From: Robin
Date: Nov 1, 2008 1:21 PM
Confirmed YES! magazine on NAMAPAHH BlogTalk Radio!
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Nov 2, 2008
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Special Guests: YES! MAGAZINE
Topic: 12 Ways to Safeguard the Vote….and Purple America!
Website: www. yesmagazine. org
MySpace URL:
http://www. myspace. com/yesmagazine
Susan Gleason: Media and Outreach Manager
YES! Magazine / Positive Futures Network
And….
Sarah van Gelder is cofounder of YES! Magazine:
Sarah's bio:
Sarah van Gelder is cofounder of YES! magazine and has been its executive editor since it began publication in 1996. Her focus at YES! is on the solutions and innovations that address the most profound issues of our time.
Each issue of YES! reframes a crisis of today's world -- broken health care system; the travesty in Iraq; excess corporate power; global warming -- showing how a radically different approach can bring about a far better world.
And each issue highlights the leadership coming from grassroots communities, social movements, and courageous activists who are building a future that can work for all.
In addition to her regular features in the printed magazine, Sarah blogs at www. yesmagazine. org/svgblog, lectures nationally/internationally, interviews regularly on radio talk shows nationwide.
More:
Recent issues of YES! include:
Superpower? Get Over It! inspired by the disaster of Bush administration foreign policy, the summer 2008 issue explores an emerging role for the United States in a post-superpower world as part of a community of nations. It includes an interview with Secretary of State George Shultz on the abolition of nuclear weapons; ways to slash waste and abuse from the military budget; new policy directions for U.S. relations with Iran, Cuba, Israel, and Iraq; and
Purple America: an agenda for ordinary people, and Stop Climate Change Cold -- an issue that shows what it will take in multiple areas of life to avert dangerous climate change.
She edited two books: Saying YES!, which contains her interviews with visionaries and activists, and Making Peace (with Carolyn McConnell), which features an eclectic mix of articles that shine a light on the deeper meaning of peacemaking.
Community involvement:
Sarah van Gelder is also deeply involved in her own community. She is among the co-founders of Winslow Cohousing, one of the nation's first cohousing communities. And she co-founded an organization that is building bridges between the Suquamish Tribe and the non-tribal community. In conjunction with tribal leaders, she led a statewide campaign that resulted in the return to the Suquamish Tribe of the ancestral home of the tribe and of one of their leaders, Chief Seattle. She is currently an appointed member of the board of the Suquamish Foundation, a tribally chartered foundation.
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12 Ways You Can Safeguard the Vote
source: http://www. yesmagazine. org/newsletters/oct08vote/default. html
Are you worried that we will wake up November 5th to find that, once again, election results in key races are in question? Here's what you can do.
These recommendations from the staff at YES! Magazine are simple ways you can protect your own vote—and the fairness of the system, based on the recommendations of leading voting integrity advocates.
Please forward this checklist to others to help make our election system work.
BEFORE ELECTION DAY
1. Check your registration. Even if you think you're registered, you may not be. Check online at www. CanIVote. org.
2. Vote now. Check if early voting is possible in your state. If you’re voting by mail, check carefully where you need to sign, how to seal the envelope, and how to mark the ballot. And note: Some ballots require extra postage.
3. Practice your vote. Electronic voting machines can be difficult to use. Verifiedvoting. org is preparing links to video demos of how to vote on the machine you will find at your polling station. If you'll be using a paper ballot, check out the sample included in your voter pamphlet.
4. Find out who’s in charge. Make a phone list of your county and state election officials—it may save valuable time on Election Day if you need to get registration verification or other information.
ON ELECTION DAY
5. Vote early. Avoid the frustration of long lines. Also, if you encounter problems, you'll have time to sort them out and may be able to help others.
6. Take your government-issued ID and your cell phone, if you have one. If you have problems, or see problems, call a hotline immediately (see point #9). You may not need ID to vote, but it's best to have it. If you have trouble with your registration, ask for a provisional ballot.
7. Avoid Straight Party Voting, if it's an option in your state. Vote for each race individually, even if it takes a little longer.
8. Verify your vote. If you’re voting on an electronic voting machine, check the review screen to make sure it reflects your vote. If the machine produces a paper record, check as you go along that everything is working correctly. If not, speak to a polling attendant—don’t leave until you’re sure your vote has been properly recorded.
9. Document and report. If you encounter difficulties, or see others experiencing difficulties (excessive lines, voter harassment, malfunctioning machines, etc.), make a detailed record. Get all the facts you can—location, names, specific problem.
The best way to report problems is to call 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683), which has volunteer lawyers in 15 locations standing by to provide rapid-response assistance. You can also contact your party of choice. We have more suggestions here.
AFTER ELECTION DAY
10. Call your candidate. If there are questions about an election result, urge your candidate to ask for an audit. Ask how you can help.
11. Call your election officials. If you have concerns, let your county and state election officials know, and monitor their response. Ask them not to certify the election before all challenges and recounts are finished. And send a copy of your message to your local newspaper editor. If you're confident about the election result, thank the officials for a difficult job well done.
INTO THE FUTURE
12. Work for fair, transparent elections. 66% of Americans don't trust the electronic voting machines many of us will be voting on this November. Join the movement for election reform in between elections. Use our YES! Tools to find out how.
Yours for democracy,
Fran Korten
Publisher, YES! Magazine
www. yesmagazine. org
Read more about the key issues we'll be voting on in the Purple America issue of YES! Magazine.
YES! Magazine is published by the Positive Futures Network
284 Madrona Way NE, Ste 116, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2870
Phone: 800-937-4451 :: 206-842-0216 :: www. yesmagazine. org
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NOTE: Check out the current issue of YES! Magazine, "Purple America: How to Break Through Red-Blue Politics" -- on the newsstands now:
http://www. yesmagazine. org/purpleamerica
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