"Democracy in Suspense: Why Arizona's Native Voters Are in Peril"
http://www.thenation.com/article/170659/democracy-suspense-why-arizonas-native-voters-are-peril?rel=emailNation# "'Kick a Nigger' Politics: A CounterPunch Special on Race, the Poor, and the Working Poor" http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/10/19/kick-a-nigger-politics/ I hope that people can give me some constructive feedback on these articles, especially the second, as I don't know enough about the subject really to judge it. There is a lot of good information in both of them, though, which is why I am calling your attention to them. Best, Hajja Romi/"Blue" .......................................... Subject: Tell Clear Channel to take down voter suppression billboards Dear Friend, It's one of the nastiest voter suppression schemes we've seen: this week, in African American and Latino neighborhoods in Ohio and Wisconsin, an anonymous group started running outrageous billboards which try to scare people away from voting. The billboards are hosted by Clear Channel, a media conglomerate owned by Bain Capital - the same company that Mitt Romney co-founded. These billboards, which read "Voter Fraud is a Felony," are clearly designed to intimidate voters of color and keep those communities away from the polls. That these billboards did not appear in white or suburban neighborhoods is proof of their discriminatory nature. Allowing an anonymous advertiser to create an atmosphere of fear around voting just as the early voting period begins is unacceptable. I just signed on a letter to Clear Channel asking them to remove these billboards at once. I hope you will join the cause. http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/clearchannel_billboard/?r_by=49033-148604-UsmcMQx&rc=confemail [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
