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For me the most valuable part of this meeting will be discussing
what happens beyond the elections - at least to the extent of
working to influence our elected officials (which is of course not
the only sort of influence progressive people could hope to have,
but it's important).<br>
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It is absolutely *NOT* a premise of this Fest that our job as
citizens should be to find which party best represents us, and then
go get lots of people to vote for that party's candidates. However
engaging people to vote, who wouldn't otherwise vote, is worth doing
- and that kind of engagement can change political outcomes. Jesse
told a nice story about this at an event this spring: of a Joliet,
IL plan to bring in an immigration detention center which looked
sure to pass, but because of local mobilization of
mostly-unmobilized people, it didn't.<br>
<br>
Engaging people to be politically active outside of campaigns is
'way more important, and I think we'll be spending a good part of
this Saturday's event talking about that. (See "power training".)<br>
<br>
Personally this season I'm looking forward to voting for a few
candidates, reluctantly voting for others, and then after campaign
season trying to lean on whoever gets elected to act the way we want
them to.<br>
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I'd be very interested in being part of a strategic discussion which
would look more broadly, and where getting-out-the-vote would be a
less immediate part of the picture. Its results might influence
the tactics we'd choose going forward. But I don't see why one
needs to wait for the other.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/1/14 11:58 AM, David Green via
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<div><span>It seems to me that those in our community who define
themselves as Progressive should be having meetings to
openly and honestly discuss what a consensual and moral
position might be, and at that point discuss if/how it might
be worthwhile to engage in the political process either
within or beyond the current boundaries. It's understandable
that many who call themselves Progressive might want to vote
for Carol Ammons or even Quinn, but we must also develop a
strategic vision, electoral and otherwise, beyond that.
Tactical approaches should wait for this broader discussion.
This event puts the cart before the horse.</span></div>
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August 1, 2014 11:50 AM, C. G. Estabrook via
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<div class="y_msg_container">How can anyone regard the
Democrats in state or national office as
"progressive"?<br>
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From support for mass murder by Ukraine and Israel to
the refusal adequately to fund social supports in
Illinois by adequately taxing the rich, the Democrats
have shown that they're working for the interests of
the 1% - and therefore against the directly opposed
interests of the majority. <br>
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It's nothing short of a crime against the community at
home and abroad to "Get Out the Progressive Vote" for
Democrats. As Glen Ford eloquently pointed out, they
are not the lesser evil but the more effective evil:
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.blackagendareport.com/print/content/why-barack-obama-more-effective-evil"
target="_blank">http://www.blackagendareport.com/print/content/why-barack-obama-more-effective-evil</a>>.<br>
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--C. G. Estabrook<br>
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On Jul 30, 2014, at 12:33 PM, Aaron Johnson-Ortiz, GEO
& Progressive Fest <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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ymailto="mailto:aaron@uigeo.org">aaron@uigeo.org</a>>
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> C. G.,<br>
> The November election is coming up and the stakes
could not be any higher. Republican Candidate for
Governor Bruce Rauner, who earns $25,000 an hour and
who has proposed cutting the state minimum wage , has
been ahead in the polls by an average of 9 points
since January*, and he is running on an anti-union
platform similar to that of Scott Walker in Wisconsin.<br>
> This Saturday we are holding an event for
community groups, unions, and student organizations
for us to work together and strategize on how to
register new voters and make sure to turn out
irregular voters.<br>
> Are you able to come? please let me know by
replying to this email , or RSVP on facebook .
Details:<br>
> Progressive Fest 3: Getting Out The Progressive
Vote<br>
> Saturday, August 2, 2:30 - 5:30PM<br>
> Champaign Public Library, Robeson Rooms A&B<br>
> This event is non-partisan: we will not be
telling people to vote for a particular candidate or
party. However, we will be making commitments about
voter registration targets, and discussing how to talk
to our members and the public about the issues that
matter to us. This will allow members of non-partisan
organizations to join us, as well as those who are
part of a partisan organization.<br>
> Will you come? Please let me know if you can.<br>
> In addition to union rights and workers issues,
we will be talking about immigrant rights, reducing
mass incarceration, increasing environmental
protections, LGBTQ rights, women’s reproductive
rights, and other key issues.<br>
> Please also forward this to your friends and
allies. The agenda is below.<br>
> in Solidarity,<br>
> --aaron<br>
> Aaron Johnson-Ortiz<br>
> GEO Staff Organizer<br>
> Graduate Employee's Organization<br>
> IFT/AFT 6300<br>
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> What is Progressive Fest?<br>
> Progressive Fest is an event for all sorts of
progressive organizations and individuals, including
community organizations, unions, faith-based
organizations, student groups, environmental
activists, etc. Each Progressive Fest is hosted by a
different local organization, but it is open to any
and all groups. Progressive Fest is a non-partisan
informal network of progressive organizations in the
Champaign-Urbana area and its surroundings. Some of
the organizations that participate are partisan, other
are not. “Progressive Fest 3: Getting Out The
Progressive Vote” is hosted by Central Illinois
Progressive Democrats of America.<br>
> FLIER (feel free to print and distribute):<br>
> <br>
> * <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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> Progressive Fest<br>
> for more info about PF, please contact Aaron
Johnson-Ortiz at 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL<br>
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