Sunshine Moment
It has been a while since I last blogged, but starting Monday, March 12th, is Sunshine week and I felt a need to put the word out there.
Sunshine Week is a national effort sponsored by journalistic groups to raise public awareness about the amount of public information that is being kept secret from us and the importance of open government. Common Cause's slogan is SUNSHINE WEEK YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW.
There will be neighborhood get-togethers held around the country and if you are interested in hosting such an affair contact Amy Temple at (213) 252-4552 or atemple@commoncause.org. This should be an interesting week!
California Common Cause is very involved in voting rights issues and they have been working toward improving voter accessibility in California through a coaltion of several groups to encourage voter participation. This coalition is called California Voter Empowerment Circle (CalVEc). It is supported by 30 organizations as of February this year. Their work includes shaping election administration policy, improving voter DMV registration, supporting voting machines that open access to more voters and protecting the Voting Rights Act (VRA) which will be up for reauthorization in 2007.
Interested in what they are doing? Go to www.commoncause.org. Fill out the "E-Mail Updates" box and you are ready to go.
Sunshine Week is a national effort sponsored by journalistic groups to raise public awareness about the amount of public information that is being kept secret from us and the importance of open government. Common Cause's slogan is SUNSHINE WEEK YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW.
There will be neighborhood get-togethers held around the country and if you are interested in hosting such an affair contact Amy Temple at (213) 252-4552 or atemple@commoncause.org. This should be an interesting week!
California Common Cause is very involved in voting rights issues and they have been working toward improving voter accessibility in California through a coaltion of several groups to encourage voter participation. This coalition is called California Voter Empowerment Circle (CalVEc). It is supported by 30 organizations as of February this year. Their work includes shaping election administration policy, improving voter DMV registration, supporting voting machines that open access to more voters and protecting the Voting Rights Act (VRA) which will be up for reauthorization in 2007.
Interested in what they are doing? Go to www.commoncause.org. Fill out the "E-Mail Updates" box and you are ready to go.
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