[Peace-discuss] flyering before Tuesday's election!

[Karen Medina]

Peace,

Anyone want to flyer your neighborhood before Tuesday?

There 2 are different flyers avaible:

The AWARE flyer outlines the candidates' positions on war and military spending) and lists the advisory referenda (4) to be voted on February 5. 

The poverty referendum flyer is for Champaign residents. The referendum calls on the Champaign City Council to help out the City of Champaign Township with General Assistance which supports the poorest of the poor in Champaign -- those who do not qualify for any other assistance and live way below the poverty level.

Charlotte Green's letter about the poverty referendum:
> >City of Champaign City Council Must Address Poverty
> >Vote Yes on February 5, 2008
> >
> > On the February 5th primary ballot, Champaign Township
> residents will have the opportunity to VOTE YES on an
> “Advisory Referendum” addressing the needs of the poor
> in the township. (Note that the City of Champaign Township
> is the same geographical unit as the City of Champaign.
> The Champaign Township Trustees are the members of the
> Champaign City Council.)
> >
> >February 5, 2008 Advisory Referendum
> >
> >“Shall the voters of the City of Champaign Township
> ask the Township Trustees to restore the level of general
> assistance funding by actively pursuing any and all means
> available to them in order to preserve the health and
> well-being of individuals, children, families and adults
> living in extreme poverty in our Township?”  VOTE YES
> >
> >Townships are mandated by Illinois State Statutes to
> provide General Assistance to the poorest of the poor,
> those living well below the poverty line. Under the
> Illinois Public Aid Code, any individual who satisfies the
> eligibility requirements, such as financial need and
> residency, is entitled to receive aid through the Township
> General Assistance Fund.  
> >
> >Township assistance is often considered the public
> assistance of last resort.  It is for people who do not
> qualify for other public assistance programs, including
> TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) or SSI
> disability.  In Champaign Township, many clients receiving
> General Assistance are too sick to be able to hold down
> jobs.  Others face mental or physical challenges limiting
> their ability to work. Yet others are homeless due to
> court-ordered evacuations, domestic violence, or fire.
> >
> >Due to budget constraints, on February 1, 2007 the City
> of Champaign Township was forced to terminate over 50% of
> eligible clients from General Assistance.  The remaining
> clients had their monthly checks cut from $212 to $100 and
> later raised to the current level of $150.
> >
> >Poverty is not just a problem of developing countries
> – Poverty exists everywhere, in every city and every
> state in the US.  In spite of the prosperity that the City
> of Champaign enjoys, many of our citizens go hungry and
> lack even the basic needs of medical care, shelter, and
> warm clothing.
> >
> >Poverty is a challenge to our compassion and a source
> of instability for those that suffer because of it.  On
> February 5th please send a message of conscience to the
> Champaign City Council. Together our collective efficacy
> can ignite change.  VOTE YES.
> >
> >For more detailed information, please visit the
> township website at www.cctownship.com.