Carpool to Virginia Saturday, October 18, 2008 7:00 AM

Carpool to Virginia Saturday, October 18, 2008 7:00 AM
Contact Emily to arrange for a ride or volunteer to drive.
Call: 240-381-9812 (leave message) or email: e.koechlin@starpower.net
We're going to Southern VA to campaign for Democrats: Obama, Warner and
Miller.

Election Reform Meetup 10/17 / Election Integrity Benefit 10/25

Election Reform Meetup Friday, October 17, 2008 7:00 PM
UNCOUNTED Benefit Saturday, October 25th, 2008 7-9:30 PM

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Election Reform Meetup
Friday, October 17, 2008 7:00 PM
RSVP: http://electionreform.meetup.com/176/calendar/8876731/

People's Media Center
4132 Georgia Ave NW DC
Between Kansas and Taylor
4 blocks North of Petworth Metro
$2.00 per person

Jennifer, the organizer has set an RSVP deadline for this event: October
17, 2008 5:00 PM

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PDA Election Integrity Benefit
UNCOUNTED Movie and Q&A
Saturday Oct. 25, 7- 9:30 PM
Busboys and Poets NEW Location
1025 5th St. NW DC (5th and K St.)

Near Convention Center Metro
$15 Advanced, $20 at the Door
Buy tickets online: http://tinyurl.com/49rwmn

Join us for the thrilling documentary, UNCOUNTED, and Q&A with voting
experts just in time for Election Day. This film documents voter
suppression, machine melt-downs and discrepancies in '04 and '06.
Sponsored by Progressive Democrats of America.

Confirmed speakers: Allan Lichtman, Political History Professor at
American University, author of the United States Commission on Civil
Rights study of Florida's 2000 presidential election, and expert witness
in more than 75 voting and civil rights cases; Steve Cobble, Associate
Fellow at Institute for Policy Studies, and Advisor for Jesse Jackson
and Kucinich Presidential Campaigns; and Matthew Segal, Executive
Director of the Student Association of Voter Empowerment (SAVE). Other
exciting speakers invited.

Vote-scam fliers target black neighborhoods

"An anonymous flier circulating in African-American neighborhoods in
North and West Philadelphia states that voters who are facing
outstanding arrest warrants or who have unpaid traffic tickets may be
arrested at the polls on Election Day. Deputy Mayor for Public Safety
Everett Gillison... said that the message is completely false."

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20081002_Vote-scam_fliers_target_black_neighborhoods.html

Vote-scam fliers target black neighborhoods
By CATHERINE LUCEY
Philadelphia Daily News
luceyc@phillynews.com 215-854-4172

With just weeks to go before the presidential election, voter
intimidation has reared its ugly head.

An anonymous flier circulating in African-American neighborhoods in
North and West Philadelphia states that voters who are facing
outstanding arrest warrants or who have unpaid traffic tickets may be
arrested at the polls on Election Day.

Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Everett Gillison, who learned of the
flier last week, said that the message is completely false.

"The only thing that police officers are going to do that we'll be
encouraging that day is that they'll be exercising their own individual
right to vote," Gillison said.

He plans to put up statements on the city and police Web sites to let
citizens know that the handouts are false. He said that he also will
record a public-service announcement for broadcast.

Gillison referred the matter to the U.S. Attorney's Office and the
district attorney.

"We are not going to stand for any intimidation of voters," Gillison
said. "Not in this city."

He said that he did not know who was behind the fliers, which appear to
be targeted at supporters of Democratic candidate Barack Obama.

But telling people to beware of voting if they have outstanding warrants
is an old trick. In Maryland's 2002 gubernatorial election, anonymous
fliers in African-American communities warned people to pay parking
tickets and resolve outstanding warrants before heading to the polls.

"It seems to be clearly aimed at lower-income voters that might have had
some problems in the past and clearly aimed at discouraging people from
voting," said Zack Stalberg, who heads the political-watchdog group
Committee of Seventy.

Stalberg said that he feared that there could be more fliers to come.

"I'm a little surprised it appeared this far before Election Day," he
said. "It's another indication of how dirty this election might become."

Local NAACP President Jerry Mondesire said that he was aware of the
flier and would be watching for other intimidation efforts, but would
wait until closer to Election Day to reach out to the public.

"We probably will do something closer to the election," he said. "People
tend not to pay attention until two weeks out."

Mondesire said that he didn't know who was circulating the fliers, but
added, "I do know one thing for sure: They're not Democrats." *

UNCOUNTED Movie Tonight Fri. Oct. 3rd

UNCOUNTED Movie Benefit for:  2008 Election Protection
Program starts 8 PM  Tonight Fri. Oct. 3rd
The Potters House
1658 Columbia Rd.
Washington, D.C., 20009

Q&A: Brett Kimberlin, Director Velvet Revolution, Rebecca Abrahams, former ABC reporter and election protection journalist

This controversial feature-length film by Emmy award-winning director David Earnhardt examines in factual, logical, and yet startling terms how easy it is to change election outcomes and undermine election integrity across the U.S.

Maryland Says NO Blank Check Bailout

Senate approves “Rescue Plan”—Sells Out to Greedy Fat Cats Help us Hold the Line in the House of Representatives TODAY! We desperately need your help! The Senate put some "lipstick on it" and passed the bailout bill. We have a second chance to defeat it in the House; the vote is expected by Friday. We’re partnering with True Majority, USAction, and Democrats.com to defeat the Wall St. bailout. We want a Fair Deal for Main St., and we’re asking our members to visit their representative’s local office in the next 2 days to get them on record in support of a Fair Deal for Main St. If your Representative voted YES the first time around, then a chance for redemption exists. This letter is a “request for constituent services” to elicit support for a Fair Deal for Main St. Take it with you and follow these instructions. If your Representative voted NO last time, leave your thanks, the letter, and ask them to hold firm.  Resources: Find your Representative and local office here. Find out how your representative voted here. Find talking points here. Schedule your visit, or find a scheduled visit in your district, here. Send us a report on your visit, click here. We can defeat this terrible bailout bill and provide protection for Main St. in these vulnerable times, if we all take action on Wednesday and Thursday. Yours in the movement, Tim Carpenter PDA National Coordinator P.S.  If you think we're doing a good job on the Wall St. bailout, please make a  contribution, click here. Progressive Democrats of America is a grassroots PAC that works both inside the Democratic Party and outside in movements for peace and justice. Our goal: Elect a permanent, progressive majority in 2008. PDA's advisory board includes seven members of Congress and activist leaders such as Tom Hayden, Medea Benjamin, Thom Hartmann, Jim Hightower, and Rev. Lennox Yearwood. More info | Find Chapters | Find Local Events Spread the Progressive Word--Shop PDAstore To subscribe to PDA action alerts and join PDA use this link: https://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/309/personal2.asp?formid=signup

Oct 9 Great duo rocks their home town Mt Rainier

Mount Rainier: Part of Joe's annual Sweeping the Avenue Festival! Join us for a concert in our home town! 7pm Thursday, October 9th Joe's Movement Emporium 3309 Bunker Hill Rd Tickets: $12 in advance/$15 at the door no one turned away for lack of ability to pay Directions To purchase Tickets for the Joe's Event Follow the link below and scroll down to the Thursday event. Tickets to Sweeping the Avenue Bring your friends. Make sure they're registered to vote - deadline is October 6.

more about emma's revolution emma's revolution is the duo of award-winning, activist musicians, Pat Humphries & Sandy O, who write songs that become traditions. Their song, "If I Give Your Name" won Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest John Lennon Songwriting Contest and their music has been featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" and Pacifica's "Democracy Now!" "Peace, Salaam, Shalom" is sung around the world and has been called the "anthem of the anti-war movement." "Keep On Moving Forward" opened the NGO Forum at the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in Bejiing, becoming the unofficial theme of the Conference. emma's revolution's latest cd, "roots, rock & revolution" has been called "Inspiring, gutsy and rockin'!" and includes "Silence & Lies" which is featured in the new documentary, "Finding Our Voices". In the spirit of Emma Goldman's famous attribution, "If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution," emma's revolution brings their uprising of truth, hope and a dash of healthy irreverance to concerts and peace & justice events across the US (including Camp Casey with Cindy Sheehan and the School of the Americas Watch at Fort Benning, GA). They have performed by invitation at the World Culture Open in Seoul, Korea, the Scottish Parliament's Festival of Politics, Palestine & Israel, and, in December 2007, in Santiago, Chile with Holly Near. "Across from the White House, we paused... We were arrested several hours later, having sung 'Peace Salaam Shalom' and 'All We Are Saying...' the entire time." ~Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author For more information check out our website.  Sign up on our e-list for monthly updates on our tours and news of local and national activism or become an emma's revolutionary and help publicize our events and bring our music to your area. See you at the show! Peace, Ann emma's revolution email: ann@emmasrevolution.com / web: http://www.emmasrevolution.com

Opening Night of "Stop-Loss" in Silver Spring

BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW! ONE WEEK LEFT!

Activists' Night Out: Dinner, A Movie and Political Discussion
DC Labor FilmFest Opening Night Showing of "Stop-Loss":
A coalition event of labor, peace, veterans and public health organizations

WHAT: Showing of "Stop-Loss" about a soldier fighting the involuntary
extension of his active duty in Iraq Discussion in theater's Café with
Adam Kokesh, Iraq Veterans Against the War

Some folks are meeting for dinner at nearby Mi Rancho Restaurant, 8701
Ramsey Ave., Silver Spring (miranchotexmex.com) starting at 5:00 p.m.

WHEN: Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 7:00 p.m
Discussion in AFI's Café at 9:00 p.m.

WHERE: AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Road in Silver Spring, Maryland
Two blocks north of Silver Spring Metro Station – Red Line

WHO: Metro D.C. Labor Council; Debs Jones Douglas Institute and AFI
Silver Theatre
Cosponsors: Progressive Democrats of America; CodePink DC; DC Labor for
Peace and Justice/USLAW; Democrats.com; Labor Caucus and Peace Caucus
(in official relations to the American Public Health Association)
Maryland United for Peace and Justice; Military Families Speak Out; No
War, No Warming; OPEIU Local 2 Social Justice Committee; Pax Christi
Metro DC and Baltimore; Peace Action Montgomery; Pride At Work, AFL-CIO;
Prince George's County Peace & Justice Coalition; Veterans for Peace;
Veterans, Military Families for Progress; Washington Peace Center

WHY: Build bridges between the Labor Movement, Peace Movement, Veterans
Movement and Public Health organizations.

HOW: Tickets must be purchased on line at:
http://silver.afi.com/visInternetTicketing/(1x10y22upcnkca55slx3czb0)/visSelectTickets.aspx?cinemacode=1001&txtSessionId=23913

If you plan to use a discount pass at the door (which we will give to
you), purchase an AFI Member ticket for $8.50.

The DC Labor FilmFest is one of the only film festivals in the world
specializing in films by, for and about workers and workers' issues. The
FilmFest is a community institution of the labor and progressive movements.

For further information go to:
http://www.dclabor.org/ht/d/ProgramDetails/i/23256/pid/46784