Election Night Party
November 2, 2004
SUB Ballroom B: 6:00pm-11:00pm
You are invited to watch Election Night Results trickle in with the College
Democrats and College Greens on November 2nd. We will watch the results on
the large projection screen of the SUB Ballroom. We will also have a free
Asian buffet dinner for all attendees.
If the election is close, we may not have results of the Presidential race
by the time our party is over. But we should know results from other major
issues that were on the ballot.
If George Bush wins, we will strategize on what to do to get him out. If
John Kerry wins, we will strategize on how to make sure progressive issues
are still brought to the table under a Kerry presidency.
This will be a fun night of political discussion and free food. There may
be a lot of celebrating or there may be a lot of crying. Please join us for
this exciting evening!
Contacts:
Trey Smith- 277-5706
Morgan Pierce- 350-7531
2004.10.30 Poll Workers Needed
My fellow concerned citizens,
Less than a week before a very important election and poll sites in
your area are still in need of election workers! Please consider
becoming a poll worker and encourage others to, as well. This is
a small service we can do to advance the democratic process
that ensures our nation's precious liberty. More information is
below. Please contact my colleague, Maggie Williams of the
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law at
202 662 8371 if you have any questions. Many thanks in
advance.
Joshu Harris
Bernalillo County: Albuquerque
´ Election Office: 505.768.4085;
´ To be a poll worker, the person must: 1.) be a registered
voter and 2.) attend a training;
´ Their website indicates that poll workers are needed for the
North and South Valley;
´ Democrats are needed for the Northeast Heights.
2004.10.28 VotePair.org
Dear Campus Greens,
as we head into Election Day reports consistently show Ralph Nader polling at 1%, David Cobb at less than that. It is therefore clear that many if not most of the 2.7% who voted Green in 2000 (e.g., Michael Moore) are now voting for Kerry in order to defeat Bush.
Wanting to defeat the worst Earth rapist ever to sit in the White House is understandable but I am sure that many if not most of these new Kerry voters would dearly love to also be able to vote for Cobb or Nader.They of course cannot since we lack Instant Runoff Voting, since we have a winner-take-all Electoral College. There is a solution, something we can and should do to improve the present situation.
If you or anyone you know are likely to vote for Kerry please check out VotePair.org, a website that allows people who are going to vote Kerry to have a vote for Cobb or Nader counted in another state. VotePair.org unites Cobb and Nader supporters from "swing" states with other progressives in "lost" Bush states like Texas, Nebraska and Utah. In a recent C-SPAN interview Ralph Nader publicly recommended VotePair.org as you
can read in his comments found at http://news.votepair.org/archives/2004/10/ralph_nader_poi.html
VotePair.org takes away the false choice imposed upon us by the Electoral College, achieving the dual goal of helping defeat Bush while also growing numbers for Green ideals in the popular vote. The growth of VotePair.org has been explosive, they just started
screening and matching pairs on October 13th and already registrations are over 17,500. VotePair.org incorporates strong checks against deception since they put participants in direct touch with each other, they have a range of security measures in place to screen out and block fraudulent registrations and those uncertain about their match can ask for a new
one at any time. Case law has advanced since Republicans managed to bully similar operations into cessation back in 2000, there are favorable new precedents and VotePair.org has a dedicated legal advisory team this time around.If progressives work together we can achieve the dual goal of defeating Earth's worst enemy while also growing numbers for Green ideals in the popular vote.
If you or anyone you know are likely to vote for Kerry then please consider VotePair.org so that a vote will also be counted for Cobb or Nader. The more people that know about this win-win effort the better it will be for all of us so please help spread the word far and wide.
PH (Pat Henry)
2004.10.28 greenvibe
Hello Voter,
In the last four years, I have used my words, money and lifestyle to show thousands of other citizens, our government and millions of other life-forms on our planet that I support the Green platform and that I want Green representation. That's why - if it's down to the wire and a Green candidate has only a slim chance of winning - I don't feel that I have to use my vote simply as a device to make my position known. I would love... totally love David Cobb and Patricia LaMarche to be our president and vice president. However, it is unlikely it will be this time.Therefore, I will be joining other Greens in the strategy of voting for candidates that have both a good chance of winning and with whom the Greens will be in the best position to build a coalition for peace and the planet.
Respectfully, Stele Ely www.greenvibe.org*JOHN KERRY VS GEORGE W BUSH ONLINE CONCERT* www.greenvibe.org
This is a rousing, online 24/7 election-music concert to reward those working to get out the vote, and to motivate others to get involved. This *KERRY VS BUSH CONCERT* includes funny, romantic, folky political tunes from various musicians - such as David Rovics, the Therapy Sisters, Dave Lippman and Stele Ely.The first of 35 songs is "Big Green Diff" and is sung by kids, squids, and other animals that point out the crucial difference between Kerry and Bush on environmental issues. Because a poor environmental policy hurts our national security, health and the economy, the BIG gap between Kerry and Bush on this issue m-a-g-n-i-f-i-e-s their difference.VICTORY CONCERT: Our next concert will be the *VICTORY CONCERT* after the election to reward those who have helped get the candidates elected and laws passed that will make for a politically safer and environmentally sound planet. There will be some new musicians in the concert as well as some faves.'04:
For citizens who are pumped-up to make a difference for their chosen candidates and/or issues in these last few days, here are some possible teams to join and crucial actions to take.'04 ELECTION LINKS:
= CONSERVATION VOTER LEAGUES www.fscvl.org
= SIERRA CLUB www.sierraclubvotes.org
= GREENS FOR KERRY www.greensforkerry.org
= THE GREEN PARTY U.S.www.gp.org
= THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY www.dnc.org
= THE REPUBLICAN PARTY www.gop.com
= VOTE-SMART www.vote-smart.org
= MOVEON www.moveon.org
= UDECIDE www.udecide.org'04 ELECTION ACTIONS:
+ Host a party.
+ Participate in a phone bank.
+ Join a canvassing action.
+ Give money towards a campaign.
+ Write your local newspaper.
+ Call a radio talk show.
+ Urge friends and others to vote.
+ Help someone get to the polls.MUSIC TEAMS: Music fans are also invited to team up with GreenVibe in order to sponsor a musician in the composition a new song for our upcoming online concerts and radio play. If they want to, a sponsor can guide the composition of the song by providing an issue and a viewpoint to the songwriter, and in many cases, will be able to provide feedback to the musician as the song is being developed. Songs that are in these concerts can be heard by thousands online and are promoted to DJs at public and commercial radio stations. As well as helping create grassroots media that's good for our planet, a sponsor will receive a copyright certificate in their name for part ownership of the song that they sponsor. Contact Stele Ely at GREENTOPIA(at)YAH00.COM to get started.Whether you work with GreenVibe or not, you can always send info on an issue to any of your favorite musicians on your own and request that they compose/perform a song for that issue.SONGWRITERS: Songwriters are invited to submit their acoustic political and ecological songs through www.greenvibe.org for possible inclusion in our online concerts. If you are a songwriter - whether you submit a song to us or not - composing and performing music to support positive political and/or environmental action is a superb way to help protect our priceless planet.Honorable Citizen,
Thanks for forwarding this concert and election info on to friends and family.
Gaiacally, Stele Ely
www.greentopia.org www.greenvibe.org GREENTOPIA(at)YAH00.COM 303.554.9599
"music for all the life that loves to live, and lives to love"KERRY VS BUSH ONLINE CONCERT at www.greenvibe.org.
2004.10.28 Ethan Nadelman, Director Drug Policy Alliance 7:30 pm SUB
Student Organization Leaders,
Greetings- This is a message to advise you of a lecture this evening by Ethan Nadelmann, the director of our nation's premiere drug policy reform organization, the Drug Policy Alliance. Given the scale and importance of the issue, our society in general suffers from a regrettable lack of informed discussion of viable policy alternatives. Tonight's lecture represents an excellent opportunity to become informed as to what the options are for addressing one of the most significant public health concerns of our time.
Please forward to anyone that may be interested.
Thank you for your time.
Jamie Ballew
Law Student
2004.10.27 WOMEN OF JUAREZ
Women's Law Caucus & MALSA present a Brown Bag Lunch with the WOMEN OF JUAREZ Thursday, October 28th, 12pm to 1pmRoom 2401 MALSA will provide drinks Please mark your calendars and come listen to these women speak about the hundreds of women who have been murdered in the last 11 years in Juarez/Chihuahua. The mother of one of the victims will be sharing the story of her daughter's murder.
Hear what it is being done to help solve these murders.
2004.10.26 "What We Think" being released soon
2004.10.26 America Recycles Day
This year America Recycles Day will be held on November 15, 2004. As part
of the day's happenings there will be an electronic waste (e-waste)
collection event from 9:00AM-3:00PM in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart on
Carlisle and Menaul. Bring any old computers, monitors, keyboards,
televisions, etc. to the event for environmentally friendly recycling.
Linda McCormick, MS, CHMM
Resource Conservation Manager
1 University of New Mexico, MSC07-4100
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
phone: 505-277-9511
fax: 505-277-9006
2004.10.26 SAC Chalking
Reminder to all student organizations that there is a chalking policy at
UNM and there have been numerous recent violations.Chalking is NOT allowed on vertical surfaces or buildings.Chalking with non-permanent sidewalk chalk is permitted only on sidewalks
which are exposed to weather and foot traffic where chalk will wear off in
a short time. Chalking is no permitted on any permanent University
structures or on sidewalks under balconies or overpasses not exposed to the
elements. Chalking is also prohibited within fifteen feet of the entrance
to any building.
2004.10.26 Greenpeace Training for Student Activists--Full Semester (pdf)
Dear friend,
I saw your group on the Campus Greens website and I am writing to personally
invite you to apply to the Greenpeace Organizing Term - a Semester-long
training program for students who have the drive and passion and want the
training to be one of the country's best environmental activists.
If you can't participate please pass this message along to others who might
be interested in this program!
No matter who wins the upcoming election, there has never been a more
important time to continue to stave off unprecedented attacks on our
environment or to take the offensive to pass strong new laws, hold
corporations accountable, and undo the damage that has been done over the
last four years.
This Spring, Greenpeace will train ten students. You will play a crucial
role on a critical Greenpeace campaign, receive training from the nations
best and most experienced campaigners and travel to Europe for a week to be
trained by international environmental leaders and meet students working on
similar issues around the world.
Why? Because Greenpeace knows that students have played an integral role in
every major social movement in recent history and that we cannot win the
fight for a green and peaceful world without working with and training the
next generation of environmental leaders.
We are looking for the best college students - primarily freshmen or
sophomores - who are passionate, bold, smart, visionary, strategic, savvy,
and ready to join us in the trenches.
You can learn more about this program at www.greenpeaceusa.org/goa/ Better
yet, give me a call (202) 319-2401 or email me at
phil.radford@wdc.greenpeace.org.
Sincerely,
Phil
Philip D. Radford
Field Director
Greenpeace USA
www.greenpeaceusa.org
(202) 319-2401 (p)
(202) 907-6500 (c)
(202) 318-3084 (f)
2004.10.25 Caravan for Justice
On Thursday, October 28th from 5-9 PM, there will be a dinner held at St. Francis Xavier church at 820 Broadway SE. Marilu Andrade, one of the sisters of the Women of Juarez will be speaking. There will also be a performance by RFK High Charcter School students and music provided the Mezcla Latina. A $5-15 contribution would be appreciated but nobody will be turned away for lack of
funds. This event is in conjunction with the Mexico Solidarity Network and if you would like more information call Cecilia (268-9557) at the Peace and Justice Center. flyer
2004.10.25 Short Film on Water
Water is scarce, but did you know how bad the water
problem has gotten in the past decade in the Rio Grande
(Rio Bravo)? If you are interested Justicia sin Fronteras
would be showing a 30-minute film " Barely a Drop to
Drink". Local Emmy award winning director Matt Sneddon
would be presenting this documentary following a Q&A
session.
WHEN? Tuesday 26th
TIME? 3:00 PM
WHERE? South West Film Center- Lower Level SUB
*********************FREE FOOD***************
Service Day for October
Helping run the Halloween Carnival at Tingley Hospital at
12:00pm. Get dressed up and come play with kids! It is a
great cause! To sign up please come to CE Room 1062 in
the bottom of the SUB!
MORE INFO: tce@unm.edu
DATES: October 30th at 12:00pmDing Dong Food!
Ok, for November we are having the BIGGEST FOOD DRIVE
EVER! For all of you Student groups, Greeks, and Dorm
life children we are going to be setting out food
collection bins on the 8th of November then picking them
up on the 9th. Overnight you can place all the cans of
food that you bought for this wonderful drive in the bins
and we will come by and pick them up the next day! The
food drive will be held from Monday the 8th throught
Friday the 12th. There will also be a MOUNTAIN of cans in
the SUB for all of you who do not have an office or house
that we can place bins outside.
MORE INFO: tce@unm.edu
DATES: November 8th-12thIssa Merrill
UNM student with some handicaps who could use some help in preparing evening meals or going to La Posada.
MORE INFO - Carol Merrill 898-8507 or 228-1864
DATES - ONGOINGMoving America Forward - Election Day
passing out educational information to marginalized voters and letting
them know that their voice counts! Outgoing, interested in
politics, and bilingual all plusses! Sign up at the
Community Experience office - Rm 1062 in the SUB
MORE INFO - 352-5535
DATES - NOVEMBER 2 - ELECTION DAY!Project Share
- (meal site for hungy and homeless)
Fundraiser at Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Handmade
bowls for $15 to be filled with food from over 10 local
restaurants. Live music, pueblo dancers, and silent
auction.
MORE INFO - PROJECT SHARE 242-5677
DATES - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24
2004.10.16 Canvassers Needed for Nov 1 & 2 $$$
Dear friends:
The New Mexico Victory 2004 campaign is looking for bright, energetic, and responsible canvassers for November 1st and 2nd. Be a part of the most important election in recent history! There's plenty of work for all who want to do it.
Pay for each day is $8/hr and lunch is included.
This election will come down to turnout. We are looking for over 250 paid canvassers to get out the vote on Election Day. This election is within our reach and with your help we will win.
The America that George Bush has created is one with fewer jobs, increasing health costs and more obstacles to achieving the American dream. HELP US TAKE BACK THE WHITE HOUSE AND ELECT JOHN KERRY AS PRESIDENT!!
Please pass this message on to all other listservs you subscribe to.
For more information, please contact Daniel Suvor at (505) 304-6823 or daniel@nmvictory2004.com
Daniel Suvor
Paid Canvass Director
"ULC United Leadership Council of Albuquerque"
ulcofalbuquerque@hotmail.com> wrote:
The United Leadership Council of Albuquerque is a local non-profit, non-partisan group. We are committed to developing leadership and empowering citizens in our community through civic participation. Currently we are conducting a Get-Out-The-Vote program in the Albuquerque Hispanic community. The ULC believes Hispanic voters have an opportunity to make a serious contribution in the November election and wishes to assist by any means possible. The ULC will be making Get-Out-The-Vote phone
calls from 5:30 to 8:30 Monday thru Friday and 2:00pm to 5:00pm on Sundays, along with neighborhood canvassing and transportation to the polls on Saturdays. This is an
excellent opportunity for young people to get involved in their community and experience how our Democracy works first hand. Please join us!! If you are interested or would like more information please contact Jacob Salazar at (505) 261-8421 or e-mail at ULCofAlbuquerque@hotmail.com. We will rely mainly on volunteers and also have a few part-time positions available.
2004.09.11 College Credit
Dear College Greens,
If any of you who are working in campaigns are interested in receiving
academic credit for your efforts, please stop by and speak with me about
the possibility of signing up for an academic internship. This is open to
ALL majors (not just poli sci). Students can earn 1 academic credit for
every 64 hours worked in the field (i.e., for 3 credits you need to work
192 hours) by registering for Political Science 291 or Political Science
491. In addition to the volunteer work, students must turn in a paper (10
page paper for 291; 20 page paper for 491) analyzing the experience and
relating it to broader academic/scholarly themes. I work with students to
make sure the paper format is flexible and is designed to meet the
student's particular goals/interests. I will need a description of your
internship responsibilities, a copy of your schedule including start/end
dates, and a letter from your supervisor confirming that you met the
required hours and performed in a satisfactory manner.
If you want more details, please see me during my office hours--Wed.
10:15-2 or Thurs 11-2--and we'll discuss details. Please tell other
students about this opportunity. The Department of Political Science
regards this internship opportunity as an excellent means for you to
connect your civic involvement with your scholarly/academic life. I think
it would be wonderful for you to get academic credit for the good work you
are doing.
My office is 2076 in the Political Science Department if you wish to meet
with me. I can sign a pink card to register you still for this semester,
or we can talk about internship possibilities for later semesters.
Best regards,
Prof. Ellen Grigsby
UNM College Greens, SUB Office 1024, Student Activities Center, Box 57, Albuquerque, NM 87131