staying over Friday and/or Saturday, too...Maybe we can all meet for drinks!

:woohoo:

[liberalnurse]

14. Yes! This is to be a festive, educational,

democratic -peer bonding kind of thing! I'll PM you were we are staying.