The 4-Minute |
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A novel concept
from A.C.Katz, founder of CreatingAFuture.org 
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| The Soapbox |
| A novel concept from A.C.Katz, founder of CreatingAFuture.org |
| Did you like the video snippet in the left column?
It’s 2 minutes of
A. C. Katz’s “Democracy is Not a Spectator Sport” soapbox.
Dressed as “Aunt Sam”, AC flips through signs with quotes,
jokes, poignant facts, and brilliant solutions.
Topics covered: Basic civics lesson, 4-Minute Democracy, Iraq, Oil, Solutions, Hope.
She’s performed the 45-minute full version at the Body Mind Spirit Expo, Dancing Dragons, Heald College, the Mind Body Spirit Expo, and on street corners. The Soapbox from Dancing Dragons in August 2004 is currently being televised in Portland OR on Tualatin Valley TV, Comcast stations 21 & 23. The 4-Minute Democracy has also been published in The Natural Pages, the wholistic yellow pages serving New York, Long Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the Bay Area. |
| What You Can Do : |
The hilarious and brilliant yourcongress.com has every resource we wish we could have on this website
but don't have the resources to implement. So, go there! |
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| This website has several wonderful
features: *Action alerts. They’ll tell you what votes are coming up in Congress and give you a link to instantly let you contact your reps via email. *Media blitzes. Moveon.org raises money for tv commercials and short videos to reach citizens who don’t have internet access. |
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| The website from Ben Cohen from
Ben & Jerry’s ice cream: *Action alerts. They’ll send you an email before Congressional votes with a link that will instantly fax your reps. *The ComputerAte My Vote is mobilizing people to stop electronic voting booths that don’t have a paper trail. It’s not a democracy if your vote is hacked. |
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| Sends alerts on Congressional votes about environmental issues. |
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| Elections aren't decided by the voters, they're decided by the people who count the votes.
We have a great list of resources tracking the problems with electronic voting booths. |
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| Project Vote Smart covers your candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings. |
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*VoterPunch.org keeps track of how your reps vote on progressive issues. *Dieoff.org discusses the timeline for oil extraction – we’re
going to run out of petroleum sooner than you think, and unless we
plan for it now we’re heading for a new dark ages. |