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Americans for Informed Democracy resources for campus advocacy campaigns
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From A Mistaken Waiter, To President Elect
This literally made me choke up again because I shared this experience more times than I care to remember.
McCain already won the debate, minutes before he decided on even showing up!
As of 11:30 am EST, Senator John McCain officially decided to restart his previously "suspended campaign" and will attend tonight's debate at Oxford, Mississippi.
Recognize, Restore and Respect the Right to Vote for All of Us!!!
Around the country, activists and organizers are concerting efforts to ensure that our right to vote is fully recognize, restored and respected for all of us!
Endorse the Generation Vote Youth Agenda!
Endorse The Youth Agenda!
Generation Vote, www.genvote.org, a national alliance of 18 youth organizations, understands that the future is at stake right now - ours, our country's and our world's - and we take seriously the power and responsibility to shape it.
Generation Vote is our generation - millions of young Americans hungry for
change for one simple reason: the issues we face seriously impact our lives and
communities. Our commitment in 2008 is to demand leadership that shares our
values, from the city council to the White House.
GenVote partners with Talib Kweli to launch Vote Hip Hop!
Vote Hip Hop! Be the Inspiration
National youth coalition and Talib Kweli launch Hip Hop competition to promote youth activism
GenVote Presents... Vote Hip Hop!
You don't know the full story until you walk "In Their Boots"
Tonight at 7pm EST, Brave New Foundation is launching In Their Boots, a weekly 30 minute live webcast that will profile the challenges American service members and
their families face once they return home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is an innovative and provactive way to chronicle the experiences of returning vets, even after they have arrived back from service.
Tax Day Got You Down? Blame Single Parents...
Or better yet... blame me! I was born a taxburden, and you can't even claim me as a deductible!
I was born to unwed mother... a widowed, immigrant mother of two to be exact. And we, along with millions of people like us, should have apologized for creating unnecessary burdens on the rest of society. Even if it comes twenty-something years late.
Majora Carter: Bearing A Torch for Tibet!
Majora Carter who is renowned for her visionary leadership in urban environmental activism and founder of Sustainable South Bronx and advisor for Green For All, was one of the Olympic Torch Bearers running the torch in San Francisco... as well as one of the protestors against the Olympic games all in one motion!
On April 8th, a day before the torch relay, the Gothamist quoted her as saying about her participation: