Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.
We have the power to shape the debate. Ask our next President to stand up for Iowa Community ValuesCome On and Join Us!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tired of political jargon that avoids real issues affecting our community? Fed up with canned speeches and sound bites? Looking for a candidate who understands that we’re all in this together? Then JOIN THOUSANDS of other EVERYDAY PEOPLE at the Heartland Presidential Forum. It’s your chance to put our community values into action. Dec. 1, 2007 1:30 pm · Hy-Vee Hall · Des Moines Presented by Iowa Citizen Action Network and the Center for Community Change, the Heartland Presidential Forum will engage candidates in real discussions with people just like you. By standing up and standing together, we will exercise our power at a national level and show the candidates that we want a President who will take action to address the issues that make our whole community better. Co-Sponsors include: Progressive Coalition of Central Iowa, Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, Iowa ConferenceUnited Methodist Church, Working Families Win, Progressive Action for the Common Good of the Quad Cities, National Training, & Information Center, Gamaliel Foundation, Grassroots Organizing, Sunflower Community Action, Central Illinois Organizing Project, Morning Star Baptist Church, Amazing Grace Ministries & Outreach, Common Cause, and Human Needs Advocates.The non-partisan forum will feature candidates from both major political parties and focus on health care, jobs, immigration, farming and the environment, housing, and campaign finance reform. Rather than a traditional debate, each candidate will come out individually and answer questions about real issues from real people. The forum is the kick-off event for a larger statewide caucus mobilization effort that will significantly impact statewide caucus turnout. The forum will be the largest gathering of likely caucus goers in the weeks before the Iowa Caucuses.This is our opportunity to influence the 2008 elections! REAL ISSUES FOR OUR COMMUNITY — Health Care— Living Wage— Clean Elections— Fair Housing— Immigration Reform— Farming & the Environment~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Reserve your FREE TICKET today!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Call ICAN today to request your free tickets319-354-8116 OR MAIL/FAX YOUR REQUEST FOR FREE TICKETS TO:Iowa Citizen Action Network485 Hwy 1 W, Iowa City IA 52246Fax: 319.354-0833~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It’s time to remind the candidates that it’s “WE the people…”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gayle S. WarnerIowa Citizen Action NetworkIowa Citizen Action Network Education Foundation485 Highway 1 WestIowa City IA 52246phone 319/354-8116fax 319/354-0833www.iowacan.org
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