[VoteRescue] VoteRescue Meeting at Carver Museum 6:00 pm TONIGHT

[Karen Renick]

*To All VoteRescuers:*

For this month's meeting in Austin /(typically on the third Tuesday of 
the month/) we are doing something /different/...a FIELD TRIP!

We will meet tonight *at 6 pm at the **Carver Museum at 1165 Angelina 
Street in East Austin* to attend the screening of the Point Of View 
film, "Election Day". /(A description of the film is below.)/  Following 
the film there will be an opportunity to hear what our Travis County 
Election Officials have planned for the voters in Travis County this 
year AND we will have the opportunity to publicly present our concerns 
to them and get their responses,you got it, /publicly/.

Do try to come at 6 pm so that we can meet briefly over the light 
refreshments before the film begins and then get your help passing out 
VoteRescue fliers to others attending the event.

For questions, call Karen @ 496-7408.

See you there!



The next screening in the Echoes of Color Film Series...
* P.O.V.'s "Election Day"
* YES....YOUR VOTE COUNTS! [/but _only_ if marked on paper and counted 
in full public view!/]


*Tuesday, September 16, 2008*

*6:00 p.m.  -  Light Refreshments

6:30 p.m. -  Film Screening & Discussion

Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina St., Austin*
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*
Just as Americans prepare to go to the polls again to elect a President,
the film Election Day offers a vivid and sometimes unsettling account of
the last presidential election, when America's voting practices, once
taken for granted, came under new and intense observation and challenge.
The film takes viewers around the country to capture the drama unfolding
on November. 2, 2004. It's as fast-paced and suspenseful as a thriller,
with vote counts and political activism substituting for shootouts and
car chases. The good news in Election Day is that more and more
Americans are bringing their passion for democracy to the polls. The bad
news is that close scrutiny of American elections finds a surprisingly
antiquated system, which often works as much to frustrate voter
participation as to encourage it and which harbors wide disparities in
access between rich and poor neighborhoods.

*Following the film screening, you'll meet local election officials and
learn how the Austin area is meeting the challenge of updating its
election system and addressing the disparities in access to the polls.
*
Find out where your neighbors get information about the candidates and
issues. Share how your voting experience can be improved. /[By having all
our votes counted accurately in full public view, perhaps?]/

This series is presented by partners: KLRU, Hands On Central Texas,
United Way Capital Area, The George Washington Carver Museum and
Cultural Center, and the Heritage Council.

Register to vote at this event!
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