9/11, SF: Election Protection Volunteer Training

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Election Protection Training
sponsored by Working Assets and Mother Jones

September 11
2-5 p.m. @ Yerba Buena Gardens
Mission St. (btw 3rd & 4th), San Francisco

RSVP now and qualify to win two free plane tickets to Florida and an Election Day hotel room courtesy of Working Assets! Just click on the link below: http://www.ElectionProtectionVolunteer.org/911


Dear friends,

election protection volunteer button For months we've been hearing from concerned members and friends who want to volunteer where they are needed most on Election Day. At the same time, leaders in the civil rights community have been warning that unless tens of thousands of volunteers stand up and protect voting rights, minority voters will once again face disenfranchisement at the polls due to illegal disqualification, intimidation, and faulty voting machines.

Many of us at Working Assets have pledged to travel to key states with our friends and families to help protect voting rights as volunteer poll monitors. We hope you will join us.

At a special training on September 11 in San Francisco, you can find out how to become an Election Protection Volunteer. We will even be giving away a pair of free plane tickets to Florida plus a hotel room for Election Day in a free drawing at Yerba Buena (click here for Election Protection Volunteer Florida travel prize details).

Working Assets, Mother Jones magazine, People For the American Way Foundation, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Equal Justice Society, True Majority, Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities, IMPACT 2004 and others invite you to learn about opportunities to help protect voting rights in key states on November 2. Lawyers and law students are especially needed and will receive training specific to their skill sets. All participants in this outdoor rally and training will receive an update on efforts to prevent minority disenfranchisement and intimidation at the polls, challenges posed by computer voting systems and an overview of the key states where voting rights are at greatest risk.

Please RSVP online and qualify to win a free Election Protection Volunteer travel prize, including two plane tickets to Florida. Go to http://www.ElectionProtectionVolunteer.org/911.

After a one-hour program, participants will attend outdoor training sessions in small groups led by top civil rights organizations. Bring your family and friends. No commitment required, just a devotion to democracy and a dedication to a fair and free election.

Sincerely,
Michael Kieschnick
President, Working Assets

p.s. Working Assets, in collaboration with the People For the American Way Foundation and partners including the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, the NAACP National Voter Fund, and the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, needs your help to protect voting rights. At ElectionProtectionVolunteer.org, you'll learn how you can make a difference on election day.