I have received some really helpful and useful information through Sustainable Tompkins for some time, and would like to offer an item to forward, that is important to our greater community. Wondering how this works and who would be responsible for compiling and forwarding emails? Blessings, Eva
Here is the message I would like to offer: Friends, Our attention has been consumed with Wall Street drama and the comedy event of the season -- tonight's vice-presidential debate -- but many people don't realize that in most states if you're not registered to vote by Monday, you cannot vote for president in November. In some states, the deadline is as early as this Saturday! Will you do me a favor? Beginning right now, will you start asking everyone you know if they are registered to vote? Before you say hello, will you ask, "Hey, are you registered to vote here in (name of town)? 'Cause the deadline is Monday, and you have to be registered where you live." (Click here http://www.rockthevote.com/electioncenter/ to find out what the deadline is in your state and click here http://www.votesmart.org/voter_registration_resources.php to find out what the procedures are to sign up and vote. If you are a college student and want to find out where your vote counts most, click here http://www.countmore.org .) For the next couple of days, each of us has to do whatever we can to get people registered http://www.voteforchange.com/ . Especially people who have recently moved, or students who are at college (students can vote where they go to school). Obama's two strongest bases -- young people and African Americans -- are traditionally the two groups who have the lowest voter registration and the lowest voter turnout. For Obama to win, this must change -- and it has to change today or tomorrow, not next week. So send an email to everyone in your address book and attach this link http://www.rockthevote.com/electioncenter so they know how to register and what the deadline is. Call the local Obama headquarters or the NAACP or black pastors or student Dems and offer your time to register people this weekend. It's called "the ground game," and it's where we always lose to the Republicans. Each of us need to commit to doing something in the next 48 hours to get the unregistered registered. The more enlightened states allow you to register the day you vote. But in most places the deadline to register is this Monday, October 6th at 5pm. Thanks for taking the time to make sure https://www.voteforchange.com everyone you know is registered, and for helping them out if they're not. Yours, Michael Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.MichaelMoore.com _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
