--- [log in to unmask] wrote: > From: [log in to unmask] > Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 10:08:33 EDT > Subject: Clean Water Action--RA2K3 > To: undisclosed-recipients:; > > For those Rural Advocates who might not have seen > this yet... > >> > John Friedrich, Clean Water Action, > [log in to unmask] > > Dear friend: > > There are now less than three weeks left until > election day! Many of the > closest races for Congress in the country are > happening right here in Iowa. > Most of these races involve clear differences > between the candidates on > issues like environmental protection, sustainable > agriculture and renewable > energy. > > Clean Water Action is working to help get out the > vote for > pro-environment/pro-healthy community candidates. > We're writing to request > your participation in this effort, by attending > events in communities > throughout the 4th congressioal district to "get out > te message" on > environmental issues, or joining our > friend-to-friend postcard campaign or > letter to the editor network. > > Here's what is going on and how you can help: > > Friday, October 18th. > > This is the 30th Anniversary of the passage of the > Clean Water Act, which was > written with the goal of "making all waters safe for > fishing and swimming by > 1985." Clearly, we have a long way to go. Write a > letter to the editor > highlighting that contrasts positions of candidates > on environmental issues. > > Saturday, October 19th. > > Please join us in Algona for the kick-off of an > efffort with the League of > Rural Voters to raise "heartland security" issues in > the final weeks of the > campaign. There will be a press conference in > Veterans Park along the Des > Moines River at 2:30 urging support for candidates > that support issues such > as sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, water > quality protections and > rural economic development. Afterward, we'll > distribute literature throughout > the area and celebrate with locally grown food and > local musicians at Trio's > in Burt. For more information and to volunteer, > contact Stephanie Weisenbach, > [log in to unmask] > . > October 19th -- Sierra Club lit drop of piece > comparing 4th CD candidates > (Norris, Latham) on environmental issues. Meet at 10 > a.m at the Ames public > library. For more information, contact Lyle Krewson, > [log in to unmask] > > Iowa Citizen Action Network (ICAN) is hosting four > rural forums to examine > the impact of corporate dominance in agriculture. > The schedule is: > > Oct. 15, 4-H building at Adair County Fairgrounds, > 7-9 p.m. > Oct. 17, Dyersville, Country Junction restaurant, > 7-9 p.m. > Oct. 24, Webster City, Middle School Commons, 7-9 > p.m. > Oct. 29, Fairfield, Best Western Fairfield Inn, 7-9 > p.m. > > For more information about how you can help make > these rural forums > successful, contact Stephanie Jobst of ICAN, > [log in to unmask] > > Clear Lake. Press conference on "heartland security" > issues followed by > distribution of literature. Date to be determined. > > > October 26th, 27th -- Literature distribution in > Clear Lake, Decorah and > towns in between > > > Nov. 2 and 3rd -- Final blitz of towns to to get out > the > pro-environment/healthy communities vote before > election. > > > Nov. 5th -- election day > > > Letter to the Editor Network > > > We are looking for folks who can help "get out the > message" about sustainable > agriculture, the environment, local economic > development, renewable energy or > related areas of interest to you through letters to > the editor in local > papers. > > > Postcard Campaign > > > Clean Water Action has postcards available that > promote support of candidates > strong on the issues described above in the U.S. > Senate race and 4th > Congressional district race. Contact Lori Hunt > ([log in to unmask]) if you > would like some to distribute to friends and > colleagues. > > > We look forward to hearing from you! > > > Stephanie, Lori and John, Clean Water Action > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For SC email list T-and-C, send: GET TERMS-AND-CONDITIONS.CURRENT to [log in to unmask]