Here are TWO important actions that will (1) help get out the vote around the country before and during the election and (2) Keep hackable voting machines from NYC . For NON-Ny'ers: I've also included action resources for NON-New Yorkers for BOTH issues where it says "NOTE" in each place. Thanks, Cheryl
(1) To help GET OUT VOTE WITH CALLS AROUND THE COUNTRY with People For The American Way. Invite Your Friends. NOTE: The info right below is for NY'ers. Here is ANOTHER national site for BOTH non-NYers and NY'ers. http://www.americavotes.org/DefaultPage.aspx?catID=11397 WHEN: Monday—Thursday, days and evenings, until Tuesday, November 7, Election Day, and Saturday and Sunday from noon—5:00 pm. WHERE: People For the American Way, Northeast Regional Office, 149 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY CONTACT: Please RSVP your attendance to Andrew Meade at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 212-420-0440 x20 http://www.kintera.org/cms.asp?eid=7660355&forwardedEmail=y&enString=4rSHQDXzIlLJKYMIJhLNKXPBKiJFKDThNaNXJ2NDIfIQL2NTF&campaign_id=59901 (2)How you can PREPARE for PUBLIC HEARINGS to make sure NYC GETS VOTING TECHNOLOGY THAT WON'T BE HACKED. NOTE: For more about protecting the vote AROUND THE COUNTRY (whether or not you're a NY'er) see here http://www.actblue.com/page/sos-all?refcode=2ACT and here http://verifiedvoting.org/ >From Teresa Hommel: The problems other states are having could be our problems next year! Act now! Keep electronic voting out of NYC! TRAINING SESSIONS Get active in NYC -- prepare for public hearings! Each organization or group should try to send at least one delegate to learn what is going on here, and what we need to do! SATURDAY, NOV. 4, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 11, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Both sessions will be conducted by Teresa Hommel of WheresThepaper.org Location: Gallery at Community Church of New York 28 East 35th Street (between Madison and Park Avenues), NYC For information or to RSVP, call Connie Dondore at 212-777-5533 or email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Two Demonstrations of New Voting Machines 1. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15, at 5:00 p.m. Little theatre, LaGuardia Community College 310 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City 718-482-7200 Directions from Manhattan: --Take 7 train to 33rd Street Station. Walk 2 blocks westbound to Thomson Avenue and Van Dam Street. --Or, take the Q32 bus along Madison Avenue and across 59th Street bridge to the intersection of Queens Boulevard and Skillman Avenue and walk one block to the intersection of Thomson Avenue and Van Dam Street. --Additional directions: www.lagcc.cuny.edu/visit/ 2. FRIDAY, NOV. 17, at 5:00 p.m. Savoy Multipurpose room, Hostos Community College 120 Walton Avenue, Bronx 718-518-4444 Directions: --Take the 2, 4, or 5 trains to 149th Street (Eugenio Maria de Hostos Boulevard) and the Grand Concourse. --Or take the BX1 or cross-town BX19 to 149th Street (Eugenio Maria de Hostos Boulevard) and Grand Concourse. --Additional directions:www.hostos.cuny.edu Public Hearing before the NYC Board of Elections TUESDAY, NOV. 21, at 4 p.m. (date and time of hearing may change) New York City Board of Elections 42 Broadway (near Exchange Place), 6th floor New York, NY 212-487-5300 Directions: 4 or 5 subway to Wall Street stop, or M1 or M6 bus down Broadway to Exchange Place stop. R or W subway to Rector Street. Walk one block to Broadway and one block south on Broadway. Remarks will probably be limited to two minutes. Information will be posted as we get it at http://www.wheresthepaper.org/ny.html#Announce ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[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/
