DFIA Meet Up Agenda for Thursday, May 6th
We have not yet received any word from our Democracy for America Meet Up people about what direction this next Meet Up should take, yet it is apparent from our DFA national website that two days AFTER our Meet Up on May 6th, May 8th will be a key day here in Iowa…and across the country in all the swing states. Please organize this activity at your local Meet Up.
Iowa is one of the 17 “Swing States” where both sides will be targeting voters to GOTV (Get Out The Vote) for their side!! Therefore, both sides will be working very hard between now and Nov. 2nd to make sure all are registered and ready to go to the polls or to mail in their absentee ballots.
Several organizations have linked up to make May 8th National Election Action Day. It kicks off here in Davenport at 10 AM with voter registration.
Also, ACT (America Coming Together) is opening eight offices across Iowa on May 8th. Go to http://americavotes.org/action/ and you can find locations in all swing states, and the location sign up that is specific to your part of Iowa.
The Iowa America Coming Together (ACT) sites will be in Ames, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Iowa City/Coralville, Sioux City and Waterloo. Signing up at America Votes, or with ACT is committing to give 100 hours of your time between now and November 2nd. This amounts to four hours a week.
I also received an email from MoveOn.org to sign up to volunteer for this day. So I am signed up through both websites now, and I await to hear from them more details on what all we will be doing on that day.
MoveOn sent me this email:
For too long, campaigns and political parties have simply sent voters a few brochures in the weeks before the election.
This year is different. An unprecedented coalition of like-minded groups, including Sierra Club, Emily's List, True Majority, and the AFL-CIO, has started months ahead of time. Rather than relying on direct mail, we'll be conducting a genuine dialogue with voters about issues like better jobs, affordable health care, a clean environment, and safeguarding our civil liberties.
But the success of that effort will depend on how many of us can pitch in. Can you help? Sign up now at:
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