too bad this was scheduled so close to the 1:30 presentation on antibiotic resistance. Peggy Murdock erin jordahl IA <[log in to unmask]> said: > Lawmakers Held Accountable for Environmental Votes: > Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club Launches Voter Education Campaign > > Members of the Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club will gather at Gray's Lake on > Tuesday, June 25th to launch the Sierra Club's environmental voter education > campaign in Iowa. The purposes of this campaign are to educate the public on > the importance of environmental issues; to inform the public about the voting > records of candidates in the Iowa Senate race and the District 4 > Congressional race; and to urge the people of Iowa to contact our lawmakers, > to hold them accountable for environmental votes and request that they vote > to protect the environment in upcoming legislation. > > As a supplement to on-the-ground work in the state, the Iowa Chapter of the > Sierra Club will also be running television ads, starting June 26th. The ads > will highlight the voting records of candidates in the Iowa Senate race and > the District 4 Congressional race. The ads will urge Iowans to contact our > lawmakers, to request that they vote to protect our country, our air, and our > water, for our families and for our future. These television ads will be > previewed at the campaign launch on June 25th. > > > WHO:Randal Wilson and Virginia Soelberg, Iowa Chapter of the Sierra Club > Steve Veysey, past president of Hawkeye Fly Fishing Association > Gary Lamb, past president of Iowa Farmers Union > Other speakers to be announced > > WHEN: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 > 12 PM noon > > WHERE: Gray's Lake in Des Moines, Terrace at South Entrance > > All Sierra Club members are invited to attend! Please pass this message on > to other interested Iowans. > > > Erin Jordahl > Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club > 3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280 > Des Moines, IA 50310 > 515-277-8868 > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]